Looking for a non-snark answer: Why would he pull the rug out on Covid relief now?

[Stinky The Clown]

It crashed his beloved markets.

It will certainly accrue stonier poll swings toward Biden.

This one makes no sense. Had he just done nothing he would have been better off, campaign-wise. But now?

"Fuck You America"

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. He may think he is using hard-knuckles negotiating tactics, but won't work & will cost him dearly.nt

[QED]

13. That's what I think. nt

[Orangepeel]

24. Or he'll renege and then claim victory

he's done it with other things

[SoonerPride]

2. Spite

That's his overwhelming emotion towards others.

Spite.

[Silver1]

29. I completely agree.

It's what drives him.

[sweetloukillbot]

3. Two possibilities

1) He's blackmailing the American people to vote for him
2) He knows he's toast and he's taking us down with him

Oh, and 3) He's batshit insane.

[Thomas Hurt]

7. +1

[Aristus]

9. Does he think Joe Biden opposes relief for Americans hit hardest by the pandemic?

Because that's the only way that line of thinking makes any electoral sense...

[consider_this]

25. I vote for your #3.

[nebby70]

27. however...

...I think we're all kinda wrong because we're looking for logic or reason here --
I agree with the 3 possibilities above; but that would presume some sort of thought process is involved.
He's usually a couple sandwiches shy of a picnic; but with these drugs he doesn't even have the ants for the picnic....

[jcgoldie]

36. I think its the blackmail thing

Mr. Asshole Art of the Deal thinks he can get his way by holding it over people's heads until after the election. "Vote for me if you want to pay your rent."

[LuckyCharms]

4. The steroids are magnifying everything in his already

damaged mind. The fact that he is losing is amplified in his mind, therefore, he is amplifying his responses.

[Zoonart]

5. Vote for me... or no money for you.

He wants Americans to believe that the Democrats will not help them. plus... EVERYTHING is quid-pro-quo with them.

[DBoon]

23. Mary Trump described family dynamics as strictly transactional

as in "what are going to do for me today?"

It's how he was raised and it is how he wants to rule.

[underpants]

6. Blackmail or he's punishing everyone because he knows he's going to lose

Those, to me, are the most obvious explanations

[hlthe2b]

8. Steroid mania followed by steroid rage in one who lives for vengeance against enemies.

His rage has turned from targeted to unfocused.

[Jim__]

30. That was my first thought - he's having a manic episode. - n/t

[LisaL]

10. Looks like extortion to me.

Vote for me, or else!

[58Sunliner]

11. Cause he is malignant. And he wants us to suffer because he can't win a fair election.

[fleur-de-lisa]

12. He has always had terrible judgement. And now he's riding the 'roids.

It's only going to get worse.

[634-5789]

14. He's def trying to get the hell out.

He knows he's not being reelected. he knows that he's going to prison, and he does not want to resign, ergo: Fuck up the eceonomy to the point where people are literally living hand to muth. There's your answer.

[soothsayer]

15. (In their thinking) you can't say say Covid is no big deal and pay people to stay home

Though apparently you CAN say Covid is no big deal and rush a vaccine.

[The Magistrate]

16. Hitler In The Bunker, Sir

Americans are not worthy of His Magnificence, and must suffer for it, even be expunged if they cannot see the Light!!!


"The floggings will continue till morale improves."

[Flo Mingo]

17. He's under orders

To do as much damage to US as possible while enabling Russia to advance its goals.
His loss is inevitable, so it's scorched earth time.

[KS Toronado]

18. #1 he's stupid, #2 he doesn't care about the middle class, #3 couldn't figure how to grift this one

[AnnaLee]

19. Maybe the Senate was a no go for any agreement

And that was what needed to be avoided until after the election.

[Karma13612]

28. So the republicans risk

Alienating their voters if they don’t push for aid negotiations.

they need to tell trump that if he wants his damn SCOTUS nomination, he better do something with COVID aid for their constituents.

[dalton99a]

20. He is fucked up.

[Karma13612]

21. I know, it seems completely daft.

He will hurt republican voters as well as dems.

I think once Republican Senators put all the pieces together, they should realize that their voters are going to be really angry.
If tRump* wants his SCOTUS nomination, then he better play along on negotiations for COVID aid. Those vulnerable republicans will need to answer to angry constituents.

This should get interesting.

And as ALWAYS, the voters are the ones that get screwed.

An ultraconservative SCOTUS, poor or no COVID aid, and a lunatic Roid-maniacal pResident*.

Please make it stop!

[onecaliberal]

22. People have been waiting for months and are desperate now. Not 3 months from now.

Biden is far more trusted in all areas than dump.

[LizBeth]

41. +1. By the time Biden gets in and does something, everyone fired will be kicked off. Most are using

the last stimulant for the extended UI until Dec 26. All the people will be off before Biden can do anything. Then it is going to be a total mess.

[Sancho]

26. He wants to punish the entire country for giving him the virus...

[durablend]

31. "VOTE FOR ME OR I'LL KILL ALL OF YOU!"

[Buckeyeblue]

32. He's trying to find a difference maker

He thinks if he shuts down Covid relief negotiations it makes him look tough to his supporters.

In reality it makes him look callous and out of touch.

Especially when we start calling out that the care Trump received would have bankrupt the average person. But he gets taken care of and flips the bird to everyone else.

[Pathwalker]

33. Maybe he's pissed at Goldman Sachs for their comments endorsing a blue wave.

Either that, or he's going crazier from the steroids.

[displacedtexan]

34. The ad writes itself.

Mitch McConnell sends senators home without passing a crucial relief bill for millions of Americans facing eviction, foreclosure, homelessness, sickness, and deaths of loved ones.
And what does the president suffering from Covid do? He turns his back on the best healthcare in the world for a joy ride, tells his doctors what to say about his health status, and goes home for a photo op and a campaign ad on the White House balcony.
Then today, he decides to halt all Covid relief negotiations and sends the stock market into a tailspin.
The day's not over yet.
What will he do tomorrow?

[LizBeth]

42. While pushing thru a nominee that will take our ACA.

[Deuxcents]

35. Vote for me

And then maybe I’ll pay you. He couldn’t give me enough to vote for him. Most of all, he’s forgotten this is OUR tax money. Not his even though he thinks it’s a bottomless trough

[spanone]

37. Makes sense if you're a RAVING LUNATIC.

[Greybnk48]

38. He'll take it away, then give it back

As a gift from Big Daddy.

[jayfish]

39. He's a Vindictive Arsehole,...

literally, on steroids.

[DanTex]

40. He wants the economy to tank when Biden becomes president so he can tweet about how much

better of a president he was than Biden.

[Mariana]

43. Scorched earth, in the manner of Hitler in the bunker.

"Fuck you America." Exactly.

[Jersey Devil]

44. Pure blackmail - vote for me or else is the message

He has hoisted himself by his own petard

[consider_this]

45. Maybe he just shorted a bunch of stocks

so as to cash in?

How can sane people (us) try to understand the motives of the insane?