Trump threatened to veto the stimulus/pandemic relief bill that’s part of the omnibus spending. Said the checks weren’t big enough (he’s right, they aren’t). But Trump doesn’t give a shit about hungry people, he’s grandstanding. But Speaker Pelosi hopped right on it:
Republicans repeatedly refused to say what amount the President wanted for direct checks. At last, the President has agreed to $2,000 — Democrats are ready to bring this to the Floor this week by unanimous consent. Let’s do it! https://t.co/Th4sztrpLV
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) December 23, 2020
$2000 dollars versus $600 dollars, that’s a big f*****g deal.
Trump hates Moscow Mitch’s guts because last week Moscow said on the floor of the Senate that the “election is over and Biden won.”
So last night Trump called Moscow Mitch a “disgrace” and demanded that the American people get $2 thousand bucks each, instead of a measly $6 hundred.
Speaker Pelosi immediately jumped on that deal and said that she would unanimously pass a stand-alone bill giving every America $2000 dollars as Trump suggested.
The ball is now in the court of Moscow Mitch and the Republicans.
Will Moscow Mitch and the Republicans disappoint the American people on Christmas eve?
The irony in all of this is delicious.