Trump Slammed for Ending Negotiations on a New COVID-19 Relief Bill

President Donald Trump is receiving bipartisan criticism for his decision to stop negotiating a new coronavirus relief bill.

And some are questioning the wisdom of the decision this close to the election — which polls show the president is currently losing. 

Trump announced in a series of tweets that he was directing his representatives to stop negotiating with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on a new COVID-19 relief bill, as IJR reported.

Shortly after his tweet, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged almost 400 points.

Twitter users quickly shared their reactions to the news:

https://twitter.com/kathrynw5/status/1313555577990045697

https://twitter.com/RepJohnKatko/status/1313570932234031106

https://twitter.com/alexsalvinews/status/1313557589729316864

https://twitter.com/esaagar/status/1313552879035265024

In a tweet on Tuesday afternoon, Trump said, “Nancy Pelosi is asking for $2.4 Trillion Dollars to bailout poorly run, high crime, Democrat States, money that is in no way related to COVID-19. We made a very generous offer of $1.6 Trillion Dollars and, as usual, she is not negotiating in good faith.”

“I am rejecting their request, and looking to the future of our Country. I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business,” he added.

Shortly after his tweet, Pelosi accused the president of “putting himself first at the expense of the country, with the full complicity of the GOP Members of Congress.”

She also claimed the White House is in “complete disarray.”