Friday, October 9, 2020

Jesus, now he's after a relief deal again

First he's tweet screaming to "Get it done!" Then he's saying don't do anything until after the election. Now he's back to get it done.
President Donald Trump is once again back at the table to negotiate a multitrillion-dollar stimulus deal with just weeks to go before the election, the latest sudden turn in talks that have whipsawed back and forth for months.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin delivered a $1.8 trillion proposal to Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday — the GOP’s most substantial offer yet to Democrats, just days after Trump declared the talks were over until after the November election.

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The two negotiators, who continued to talk privately this week despite Trump’s very public declaration Tuesday, plan to work through the weekend to try to clinch a deal.

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Democrats said they are still waiting for more details as the two parties continue haggling over the total price tag.

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"I would like to see a bigger stimulus package than, frankly, either the Democrats or the Republicans are offering,” Trump said on an appearance of the Rush Limbaugh Show on Friday, acknowledging it was “the exact opposite" of his initial demands.

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McConnell reiterated Friday that it was "unclear" whether a deal would get through before Nov. 3 and emphasized that the Senate's priority is the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

  Politico
Fuck you unemployed people who can't pay your rent. Fuck you small business operators who can't keep afloat. We've got a court to pack.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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