Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

9/10/26: Trump Offers $5k Midterm Bribe, Oil Prices Spike Amid Houthi Attacks

September 10, 2026·36 min·6-min readconversationalnews
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Donald Trump, at a Republican midterm convention in Texas, announced a new campaign promise to issue a $5,000 dividend to every adult American if Republicans win both chambers of Congress. The hosts, Krystal and Saagar, dissect the political feasibility and credibility of this promise, cont

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TrumpKrystalSaagarMike CollierKen PaxtonJohn FettermanGreg AbbottJ.D. VanceMarco Rubio

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