1/5 After months of being stalled by Mitch McConnell's Senate wall, Congress was prepared to pass a new COVID-19 relief bill that only offered $600 per person, far less than Democrats had wanted, but at least something. usatoday.com/story/money/20…
2/5 Trump then threw a wrench in the works, demanding that they raise the sum to $2,000, perhaps expecting Democrats to automatically oppose it on the basis that the idea came from him.
But it's what they wanted all along, so they embraced instantly. cnbc.com/2020/12/22/tru…
But it's what they wanted all along, so they embraced instantly. cnbc.com/2020/12/22/tru…
3/5 Now it's all on the GOP, who have dragged their feet on this all along. The House has asked for a unanimous consent passage, meaning if the Republicans want to oppose this, one must stand up and do so in person. axios.com/pelosi-trump-c…
4/5 Then the bill would go to the Senate where, again, the GOP would have to actively shoot it down, directly defying Trump in the process and setting themselves up before the country as having killed the bill -- again. businessinsider.com/lose-lose-mcco…
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