House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took a swipe at President Donald Trump in a new interview as she and fellow Democrats are plowing forward with another massive coronavirus relief package — that would need his signature, Fox News informed.
The House is set to come back to pass a multitrillion-dollar effort to help Americans hard-hit by the economic and health crisis. But unlike the previous four relief packages that had broad bipartisan support, this legislation is proving more contentious.
In a C-SPAN interview that aired Friday night, the animosity between Pelosi and Trump was on display. Anchor Steve Scully asked Pelosi whether Trump is part of the coronavirus legislation negotiations.
“I don’t have any idea what the President does,” Pelosi said.
“He said that the House is on vacation,” Scully responded.
“You know what — don’t waste your time or mine on what he says,” Pelosi shot back at the C-SPAN anchor.
“We are trying to get a job done for the American people in a way that brings people together,” Pelosi, D-Calif., continued. “We certainly have our differences of opinion. We have a strong agreement that we have a responsibility to meet the needs of the American people.”
Trump and Republicans have been cool to the latest round of coronavirus relief legislation, arguing they should wait until the $3 trillion in relief that already passed is implemented. As more of the country reopens, Trump also believes the major economic slump will rebound.
“We’re in no rush,” Trump said Friday of new legislation.
Meanwhile, Trump has been railing against Pelosi for keeping the House in recess during the pandemic due to public health concerns, although leadership has already negotiated and passed four major pieces of coronavirus relief since March without being in regular session.
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