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Donald Trump refuses to sign relief Bill, seeks $2,000 stimulus payment

Threat throws into turmoil a bipartisan effort by Congress to help millions

President Donald Trump speaks about early results from the 2020 US presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Photo: Reuters
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President Donald Trump| Photo: Reuters

Reuters Washington D.C.
President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to not sign an $892-billion coronavirus relief Bill that includes desperately needed money for individual Americans, saying it should be amended to increase the amount in the stimulus checks.
 
US government operations are being funded on a temporary basis through December 28, waiting for the $1.4 trillion in federal spending for fiscal 2021 that is also part of the bill.
 
Failure to either pass another stopgap Bill or override a possible Trump veto of the legislation could result in a partial government shutdown. The threat by the outgoing Republican president, who has