Trump threatens to VETO new Covid stimulus bill

[Mr Anabolic]

President Trump appeared to threaten to veto the COVID-19 stimulus package that Congress passed almost 24 hours earlier, telling lawmakers to boost checks for Americans to $2,000 as well as "get rid of wasteful and unnecessary items" in the spending bill

Trump said "throughout the summer, Democrats cruelly blocked COVID relief legislation in an effort to advance their extreme left wing agenda and influence the election..."

"it's taken forever" to get a package and the bill passed "is much different than anticipated."

"It really is a disgrace," he added.

Then reeled off a list of disgusting 'pork' (read the details here) that has been piled into this record-breaking 5,593 page bill.

As Axios notes, many of the items Trump listed, such as foreign aid, which were not related to COVID-19 are not part of the coronavirus relief package. These form part of the government funding bill, which was passed alongside the coronavirus relief package.

https://publish.twitter.com/?query=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FrealDonaldTrump%2Fstatus%2F1341537886315950080&widget=Tweet

[ThisisOverload]

He should.

We are giving millions to Pakistan for gender studies.

$600 is a slap in the face.

Cut all the pork and give people $2-3k at a minimum.

[Primemuscle]

President Trump appeared to threaten to veto the COVID-19 stimulus package that Congress passed almost 24 hours earlier, telling lawmakers to boost checks for Americans to $2,000 as well as "get rid of wasteful and unnecessary items" in the spending bill

Trump said "throughout the summer, Democrats cruelly blocked COVID relief legislation in an effort to advance their extreme left wing agenda and influence the election..."

"it's taken forever" to get a package and the bill passed "is much different than anticipated."

"It really is a disgrace," he added.

Then reeled off a list of disgusting 'pork' (read the details here) that has been piled into this record-breaking 5,593 page bill.

As Axios notes, many of the items Trump listed, such as foreign aid, which were not related to COVID-19 are not part of the coronavirus relief package. These form part of the government funding bill, which was passed alongside the coronavirus relief package.

https://publish.twitter.com/?query=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FrealDonaldTrump%2Fstatus%2F1341537886315950080&widget=Tweet

Do you not look at your expenses before spending more money? If you don't have enough to fund government, where is the money going to come from for Covid relief? You got it. It will come out of taxpayers pockets whether now or later when the debt has to be paid.

This is not a concept Trump understands. Historically, he's over spent and made bad investments then filed bankruptcy to insure he would never have to pay for his mistakes, leaving that burden to those who were stupid enough to extend credit to him.

I find it difficult to understand how any conservative person could abide such a plan. I thought it was us liberals who endorsed spending money the government doesn't have.   

[Never1AShow]

Trump is for the people, last President in our lifetime who is or will be.  Sleepy Joe is a crooked old senile puppet

[Dave D]

Do you not look at your expenses before spending more money? If you don't have enough to fund government, where is the money going to come from for Covid relief? You got it. It will come out of taxpayers pockets whether now or later when the debt has to be paid.

This is not a concept Trump understands. Historically, he's over spent and made bad investments then filed bankruptcy to insure he would never have to pay for his mistakes, leaving that burden to those who were stupid enough to extend credit to him.

I find it difficult to understand how any conservative person could abide such a plan. I thought it was us liberals who endorsed spending money the government doesn't have.

Trump is going to veto the bill because of the money that is being spent. Did you read the post?

[jude2]

Trump is for the people, last President in our lifetime who is or will be.  Sleepy Joe is a crooked old senile puppet

Agreed.  That is why they all hate him in Washington.

[SOMEPARTS]

Trump is going to veto the bill because of the money that is being spent. Did you read the post?

Baffling lack of understanding at that age.

[tommywishbone]

Good man.  The bill sucks.

Do not sign that shit.

[Matt]

Do you not look at your expenses before spending more money? If you don't have enough to fund government, where is the money going to come from for Covid relief? You got it. It will come out of taxpayers pockets whether now or later when the debt has to be paid.

This is not a concept Trump understands. Historically, he's over spent and made bad investments then filed bankruptcy to insure he would never have to pay for his mistakes, leaving that burden to those who were stupid enough to extend credit to him.

I find it difficult to understand how any conservative person could abide such a plan. I thought it was us liberals who endorsed spending money the government doesn't have.

IMO, these are the important points - especially the second one.

[Primemuscle]

Agreed.  That is why they all hate him in Washington.

Really? Can you tell us who all of them are in Washington (D.C.) who hate Biden?

[mac33]

What`s there to like about Biden?

[irishdave]

Do you not look at your expenses before spending more money? If you don't have enough to fund government, where is the money going to come from for Covid relief? You got it. It will come out of taxpayers pockets whether now or later when the debt has to be paid.

This is not a concept Trump understands. Historically, he's over spent and made bad investments then filed bankruptcy to insure he would never have to pay for his mistakes, leaving that burden to those who were stupid enough to extend credit to him.

I find it difficult to understand how any conservative person could abide such a plan. I thought it was us liberals who endorsed spending money the government doesn't have.

I really starting to fucking dislike you old bastard you are vile

[BB]

As much as it hurts me to say it because people need that money, he should block it till they cut the pork. Here is some of the pork in there -

.

Also they are proposing to give illegal aliens up to $1800 in covid relief? They are fucking illegals.

[OneMoreRep]

What I want to know is what is the underlying agenda behind this new COVID & government funding bill?

Again, much like the first stimulus package, it's not our tax dollars being used to fund these "bills" into existence. Once again the Federal Reserve is monetizing our debt by buying US bonds and infusing newly printed money into the already inflated circulation of dollars.

