In a win for his party leaders against him…
Donald Trump gets past his ego and grievances ….
And back’s down….
There will be no government shutdown….
The checks will be for $600…
Trump’s new decision to sign the bill came less than a week after he demanded changes to it. He had suggested he would refuse to sign it into law unless those demands were met. On Tuesday, he referred to the bill as a “disgrace.” It was unclear what prompted him to change his mind late Sunday, but he was under tremendous pressure from Republicans to acquiesce….
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“I understand he wants to be remembered for advocating for big checks, but the danger is he’ll be remembered for chaos and misery and erratic behavior if he allows this to expire,” Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said on Fox News on Sunday. “So I think the best thing to do, as I [said], sign this and then make the case for subsequent legislation.”
Note….
Conservative Republicans, McConnell and McCarthy get the win….
But Democrats also get some side money they wanted to ge the bill’s thru the House and to give Joe Biden less of a headache starting his admin…
Everybody gets a piece of the pie EXCEPT lame duck Trump , who is gone in 24 days….