Trump blasts conservative lawmaker over opposition to relief package: 'Third rate grandstander'
By Morgan Chalfant - 03/27/20 10:07 AM EDT
President Trump on Friday blasted Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) as a “grandstander†and called for him to be jettisoned from the Republican Party amid growing anticipation the lawmaker would object to the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package poised to be voted on by the House.
“Looks like a third rate Grandstander named @RepThomasMassie, a Congressman from, unfortunately, a truly GREAT State, Kentucky, wants to vote against the new Save Our Workers Bill in Congress,†Trump wrote in a pair of tweets Friday morning.
“He just wants the publicity. He can’t stop it, only delay, which is both dangerous … & costly.â€
Trump acknowledged that his administration had to make some “stupid†concessions in negotiations with Democrats to get a deal on legislation to help American workers and businesses impacted by the coronavirus.
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