Name: Trump's veto threat could trigger federal shutdown
Uploaded: 2020-12-24T18:25:32.000Z
Duration: 1 min 59 s
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S on Wednesday face the prospect of a year and government shutdown on top of a raging pandemic after outgoing President Donald Trump threatened not to sign a $2.3 trillion package that includes government funding and coronavirus aid for Americans.

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In a video posted to Social media on Tuesday evening, Trump surprised some of his closest officials by demanding that the bill be revised to include $2000 payments to each eligible American more than tripled the $600 per person included in the bill.

I'm asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2000 or $4000 for a couple.

Current federal funding is also due to expire this Monday.

If Trump does not sign the bill into law, that would furlough millions of federal workers and shut down wide swaths of the government at a time when it is rushing to distribute to coronavirus vaccines and contend with a massive hack that officials say was perpetrated by Russia.

Trump, as he bashed the bill, also continued to falsely claim that he might remain in office.

I'm also asking Congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation and to send me a suitable bill or else the next administration will have to deliver a covert relief package.

And maybe that administration will be me.

The package was the result of months of negotiations between congressional Republicans and Democrats.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her chamber could vote on Thursday to raise the individual payments to Americans if Republican leader Kevin McCarthy agreed to do so.

 Trump is scheduled to leave for Florida on Wednesday afternoon for the Christmas holiday. 