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Washington Correspondent @NewsNation • Metro-Detroit • Proudly Lebanese 🇱🇧 • @ColumbiaJourn • #Sparty @ShirinRajaee’s Husband & Selma’s Dad :) Stay Hungry!

Aug 8, 2020, 6 tweets

Today President Trump floats a few #stimulus measures through executive order - $400 #unemployment benefit extension, eviction moratorium extension. Congress halted student loan payments & interest until September 30th. Pres. Trump says he’ll extend through December #NexstarDC

When I say float, I mean signed**

Sorta strange to hear audience applause in the background as POTUS delivers Executive Orders at his Bedminster estate

“Maybe they’ll bring legal action...maybe we won’t get sued.” President Trump on the real possibility his executive orders get legal challenges. His constitutional authority to move money around w/out Congressional approval is questionable #NexstarDC

And I think my use of the word “questionable” is probably generous

President signing #ExecutiveOrders that are likely out of his own constitutional authority likely means legal challenges that will delay any help the orders themselves could provide...a point many of the reporters brought up after his presser #NexstarDC

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