He described it as a "shame" and asked to amend the bill
Trump rejects Congress's plan to revive the US economy
Trump supporters take pictures next to a bus bearing his campaign slogans in Georgia.
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Biden stressed that the issue of the cyber attack carries grave risks.
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US President Donald Trump rejected the economic stimulus package, amounting to about $ 900 billion, approved by Congress, describing it as a "shame", calling for an increase in the value of checks intended for families. Trump said in a video recording he posted on his account on the social networking site "Twitter": "I'm asking Congress to amend this bill, and raise the ridiculously small $ 600, to $ 2,000 or $ 4,000 a couple."
He added, "I call on Congress to get rid of the unnecessary and costly elements in this bill as well."
American lawmakers had recently approved a plan to support families and companies affected by the repercussions of the emerging Corona virus (Covid-19) crisis, valued at $ 900 billion, and was considered very necessary to restart the wheel of the largest economy in the world, but this plan cannot enter into space. Execution without the president's signature.
Trump made it clear in the video that he was not ready to initialize the text without the required changes, and requested that a revised and appropriate bill be sent to him. Otherwise, the "next administration" would have to adopt the recovery plan, adding Trump, who has so far refused to acknowledge the victory of his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden. In the last elections, that "this administration may be me."
"This is really a shame," he said, speaking of the plan that he rejected, adding: "The (Covid) aid law is called, but it has absolutely nothing to do with (Covid)."
For her part, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, challenged the Republican president and his camp to implement what was stated in the video recording.
And she added in a tweet, in response to Trump, that "Democrats unanimously are ready to bring it up in Congress this week, and let's do so."
Last Sunday, Republicans and Democrats agreed to measures that include, in particular, the distribution of checks to the most needy families, aid for small businesses and schools, additional unemployment benefits of $ 300 per week, in addition to an amount that guarantees a fair distribution of anti-Covid-19 vaccines.
The world's largest economy entered a deep economic recession in the spring, which is the worst since the recession recorded in the 1930s, due to the suspension of activities to contain the epidemic that caused widespread unemployment, and the epidemic resumed its spread in the fall, causing the suspension of employment and activity that began in the summer.
The US President-elect, Joe Biden, announced yesterday that he will ask Congress next year to vote on a new plan to support the US economy.
Biden said at a press conference in Wilmington that the plan voted by Congress is a "first step", but it will not be sufficient.
He added, "Congress did its job this week, and I can and my duty to ask him to act again next year."
Biden continued, "We have to work in a coordinated manner between the two parties, only in this way we can overcome the crisis," reiterating his message to unite ranks after the divisions that four years of Donald Trump's tenure raised.
Biden stressed that he had not seen any evidence that the massive cyber attack that targeted the United States was under control, and warned that the breach would not go unanswered once he took office on January 20.
Biden said Trump needed to blame Russia, something he has yet to do despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Attorney General William Barr charging Moscow.
He continued, "It is a grave and continuous risk. I do not see any evidence that it is under control."
Trump had said on Twitter that China may be responsible for the cyber attack, and the attack was revealed last week, and violated at least six government agencies.
On the other hand, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov affirmed that "Moscow does not expect anything good from the next US president, Joe Biden," considering that his foreign policy will be directed at fear of Russia.
Ryabkov told the Russian news agency, Interfax, "We do not expect anything good. This is clear. It would be strange to expect a good thing from people who built their careers on (Russia phobia) by pouring evil on my country."
Biden calls for uniting after the divisions sparked by four years of Trump's term.
Biden calls on Trump to blame Russia for the "cyber attack".
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