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forthemiddle

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5. And in doing so, he is daring Pelosi to take him to court

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Aug 8, 2020, 02:30 PM

Aug 2020

He knows this is a win, win.
If he extends unemployment benefits, or somehow another $1,200.00 to citizens, he will be daring the Democrats to halt it in court.

He can then say he tried, but those Democrats really don’t want to help, they just want a political point.

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