Top Republicans are trashing Donald Trump’s proposed 50-year mortgages and $2,000 tariff checks, warning that such moves would only fuel debt and inflation as prices and approval ratings bite.
The president, 79, has argued that his tariff plan would recycle trade revenue to “moderate-income” families and that his 50-year mortgage idea would ease monthly payments.
But senior GOP lawmakers keep pointing to deficits and the risk of inflation, and they say the administration’s words don’t match reality.
Sen. Rand Paul told The Hill he’s concerned about a “giddiness of the stock market.”
“A lot of the money that was given to people… went into the stock market,” the Kentucky Republican said. “I am concerned there’s a possibility of a severe correction. I think the tariffs could be part of

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