Donald Trump ‘wants to send $1,200 stimulus checks to EVERY American’… but says ‘Dems are stopping him’

DEMOCRATS continue to delay the $1,200 coronavirus stimulus checks Donald Trump wants to send to “all Americans,” the president said Friday. “I have directed @stevenmnuchin1 to get ready to send direct payments ($3,400 for family of four) to all Americans. DEMOCRATS ARE HOLDING THIS UP!” Trump tweeted. Trump also tweeted he was ready to “send […]

DEMOCRATS continue to delay the $1,200 coronavirus stimulus checks Donald Trump wants to send to “all Americans,” the president said Friday.

“I have directed @stevenmnuchin1 to get ready to send direct payments ($3,400 for family of four) to all Americans. DEMOCRATS ARE HOLDING THIS UP!” Trump tweeted.

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President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the City of New York Police Benevolent Association at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey[/caption]

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President Donald Trump’s name is seen on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak[/caption]

Trump also tweeted he was ready to “send additional PPP payments to small businesses that have been hurt by the ChinaVirus” as well as sending more money to states and local governments.

Republicans have slammed Democrats for not hitting the president’s $1 trillion target for the cost of the package which has stalled in the Senate.

Democrats had initially proposed a $3.4 trillion package that would provide the checks – which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said would be adjusted if the GOP would compromise at $2 trillion.

On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Pelosi of taking the health system “hostage” during the coronavirus crisis for adding funding for non-coronavirus related issues to the package.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly press conference[/caption]

“Taking our health system hostage over longtime, non-COVID-related, liberal demands,” McConnell said.

Trump’s latest tweets come despite previously admitting he was holding up the stimulus checks because he didn’t want Americans voting by mail.

The Senate has now adjourned meaning a deal may not be reached until October.

In May, Joe Biden’s veep pick Kamala Harris proposed a bill that would provide qualifying Americans with a $2,000 stimulus check each month until three months after the end of the pandemic.