Mara Eliason
speaker
177 appearances
34 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2025
last heard 3d ago
Mara Eliason’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Some are worried that even if Congress would approve such a payout because the president can't give away this money himself, it would cost more than a trillion dollars, adding to the already historically high national debt unless it was paid for by raising other taxes or more budget cuts.
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And then there's the element of whether this promise has any credibility with voters.
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The reaction has been surprisingly tepid, even among Republicans.
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Some are worried that even if Congress would approve such a payout, because the president can't give away this money himself, it would cost more than a trillion dollars, adding to the already historically high national debt, unless it was paid for by raising other taxes or more bonds.
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budget cuts.
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And then there's the element of whether this promise has any credibility with voters.
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NPR's Mara Eliasson.
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He has told voters, I want you to pretend, please, that I'm on the ballot, just come out and vote and show up for it.
a convention as we know them.
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It's a Trump rally.
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And on Truth Social a few months ago, Donald Trump called it that.
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He said it would be a rally like none other.
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But despite that hype, not all Republican candidates are gonna be there or wanna be there, especially ones who are locked in very tight races.
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They'd rather spend their time back home campaigning.
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And given how unpopular the president is, how unpopular his war in Iran is, and tariffs, and his strong support of data centers, which are very unpopular with Democrats and Republicans, for a lot of Republican candidates, it's not helpful for them to be seen with Trump.
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