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Laura Coates Live

Trump Signals He May Not Sign COVID-19 Relief Bill

Laura Coates Live

CNN

News

3.92.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Cuomo breaks down the news that President Trump may not sign the second COVID-19 relief bill with Representative Adam Schiff, Andrew McCabe and more.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I am Chris Cuomo and we do have breaking news and I'll tell you this is a very bad situation

0:07.0

that the president is creating right now.

0:10.4

And I think he's doing it to look good, but it's about the rest of us and here's the

0:15.6

news, okay?

0:17.6

It took almost to the end of this tantrum of a presidency, but we now have a moment for

0:23.3

this president, an ultimate moment of put up or shut up about being a champion for

0:29.5

the American people, okay?

0:31.7

The president has just put out a video statement saying he may not sign the relief bill.

0:39.2

There are two big wants that he has, but the one that matters most is that he says he wants

0:44.8

the checks to you to be made bigger.

0:49.5

Now this is something you can't just say.

0:53.4

It is not about talking the talk because every moment you delay people suffer.

0:58.7

You must walk the walk.

1:01.0

The Democrats, as you know, always wanted more money in the checks.

1:05.5

It is his party and frankly Trump's own staff that bargained down the eventual amount.

1:14.0

Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House Democrat obviously, seized on this truth and issued

1:20.5

the challenge that will define the final days of Trump's presidency in terms of what he

1:27.0

does for you.

1:29.2

Here's her statement, a tweet.

1:31.8

Republicans repeatedly refuse to say what amount the president wanted for direct checks.

1:37.8

At last, the president has agreed to $2,000.

1:42.3

Democrats are ready to bring this to the floor this week by unanimous consent.

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