White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday appeared to jab former President Trump for delaying the release of COVID-19 relief checks last year simply because the then-President insisted on having his name on them.
“No. Me sign? No,” Trump said at an April 3 briefing. “There’s millions of checks. I’m going to sign them? No. It’s a Trump administration initiative. But do I want to sign them? No.”
lol… Did Trump actually believe he was going to sign them all by hand??!
The “Anti-Trump.”
Not only did that former guy put his stupid name on the checks (which I personally crossed out and wrote “thank you Nancy Pelosi” before depositing) but he also sent a ridiculous letter spewing a bunch of garbage taking credit for the checks, which arrived weeks before I actually got the first check. I was infuriated when I got that stupid letter… the gov’t was fighting over handing out peanuts to people who were struggling, but they spent how much $$ to send everyone a propaganda letter before even getting the check??
The problem is, it worked. A lot of people thought Stupidhead Impotus sent them the money.
I’m glad that Biden isn’t continuing this disgusting practice. But it’s sad that we lose for being honest and having principles.
Yes it is…and that will change
Beyond the logistics, the thought of having to pay so many people would have killed him. Potential recipients would have found themselves in the situations of contractors who had worked on tRump properties.
No puny Biden! Only Trump!
Yes, don’t hold them up for such bullshit, but DO make a lot of noise about EVERYTHING popular in this bill loudly and often.
I hated trump’s name on those checks. It is him claiming credit for the pandemic and the epic damage it has done to our country … … …why??? Why claim credit for fucking things up for everybody?
Everything about trump is repulsive
His attitude
His behavior
His decisions or lack of decision
His childish manner
His hair
His vanity
Everything
Psaki added that the COVID-19 relief checks will instead feature the signature of a yet-unnamed career official at the Bureau of Fiscal Service — a standard practice ensuring that government payments are nonpartisan.
There’s that Biden, not making the news again.
I hope this time it is actually checks, not some fee-dinging card issued from a bank in bumfuck north dakota. Cost me $0.25 just to check the balance, and I paid $6 in ATM fees before I realized what was happening. Now what do I do with a $7 balance?
I’d be ok with him signing them “Sleepy Joe”
I wouldn’t say that they “knocked” Donnie for putting his signature on the check.
It seemed to me Psaki dismissed it as an irrelevant externality, which it is, unless the subject is abuse of power.
Yes, it did.
Even under Trump, most people didn’t watch press briefings or know the latest Trump tweets. However, they all saw Trump’s name on the checks. I suspect that is a big reason for Trump’s surprising support among Hispanics, they believed he was the one who sent them the money.
If we don’t do the same, is it any surprise that many people don’t think Democrats do anything for them?
One of the primary lessons from the Obama years is that we can’t assume people will automatically reward Democrats for good policy. That policy needs to be visible and the source clear.
Its political malpractice not to have Biden’s name on those checks.
I’d rather lose than compromise my honesty and principles. That is why I would suck as a politician
The COVID-19 aid bill has passed (so far) with zero Republican support. What principle are we compromising by correctly claiming credit for the checks?
Are we not allowed to celebrate and announce how we are helping Americans?
So glad they are FINALLY focusing on the priorities here…
clearly i agree with you about the outcome. But it’s wrong to continue politicizing something that shouldn’t be politicized. So we’re stuck doing the right thing, and that’s how it should be.
But I do think the Biden WH needs to be as vocal as possible taking credit for everything great that is in this bill. They need to find a way to do that, without falling to the sleazy level the former guy did.
Along with his sycophants like Click and Clack here:
