Trump says he couldn’t sign coronavirus bill without payroll tax cut

President TrumpDonald John Trump, Pelosi and Blumenaur condemn Trump’s “heinous abuses of power” against Oregon protesters. Federal agents deployed in Portland had no riot control training: NYT Trump administration sought to block funding for CDC, contact tracing, and testing on new relief law: MORE report He said Sunday that he would consider not signing an upcoming coronavirus relief package if it does not include a payroll tax cut.

“I will have to see, but yes, I would consider not signing it if we do not have a payroll tax cut,” Trump told Fox News. Chris WallaceChristopher (Chris) Wallace Sunday shows a preview: Trump, lawmakers weigh on COVID-19, masks, and school reopens amid rising virus On The Money: Improved unemployment insurance likely to expire during COVID aid talks -19 | Trump says he will not issue national mask mandate | Mnuchin: Most affected companies should be able to get the second PPP payment Trump says he will not issue a national mask mandate PLUS in an interview that aired on Sunday.

The president insisted that “many Republicans” are in favor of a payroll tax exemption, although some Republicans have agreed to the proposal since Trump introduced it earlier this year. Democrats have opposed the idea of ​​a payroll tax cut.

Trump previously said he wants to see a payroll tax cut in the upcoming coronavirus relief bill, and the White House suggested last week that the measure was non-negotiable.

“As he has done since the start of this pandemic, President Trump wants to provide relief to American workers who have been affected by this virus and one way to do this is with a payroll tax exemption,” said the spokesman for the White House Judd Deere in a statement. statement on Thursday. “He has asked Congress to approve this earlier and he believes it should be part of any phase four package.”

Lawmakers return to Washington this week after the July 4 recess and formal negotiations with the Trump administration are expected to begin on the next legislative package to address the impact of the coronavirus.

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Trump also said on “Fox News Sunday” that the next package should include liability protections for companies that reopen, something that Senate Republicans are expected to propose.

“We need protection because companies are going to be sued just because someone entered. You don’t know where this virus comes from.” They will sit in a restaurant. They will sue the restaurant, the guy is out of business, “Trump told Wallace,” So we need some kind of immunity. ”