John Kobylt on Government Spending

Statements and actions by John Kobylt on this topic.

Public disputes concerning public expenditure, fiscal commitments, payments, budgets, and the use of taxpayer funds.

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1 statement on this page. Dates: September 10, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: September 10, 2026

1 published statement. Dates: September 10, 2026

John Kobylt
Role at the time: KFI talk-radio host, participating in a CNN panel
September 10, 2026Condemned
Responding to
Trump’s $5,000 election pledge: policy dividend or vote-buying?
"he's not that."
Why we used this label
Kobylt criticizes the fiscal implications of the pledge and rejects describing Trump as fiscally conservative.
Gloria Allred: CNN panel on Trump's $5,000 pledge (opens in a new tab)Opening panel on Trump's pledge before the 01:05 ET marker; Gloria Allred and John Kobylt

Doubts the payment will happen and explicitly says she has not examined legality. Do not turn her uncertainty into a legal conclusion. Program start; statement before01:05ET marker, not exact utterance time Original CNN rush transcript; subject to broadcaster revisions.

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