Trump Slams COVID-19 Relief Bill, Asks for Changes
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President Trump is threatening to derail the $900 billion COVID-19 relief packaged passed by Congress on Monday. While left-leaning articles highlight that Trump’s position could threaten to torpedo the carefully drafted bill that his own administration helped negotiate, right-leaning articles highlight that Trump’s call for Congress to raise coronavirus stimulus payments to Americans to $2000 won raves from at least three of his harshest critics.
A left-leaning article by CNN highlights that Trump’s position could threaten to torpedo the carefully drafted bill that his own administration helped negotiate. Trump’s message was greeted favorably by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who tweeted, “Republicans repeatedly refused to say what amount the President wanted for direct checks.”
NPR published a centrist article reporting that Trump said the bill was a “disgrace,” calling the payments up to $600 to qualifying individuals “ridiculously low.” However, Trump did not expressly threaten to veto the legislation.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Trump’s call for Congress to raise coronavirus stimulus payments to Americans to $2000 won raves from at least three of his harshest critics, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders tweeted that he first introduced a bill to provide a $2,000 direct payment 7 months ago.
From the center
Trump Slams COVID-19 Relief Bill, Asks For Changes After Bitter Negotiations
USA Today
From the right
Trump’s call for $2,000 stimulus checks hailed – by critics Pelosi, AOC, Sanders
Fox News