Posted on 12/28/2020 4:41:07 AM PST by EyesOfTX
Th-d-uh th-d-uh th-d-uh th-th-that’s all folks! – President Donald Trump, in a likely signal that he is basically giving up on being able to reverse the clearly fraudulent outcome of the 2020 election, agreed to sign the 5,600 page, $2.4 trillion omnibus spending package that included a paltry sum of money for COVID relief amid its thousands of pages of pork spending.
At the same time, the President invoked the terms of the essentially useless Impoundment Act of 1974, sending a “special message” to congress seeking permission to refuse to spend money attached to many of the absurd provisions in the legislation. A majority vote in both houses of congress would be required for congressional approval, and that will not be forthcoming in either house of this most detestable of congresses.
The lone “victory” the President was able to claim on Sunday was the extraction of a promise from congressional leaders that they will vote this week on another bill that will add more COVID-related “relief” spending, thus piling hundreds of billions more dollars onto the domestic debt. Eligible Americans will receive either $1200 or the $2000 the President himself requested, rather than the $600 initially allocated by congress.
From a story at JustTheNews.com:
President Trump on Sunday night signed a $2.3 trillion federal spending and COVID relief bill, averting a government shutdown and ensuring millions of Americans continue to get unemployment benefits.
Despite his misgivings about wasteful spending and low stimulus payments in the bill, Trump said he signed the legislation because “I have an obligation to protect the people of our country“ from further economic devastation. He said, however, “more money is coming” as Congress votes this week on larger checks.
The president on Sunday also invoked the 1974 Impoundment Control Act to demand “rescissions” be made to the spending measures. Under the Act, a president can seek congressional approval to rescind funds by sending a special message to Congress identifying the amount he proposes to cut, the reasons for it, and the economic impact.
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So, what we have here is, for all intents and purposes, unilateral surrender by President Trump on this legislation, accompanied by a pretty pitiful attempt to save a little face. Since delivering his 4-minute speech last Tuesday demanding a new bill that cut the pork and increased help to the American people, the President has of course been pilloried by the corrupt news media, along with congressional Democans and Republicrats, many of whom have their own financial futures tied up in the hundreds of pork provisions contained in the bill.
By signing this 5,600 page monstrosity, President Trump is symbolically tossing in the towel, signaling to his enemies that they have won. With the fight taken out of him on this issue, and with his legal team having failed to win any significant court challenges to the fraudulent election, it seems likely that the tossing in the towel is not limited to this single issue.
It’s been hell of a ride, but the days of winning may well have come to an end.
That is all.
Sadly, I admit with all sincerity that you are correct.
I teared up when I saw the news.
It would be pyric is the Donald refused to campaign in Georgia, but why should he do so for a party that has stabbed him in the back repeatedly.
I believe Mitch the bitch has lost Georgia by having this bill sent to President Trump.
I agree .
Trump stupid actions may result in GA lost .
Thank Globalist Uniparty Meadows .
Wow, because Trump knows a supermajority in Congress would overturn any veto immediately, Trump using “the terms of the essentially useless Impoundment Act of 1974.” Means He Surrendered.
Honestly, that was about as much as he could actually do in that situation. How useless was that act btw? Does it not slow things down even a bit? Instead of the immediate approval that a supermajority overturn brings?
The big government spending and borrowing might be a good thing.
It will cause the dollar to decline against other currencies, which will make imported goods more expensive, which will encourage domestic production of those goods.
Trump is doing a rally in Georgia on Jan 4.
Trump is doing a rally in Georgia on Jan 4.>>>>>>>>>>>>>
With a measely $600 check. It will not work.
If Congress approves a 2000 dollar payment , then it might help.
But Trump supporters right now, as things are, will not tirnout for the run off. Mitch McCopnnel really screwed up by sending the bogus Covid Relief Pork bill to the president.
Mitch is rfesponsible for a Georgia loss.
Trump will not be able to pull it out because his supporters know what Mitch has done to the President in working against a floor fight concerning electors, and by failing to help the People with proper funding , opting for pork instead.
Mitch will go down in history as a traitor to the Constitution and a whore for his special interests.
The Republic this day has died without even a whimper.
The Daily Beast is whistling past the graveyard again.
People, the Daily Beast is trying to demoralize you — don’t let that happen.
The concern trolls are swarming all over this one...
And what do most of the useless trolls have in common?
Hint, it has to do with this link: https://freerepublic.com/donate/
Lindsey Graham was the messenger
I think they cut some kind of deal on the golf course
The only thing I can think that Graham could have realistically offered is support for Ivanka to run for Congress.
Whatever the case, he caved but he does have meat with this redline business to use against them in the future if he desires in 2022.
They actually promised him a lot. Backing on fraud investigations, increased payout, cutting waste, and a few other things. Trump has to much faith in people.
So a supermajority is going to override his veto and your claiming his actions are responsible? Talk about shallow I e stepped in deeper puddles and want don’t you get Mitt and Ben to campaign in Georgia for those two anyway?
You would have to believe he is dumb enough to fall for that...I dont think he is that dumb. Maybe in the beginning he was that naive but not now.
This is a promise of something else.
Two problems with that. One, what possible influence does Graham have in Florida Congressional Elections? And two, the place where Jared and Ivanka are building is in the Florida 21st Congressional District. Solidly Democrat.
They promised him nothing. Those are the changes that Trump is demanding. Demanding alone isn't going to make them do it. Not when the overwhelming majority believe Trump is gone on January 20th.
He did not surrender:
Statement from the President - Budget & Spending (December 27, 2020)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-from-the-president-122720/
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Not yet.
DB Daily is wrong again. It happens often.
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