The feds agree to print more money, placing the US in deeper debt, yet somehow this new bill directs 100's of millions of dollars to foreign aid. Why is the USA trying to solve the world's problems on credit? Seems like a strange way to leverage debt, when living through such uncertain times. What is the USA looking to gain in return from these foreign entities? Better said, how many in congress are in bed with foreign interest groups?

Obviously something doesn't add up and Trump MADE a great choice by rejecting this atrocity. Wonder whether a new bill will be drafted before Xmas, highly doubt it.

"1"

[robcguns]

As much as it hurts me to say it because people need that money, he should block it till they cut the pork. Here is some of the pork in there -

.

Also they are proposing to give illegal aliens up to $1800 in covid relief? They are fucking illegals.

That’s fucked, foreign countries should get nothing.

[epic is back]

Do you not look at your expenses before spending more money? If you don't have enough to fund government, where is the money going to come from for Covid relief? You got it. It will come out of taxpayers pockets whether now or later when the debt has to be paid.

This is not a concept Trump understands. Historically, he's over spent and made bad investments then filed bankruptcy to insure he would never have to pay for his mistakes, leaving that burden to those who were stupid enough to extend credit to him.

I find it difficult to understand how any conservative person could abide such a plan. I thought it was us liberals who endorsed spending money the government doesn't have.

If you think “taxes” can pay for trillions

You are as lost as the day you sold your soul

[Explorerspl]

Do you not look at your expenses before spending more money? If you don't have enough to fund government, where is the money going to come from for Covid relief? You got it. It will come out of taxpayers pockets whether now or later when the debt has to be paid.

This is not a concept Trump understands. Historically, he's over spent and made bad investments then filed bankruptcy to insure he would never have to pay for his mistakes, leaving that burden to those who were stupid enough to extend credit to him.

I find it difficult to understand how any conservative person could abide such a plan. I thought it was us liberals who endorsed spending money the government doesn't have.

I know your specialty is cock,but you are aware he filed chapter 11 bankruptcy and with that you end up paying back almost all of your debt still correct?

And if the shareholders had enough ownership to be responsible for a majority of that debt,then that makes them bad at business no?

Though I also disagree with a stimulus as I disagreed with the first. Trump sold us out to bail out the big businesses and fill their pockets as barack did and joe will continue to do.

[LurkerNoMore]

There should be a law stating that until unemployment in the US is below 3%, no aid to foreign countries will be given.

Spend US money on US first.

[Grape Ape]

Really? Can you tell us who all of them are in Washington (D.C.) who hate Biden?

He's talking about Trump.

[oldtimer1]

Here's the correct information. Trump wants $2000 a person. Pelosi is embarrassed now by the $600 and blames Trump for that figure. She now says Democrats will instantly vote for the $2000.

 What she won't address in the COVID bill is all the outrageous spending for domestic non related covid pork and for foreign countries for things that are not remotely related to COVID.  Sure sounds like all of congress put their connection in the bill for money so they can get a kick back.  This bill should be no longer than ten pages instead of being over 6000.  Not one member of congress from either party has read it.  They all know what spending they added though.

One congress man put in  ten million for gender studies in Pakistan.  In Pakistan if a man puts on a dress they are killed. We all know that money is going to line the leaders of Pakistan's pockets after the kick back to an off shore bank account that won't cooperate with America.

They could slash the spending of this bill in half if the money hand out was for only covid related things. 

[Humble Narcissist]

I wish we had single issue bills.  If all of these things like foreign aid were separate bills they would never get passed.  The Covid relief bill should be for citizens only.

[jude2]

He's talking about Trump.

Thanks.  You think people would know this who have been here for the past 4 years.

[Primemuscle]

I know your specialty is cock,but you are aware he filed chapter 11 bankruptcy and with that you end up paying back almost all of your debt still correct?

And if the shareholders had enough ownership to be responsible for a majority of that debt,then that makes them bad at business no?

Though I also disagree with a stimulus as I disagreed with the first. Trump sold us out to bail out the big businesses and fill their pockets as barack did and joe will continue to do.

Depends on how you define almost all of the debt. Filing for Chapter 11 reorganization doesn’t wipe the slate clean for everyone. When a business fails or goes bankrupt, it can leave employees and contractors stranded without receiving payment.

When the Trump Shuttle faltered in 1990, the company laid off 100 employees. In 1991, when the deal with Northwest failed, 160 union employees found themselves fighting to attain their earned pay and benefits.

When the three Trump-owned casinos — Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Marina and Trump Plaza — went belly up in 2004, many workers lost their retirement savings. The Trump company had pushed employees to accept company stock in lieu of other retirement savings. When the stock crashed in the wake of the bankruptcy, 400 employees lost US$2 million.

In addition, Trump and his company have also faced dozens of lawsuits for failing to pay contractors and employees for their work.

[Humble Narcissist]

Depends on how you define almost all of the debt. Filing for Chapter 11 reorganization doesn’t wipe the slate clean for everyone. When a business fails or goes bankrupt, it can leave employees and contractors stranded without receiving payment.

When the Trump Shuttle faltered in 1990, the company laid off 100 employees. In 1991, when the deal with Northwest failed, 160 union employees found themselves fighting to attain their earned pay and benefits.

When the three Trump-owned casinos — Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Marina and Trump Plaza — went belly up in 2004, many workers lost their retirement savings. The Trump company had pushed employees to accept company stock in lieu of other retirement savings. When the stock crashed in the wake of the bankruptcy, 400 employees lost US$2 million.

In addition, Trump and his company have also faced dozens of lawsuits for failing to pay contractors and employees for their work.

How many people have you employed?

[SOMEPARTS]

How many people have you employed?

Be careful - for the information you are prying for here may not be what you asked for.