Sunday Democrats were buying votes in the 2024 election “at a scale like we have never seen before” after Trump accused his opposition party of using welfare to influence voters and cheat in elections.that “it’s clear there is vote buying going on at a scale we’ve never seen before,” accusing the Biden administration of pursuing certain programs in exchange for Democratic votes.
Burgum added that President Joe Biden’s repeated push to forgive student loan debt for millions is a way of buying votes:"Citizens understand those are like free election payoffs. Those are like 'Hey, folks, please vote for us because we're relieving your debt. At what point does it cross over from programs like student debt to just vote-buying.”
Tapper asked if using such programs to “buy votes” was any different than Trump promising lower taxes in exchange for the support of conservative billionaires—Burgum skirted the question and replied by accusing the anchor of “disparaging” Trump’s wealthiest donors.We’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to
“When you are Democrat, you start off essentially at 40 percent because you have civil service, you have the unions and you have welfare,”, according to The New York Times. “And don’t underestimate welfare. They get welfare to vote, and then they cheat on top of that — they cheat.”at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, for an invitation-only retreat. Among the attendees were several people who've been floated as being on the former president's, including Burgum; Sen. J.