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President Trump today tweeted his support for Democrat Bernie Sanders’ threat to obstruct the Senate vote to override Trump’s veto on the Defense Bill unless a vote is agreed to increase Covid-19 payments to Americans. .

Trump has been a vocal supporter of increasing the amount from $ 600 to $ 2,000, but this stance has put him at odds with fellow Republicans who want to limit spending.

On Twitter, Trump said: “Give people $ 2,000, not $ 600. They have suffered enough! “

The United States is cutting foreign military aid to El Salvador despite intense lobbying by President Nayib Bukele in Washington to counter criticism that he has led his country down an authoritarian path.

Included in the overhead bill signed Sunday by President Donald Trump was a provision that prohibited El Salvador, as well as neighboring Guatemala and Honduras, from a State Department program that finances the purchase of equipment. of American defense.

The ban is part of an initiative by House Democrats to strengthen anti-corruption efforts in Central America.

Control of the Senate will be decided by two runoff elections in Georgia, and Democrats must win both races to control the upper house of Congress, while Republicans must win only one.

Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler face Democrats Jon Ossoff and the Reverend Raphael Warnock after neither candidate won a 50 percent majority during the Nov.3 election.

Dr. Celine Gounder, one of the president-elect’s leading experts on coronavirus, has said the country should prepare for a very difficult January.

She told CNBC that the country should prepare for “one of the worst months in the history of this nation in January.”

Dr Gounder added: “There is no question about it. That cake is already in the oven, with the trip that has been made during the holidays ”.

It occurs when infections in the US reached 19.3 million and the death toll is 334,967, the highest in the world.

Control of the Senate will be decided by two runoff elections in Georgia, with Democrats needing to win both races to control the upper house of Congress, while Republicans only need to win one.

Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler face Democrats Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock after neither candidate won a 50 percent majority during the Nov.3 election.

President Donald Trump’s push for $ 2,000 COVID-19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the president’s demand to increase stipends to $ 600, but Republicans have shown little interest. in increasing spending.

The result is very uncertain ahead of Tuesday’s session. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to publicly address how he plans to handle the problem.

But Democrats who share a rare priority with Trump have seized the opportunity to force Republicans into a difficult vote to support or challenge the outgoing president.

Vice President Kamala Harris has set some of the priorities for the incoming administration on social media.

Harris said addressing the Covid-19 crisis and saving American lives was vital, as well as rejoining the Paris Agreement to address climate change.

She tweeted: “On Day One @JoeBiden and I will act to control COVID-19 and save American lives. We will take steps to protect Dreamers and send a bill to Congress with a roadmap to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants. And we will rejoin the Paris Agreement. This is just the beginning.”

Presidential historian Michael Beschloss has made a withering assessment of Donald Trump’s leadership.

Beschloss spoke about Trump’s legacy on MSNBC with host Mehdi Hasan and did not praise the 45th president’s accomplishments.

He said: “Donald Trump is not going to change the record. It was largely responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans who did not need to die. Millions of other people who suffered from Covid did not need to suffer. “

Hasan also asked whether Trump makes Herbert Hoover, often considered one of America’s worst presidents, look like Mother Teresa.

Beschloss responded that Hoover was personally a “very compassionate person” and that the best presidents, like Abraham Lincoln, have shown empathy.

He added: “When you have a president who does not have empathy, who has no compassion, you see a show like the one we have seen this week.”

Former state Sen. Marc Basnight, an Outer Banks Democrat who became one of North Carolina’s most powerful contemporary political leaders while serving a record 18 years as Senate leader, died Monday.

President Donald Trump tweeted the video on Monday repeating his claims to be in favor of jobs and the military, leaving a hint that it may be the start of his 2024 crusade.

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