Both allies and critics wonder about Donald Trump’s possible career-limiting move
Trump has, in effect, saddled himself with the blame for any more layoffs and market losses in the final weeks before the US election
07 October 2020 - 15:24
Washington DC — US President Donald Trump stunned campaign advisers and allies in Congress by single-handedly torpedoing any chance of a fresh coronavirus stimulus, saddling himself with the blame for any more layoffs and market losses in the final weeks before the election.
With the president already trailing badly in polls as he recovers from Covid-19, his decision to publicly scuttle talks towards a bill in excess of $1-trillion puzzled allies, who had accused House speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democrats for overreaching in negotiations...
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