And one reason why it might happen. While the next four years are going to be head-exploding, this is very disturbing (boldface mine):

President-elect Donald Trump in his first term as president sent out two stimulus checks to millions of Americans during the pandemic, part of the federal government’s goal of keeping consumers financially afloat during the crisis. Now, some social media posts are claiming that Trump, once he takes office next year, may issue another check — a likelihood that experts say is extremely slim.

Posts on TikTok are suggesting Trump might issue another round of checks, while on X, some users are questioning if they’re in line for a payment.

When the COVID-19 health emergency shuttered the economy in 2020, millions of Americans lost their jobs, sending the jobless rate to almost 15% and causing financial hardship for many. As a result, Trump signed two bills [forced on him by Democrats] that sent stimulus checks to eligible households, while President Biden authorized a third.

First, it’s clear that one of Trump’s political superpowers is to be able to convince people to support a mythical Trump that does not exist. Trump, backed by a Republican Party–especially this Republican Party–is not going to send people checks. He never mentioned it, and he’s not going to do it. That’s just delusional.

Second, what we have here is a (Democratic) failure to communicate. The COVID era safety net, including the stimulus checks, were passed by Democrats. Biden did a third round. Yet somehow, this is viewed as something Trump pushed for. That’s an utter failure to communicate, along with a failure to understand how important those checks were to millions of voters.

But let’s blame the shitposter “ButtTwinkie420” on Bluesky with 200 followers for demanding the use of the word Latinx, and not the favored Democratic Party consultants who received billions of dollars this cycle, but couldn’t get the message to break through.