“I was stolen as a result of the presidential election, but I don’t fight.”
Dissatisfaction with Republicans such as Vice President Pence
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a federal budget for fiscal 2021 with a total of $2.3 trillion (about 2,520 trillion won), including a $900 billion new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) stimulus package. It has been six days since Congress passed the budget bill on the 21st.
The White House said, “The president signed a budget at the resort called Marrakech, a private holiday home in Florida that is on holiday at the end of the year.” Republican Senate Representative Mitch McConnell and Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi both greeted the public, saying it was welcoming news.
Earlier, both parties passed an economic stimulus plan that paid $600 for one-time disaster assistance per American and extended the payment period for unemployment benefits by 11 weeks. President Trump continued to postpone signing a bill passed by Congress bipartisanly, breaking the custom of straightforward signing and raising disaster aid from $600 to $2,000. Due to his refusal, unemployment benefits were cut off from the 26th, and the federal government’s budget was exhausted on the 28th, raising concerns about the federal government suspension.
In the midst of this, it is interpreted that the urgency of the president’s signature even inside the ruling Republican Party affected the late signature. Senator Pat Tumi warned Fox News that if the president doesn’t sign the budget, he will be remembered as a president of chaos, pain and fickle behavior. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, who has consistently criticized the president’s quarantine measures, also criticized, “Why didn’t you ask us to increase cash payments when discussing economic stimulus measures in the Senate and House?” President Trump is also dissatisfied with the Republican Party’s disagreement with his allegations of dissent. He wrote on Twitter on the 26th, “Some Republicans don’t fight because they want to pass by even though they have been stolen from the election results.” Vice President Mike Pence also expressed an uncomfortable feeling for not fighting for himself. The relationship between the two sides is expected to depend on the outcome of the Georgia senator elections on January 5 next year. In the Senate elections on the 3rd of last month, Republicans and Democrats won 50 and 48 seats, respectively, out of 100 seats. In Georgia, where both seats have not received a majority vote, state law requires a run-off vote, and Republicans can maintain the Senate majority status by winning just one out of two seats.
President Trump will go to Georgia on the 28th as well as the day before the election, on January 4th next year, and set out on a campaign for support. If the Republican Party gets more than one seat, it can show off its political influence and set the stage for a re-challenge in the 2024 presidential election. If both seats are lost, it seems that they will not be free from the theory of responsibility that they handed over to the Senate after the presidential election.
Washington = Correspondent Lee Jung-eun [email protected]Go to reporter page> / Reporter Jo Jung-yeop
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