Trump: ‘Unless Republicans Have a Death Wish’ They Need to Approve $2,000 Payments
President Donald Trump is warning Republicans if they do not pass $2,000 direct payments, they will fail to provide Americans with what they need. “Unless Republicans have a death wish, and it is also the right thing to…
President Donald Trump is warning Republicans if they do not pass $2,000 direct payments, they will fail to provide Americans with what they need.
“Unless Republicans have a death wish, and it is also the right thing to do, they must approve the $2000 payments ASAP. $600 IS NOT ENOUGH!” Trump wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.
He added, “Also, get rid of Section 230 – Don’t let Big Tech steal our Country, and don’t let the Democrats steal the Presidential Election. Get tough!”
On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blocked a vote to pass a measure to increase direct payments to $2,000, as IJR previously reported.
Trump originally indicated he would not sign the $2.3 trillion package and called on Congress to “increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000 or $4,000 for a couple.”
He changed course on Sunday and signed the bill into law, as IJR previously reported.
Some Republicans have expressed strong opposition to the increase. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) voiced his concern with the price tag of the stimulus checks.
“Someone’s gotta show me how we’re going to pay for it. I mean how far before we ultimately go into a debilitating insolvency and bankruptcy that’s going to do great damage to our country and do more damage, in fact, than COVID-19 ever could have done,” Brooks