Trump's virus relief negotiator takes vacation as Americans face evictions

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By Emily Singer -August 11, 2020 4:00 PM

Mark Meadows is taking the week off as talks between the White House and Democrats stall and millions of people go without added unemployment benefits.

Donald Trump's chief of staff, one of Republicans' two top negotiators on a coronavirus relief package, is taking vacation this week, Politico reported, further dragging out the already stalled talks to provide critical funds to laid off workers.

According to Politico, Mark Meadows, who along with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has been trying to negotiate a deal with congressional Democrats, left town recently. The outlet noted the Trump administration "feels confident they have the upper hand" in negotiations, mostly thanks to Trump's executive actions over the weekend, but did not say whether that was what prompted Meadows to take a vacation.

Trump's actions, however, which were announced over the weekend, don't accomplish much of anything.

An eviction moratorium Trump claimed to create is not a moratorium at all, and simply instructs to federal agencies to "consider" whether stopping evictions is "reasonably necessary to prevent the further spread of COVID-19."

https://americanindependent.com/mark-meadows-vacation-coronavirus-relief-negotiations-donald-trump-chief-of-staff-covid-19/

Fucking Tea Party fascist POS.....................

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1. Hey, the guy's been super busy!

Can you imagine the grind of working in this White House? He's gotta have a little "me" time, ya know? Besides, it's not like there's anything really pressing right now. He might even decide to stretch things out until after Labor Day. His paycheck still comes through on the regular.

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2. Yepper spot on................

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3. Physically absent, morally bankrupt. No one is surprised.

the Trump administration "feels confident they have the upper hand" in negotiations

Because, of course, telling yourselves you have the upper hand politically is much more important than actually working to help the American people.