Don Jr.: Democrats Opposed Coronavirus Rescue Bill They Previously Supported Because 5 GOP Senators Quarantined
Hannah Bleau 23 Mar 2020
Donald Trump Jr. on Monday blasted Democrats for blocking the bipartisan economic relief package providing aid to the American people during the coronavirus pandemic, asserting that they “only changed their minds when they figured out that five GOP senators would not be able to vote on it because they were self quarantining.â€
Senate Democrats blocked an economic relief package negotiated by both sides — a negotiation that began to fall apart, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) intervened.
“She’s the speaker of the House, not the speaker of the Senate,†he said. “We were doing just fine until that intervention.â€
Trump Jr. added further context to the initial breakdown of the deal, adding that Senate Democrats changed their minds “when they figured out that five GOP senators would not be able to vote on it because they were self quarantining.â€
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