Donald Trump Demands $2,000 Stimulus Checks as Supporters Call for Veto

Donald Trump Demands $2,000 Stimulus Checks as Supporters Call for Veto

President Donald Trump on Tuesday called upon Congress to amend the stimulus bill that has reached his desk, saying Americans need more than just $600 per person, and $1,200 per couple, in COVID-19 relief.Trump said stimulus checks should be $2,000 per person and $4,000 per couple. The president released this video on Twitter around 7:30 p.m. Monday.Trump has also asked Congress to "get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items" and to send him a "suitable bill.""Throughout the summer, Democrats cruelly blocked COVID relief legislation in an effort to advance their their extreme, left-wing agenda, and influence the election," Trump said. "Then, a few months ago, Congress started negotiations on a new package to get urgently-needed help to the American people. It's taken forever."However, the bill they are now planning to send back to my desk is much different than anticipated. It really is a disgrace."President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to boycott the stimulus bill that has reached his desk, saying Americans need more than just $600 per person, and $1,200 per couple, in COVID-19 relief.

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The president continued by saying, "For example, among the more than 5,000 pages in this bill, which nobody in this