Trump urges Congress to change Covid-19 relief bill
Outgoing US president wants ‘wasteful and unnecessary’ items removed and higher stimulus cheques for Americans
23 December 2020 - 06:43
Washington — President Donald Trump injected confusion into the outlook for Covid-19 relief on Tuesday night, demanding changes to the bipartisan legislation approved by Congress less than 24 hours earlier.
In a surprise video announcement posted on his Twitter account, Trump called the bill a “disgrace” and said it was full of “wasteful and unnecessary” items. He demanded that legislators increase the stimulus cheques due to go out to most Americans to $2,000, from the “ridiculously low” amount of $600...
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