12-23-2020, 05:04 PM
Anyway, I don't think it's likely that Trump is going to veto the COVID bill unless he's able to get enough Republicans to agree to the $1,400 increase in individual payouts.
I think it would be politically damaging for Trump and Republican elected officials if he vetoed it without having something more to offer.
But, he's a wild card to me and I won't be shocked if he does veto it without having anything better secured for the Americans who need it.
If there's no so-called pork in the other some 5,000 pages of attached legislation which would keep the government from shutting down, that would actually shock me.
The legislation was negotiated by opposing parties. It wouldn't be unusual for both sides to give in to some unnecessary or unrelated demands in order to get what they consider essential or beneficial in return.
I think it would be politically damaging for Trump and Republican elected officials if he vetoed it without having something more to offer.
But, he's a wild card to me and I won't be shocked if he does veto it without having anything better secured for the Americans who need it.
If there's no so-called pork in the other some 5,000 pages of attached legislation which would keep the government from shutting down, that would actually shock me.
The legislation was negotiated by opposing parties. It wouldn't be unusual for both sides to give in to some unnecessary or unrelated demands in order to get what they consider essential or beneficial in return.