Evan Kilgore
Role at the time: Political commentator, on his own X account
Condemned
Response to this claim
If Republicans retain both the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms, every adult American citizen will receive a $5,000 dividend.
“they're paying people with our own taxpayer money to vote for them... Sounds like communism...”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Evan Kilgore criticizes the pledge as paying voters with taxpayer money · Evan KilgoreOriginal X post and reply context
Reply in the announcement thread. Kilgore criticizes the electoral use of taxpayer funds and compares it to communism; those descriptions are his own.
Why we used this label
Expressly criticizes the funding-and-election arrangement. His comparison to communism is recorded as his rhetoric, not the case’s description.