Trump does what? Threatens COVID relief package?

By JOHN KANELIS / johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com

Donald J. Trump’s threat to derail a long-awaited, long-debated COVID-19 relief package might be worthy of praise … except for this little factoid.

Trump took no part, none at all, he was AWOL during Congress’s agonizing debate over how to help Americans affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Now he has a bill on his desk. It was approved by rousing bipartisan majorities in both congressional chambers. Trump’s reaction has been to withhold his signature from a $1.4 trillion spending package that offers $900 billion in COVID relief; the bill includes $600 stimulus checks to be sent to Americans who qualify.

Trump wants more money sent to Americans. He calls the package a “disgrace.”

What? Wait a minute! Where was Trump during the negotiations? He didn’t call legislative leaders. He didn’t pressure anyone to craft a bill to his liking. He was nowhere to be seen or heard — except when he was yammering about an election he lost!

Heads up, congressional Republicans: Aren’t you glad you stood with this clown, the guy who has just threatened to put your political future in dire jeopardy?

7 thoughts on “Trump does what? Threatens COVID relief package?”

  1. Have you seen what’s in it for other countries? All added by Democrats! 10 million for gender programs in Pakistan???! In a USA Covid relief! In your words, good grief!!!!’

    1. It does as much, if not more, for other countries than our own. How in anyone’s mind does that make sense?

  2. $900 billion Covid relief package of which $728 billion goes to foreign governments, art galleries, former presidents and of course the gender programs in Pakistan.

  3. One more: Pelosi calls these $600 stimulus checks “significant”, but called Trump’s $1000 cuts “crumbs” in 2018.

    Do you think citizens needed more help in 2018 than now?

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