Trump Halts COVID-19 Relief Talks Until After The Election
Despite slowing his daily routine down after catching the coronavirus, his thumbs are still up and running as he continues to tweet away on Twitter.
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During his Tuesday Twitter session, he shared that he rejected a COVID-19 stimulus proposal from Democrats and accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of “not negotiating in good faith.” He wants all congressional Republicans to drop the matter until after the election and instead focus on his nomination to the Supreme Court.
“Nancy Pelosi is asking for $2.4 Trillion Dollars to bailout poorly run, high crime, Democrat States, money that is in no way related to COVID-19. We made a very generous offer of $1.6 Trillion Dollars and, as usual, she is not negotiating in good faith,” Trump tweeted.
He added,
“I am rejecting their request, and looking to the future of our Country. I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business.” Trump also wrote that he “asked [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell not to delay, but to instead focus full time on approving my outstanding nominee to the United States Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett. Our Economy is doing very well.”
A Pelosi spokesman has not yet made a comment on this latest move. However, it was noted that stocks dropped suddenly on Wall Street after Trump ordered a stop to negotiations.
Trump’s latest decision came immediately after he spoke with the top GOP leaders in Congress, who had been watching talks between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Pelosi. Many Senate Republicans had signaled they would not be willing to go along with any stimulus legislation that topped $1 trillion, and GOP aides had been privately dismissive of the prospects for a deal, ABC News notes.
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