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Trump Refuses to Sign COVID Bill Until Congress Gives $2000 Checks to Every American

President slams 'wasteful spending' tacked on to coronavirus relief package

 on 23rd December 2020 @ 1.00pm
presdient trump says he won t sign the relief bill until it includes  2000 for every american © press
Presdient Trump says he won't sign the relief bill until it includes $2000 for every American

President Donald Trump has declared that he will not sign the recently-passed coronavirus relief bill into law until Congress includes $2000 stimulus checks for every American citizen.

In a video message late Tuesday, the president blasted the "wasteful items" in the tacked-on spending package that was rushed through Congress the night before.

Trump slammed the bill as a "disgrace," saying he wants to see more money going to individuals and small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and less in "wasteful spending."

He also suggested he may not sign it.

The $900 billion coronavirus relief was rolled in as part of a catch-all spending package totaling $2.3 trillion that covered lawmakers' unfinished business.

But the almost 6000-page bill exposed priorities of Congress that caught the eye of the American public.

trump blasted democrats for cramming the bill with  wasteful items © press
Trump blasted Democrats for cramming the bill with 'wasteful items'

The massive 5,593-page bill was passed by both the House and the Senate on Monday night but immediately drew criticism for only sending $600 of direct aid to each American.

Trump criticized the bill for extending direct coronavirus relief payments to family members of illegal aliens, getting up to $1,800 each.

“This is far more than the Americans are given,” Trump said.

The president did not say he would veto the bill but demanded that Congress amends it before sending it to his desk.

“I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2000, or $4000 for a couple,” he said.

The also president lamented that the bill also failed to provide substantial aid to restaurants and small businesses.

Trump berated members of Congress for failing to even read the massive bill before passing it quickly in the last hours before the Christmas holiday.

“It’s called the COVID relief bill, but it has almost nothing to do with COVID,” he said.

He criticized the billions appropriated for aid to countries like Cambodia, Burma, Egypt, countries in Central America, and even $25 million for “democracy and gender programs” in Pakistan.

The president also ridiculed the bill for including $40 million for the Kennedy Center, $1 billion for the Smithsonian, and $154 for the National Gallery of Art.

“Congress found plenty of money for foreign countries and lobbyists and special interests while sending the bare minimum to the American people who need it,” Trump said.

the catch all bill includes millions in taxpayer money for  gender programs  in pakistan but little for americans who need support © press
The catch-all bill includes millions in taxpayer money for 'gender programs' in Pakistan but little for Americans who need support

Trump demanded that Congress send a better coronavirus aid package, suggesting that he might not sign it.

“I am also asking Congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation and to send me a suitable bill or else the next administration will have to deliver a COVID relief package, and maybe that administration will be me and we will get it done,” he concluded.

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