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- U.S. President Donald Trump pledged $5,000 payments to all adults if election results favor him.
- He appointed Katie Zacharia as press secretary with scant vetting and fired her shortly after.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a live-streamed execution, which the White House later abandoned.
- Critics say Trump’s cash incentives lack guaranteed payouts, and scholars warn audience decline is inevitable.