Trump's Executive Orders on Coronavirus Relief
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We ran the numbers: There are 2059 news articles covering this topic. 28% (583) are left leaning, 46% (953) center, 25% (523) right leaning.
On Saturday, President Trump signed four executive orders intended to help Americans struggling financially as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but Democrats and some Republicans have questioned the constitutionality of Trump’s actions. While left-leaning articles highlight that Trump sought to blame House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, right-leaning articles highlight that Schumer and Pelosi want to meet to make a deal on the fourth coronavirus package.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that Trump sought to justify his attempt to circumvent Congress by blaming Pelosi and Schumer, who he said had held “vital assistance hostage.” Meanwhile, Democratic leaders called the president’s actions “unworkable, weak and narrow.”
A centrist article by USA Today highlights that critics while Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said all four of the president’s executive orders were vetted by the Office of Legal Counsel, Pelosi told CNN the orders were “absurdly unconstitutional” but demurred when asked if she planned to try and stop them in court.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Trump said Schumer and Pelosi “want to meet to make a deal” on the fourth coronavirus stimulus package. Trump tweeted “Where have they been for the last 4 weeks when they were 'hardliners', and only wanted BAILOUT MONEY for Democrat run states and cities that are failing badly?”
From the center
The top 3 unanswered questions about Trump's executive orders on coronavirus relief
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