Trump throws COVID relief costs into chaos, shutdown looms

Washington

The crisis develops after the relief and federal government funding costs won sweeping bipartisan approval this week in the House and Senate.

But Mr. Trump is now calling the package a “disgrace” and calling for $2,000 checks.

Mr. Trump’s choice to attack the bill has actually been seen, at least in part, as political penalty for what he thinks about inadequate backing by congressional Republicans of his project to reverse the outcomes of the Nov. 3 election with unfounded claims of citizen fraud.

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Associated Press author Jill Colvin in West Palm Beach contributed to this report.

This story was reported by The Associated Press.