Posted on 10/06/2020 12:14:41 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has told his administration’s negotiators to end coronavirus stimulus talks with Democrats until after the Nov. 3 election.
The declaration, if the White House follows through on it, would halt an ongoing push to send trillions of dollars more in relief to Americans as the outbreak rampages through the U.S. and the economy struggles to recover from virus-related shutdowns. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke for an hour about a relief package on Monday and planned to talkagain Tuesday.
“I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business,” Trump tweeted on Tuesday.
The president added that he has asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to “focus full time” on confirming Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
Investors punished stocks in response to Trump’s tweets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 300 points, about 1.1%, in the minutes following the announcement.
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You missed the key part:
immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business,”
There goes the stock market
Except Trump actually tweeted this in his own words:
“I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating”
It should go up, throwing money at people that should be working is stupid policy.
“Dems need the stimulus to buy votes. If they don’t deliver, they’ll pay at the polls.”
Exactly, The Dems need it more than Republicans. Everybody knows it is Nancy holding things up now.
“ Should have put this on Pelosi.”
He did.
Yep. Stupid party. Guess it's even spreading to Trump.
Pelosi now has all eyes upon her.
Their base depends on government hand-outs, and she blocked it from happening.
“ There goes the stock market”
I have been ready.
Sorry, but I’ll trust Trump’s instincts over yours! The Left will blame him no matter what he does!
Yep. Stupid party. Guess it’s even spreading to Trump.
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With all due respect...FU*K YOU!
Now it’s a campaign issue. If you want Covid-19 Relief, vote the Dems out.
People not working either live in shut down Blue states or they don't want to work - in both cases they are Democrats who vote for Biden.
He’s negotiating. A threat to walk away.
Look at the longer term. Pearl-clutching is soooooo unbecoming.
Well....most SANE people do.
The far left is having a meltdown over it. Saw one leftie person post that what President Trump is doing is illegal.
Naw, honey, what is illegal is destroying people’s businesses and causing bodily harm because you’re having a 4 year long hissy fit to losing an election!
300 points? Pigeonfeed.
Pelosi and the Dems know blackmail and extortion like their hands, the same hands that strangle states from opening based on fake&manipulated data and a hatred of Trump so thick , ya waste your time trying to get thru their thick skulls how misguided they are and evil they are..
You are both right. I RETRACT! I should have read his excellent tweets blaming Nancy. Even I can lose faith sometimes.
He did. Squarely.
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