Trump halts COVID-19 stimulus talks with Democrats ‘until after the election’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he has told his administration’s negotiators to stop coronavirus stimulus talks with Democrats until after vember 3 Presidential election. Trump's declaration ends an ongoing push to send trillions of dollars relief to Americans as COVID-19 outbreak ramps through country and ecomy struggles to recover from virus-related shutdowns.

"...request, and looking to future of our Country. I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business. I have asked...," US President wrote in a tweet.

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United States Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke for an hour about a relief pack on Monday and planned to discuss a possible agreement again Tuesday. However, President mentioned that he had rejected request of Nancy Pelosi, who had asked for an amount of USD 2.4 trillion to bailout Democratic states. He furr went on to say that she is t negotiating in good faith.

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"Nancy Pelosi is asking for $2.4 Trillion Dollars to bailout poorly run, high crime, Democrat States, money that is in way related to COVID-19. We made a very generous offer of $1.6 Trillion Dollars and, as usual, she is t negotiating in good faith," he said in ar tweet.

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Furrmore, president said he has asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to focus full time on confirming Supreme Court minee Amy Coney Barrett, which Senate Republicans have pushed to do before election amid several Covid-19 cases within ir ranks. 

Last week, White House said it was backing a $400 per week pandemic jobless benefit and dangled possibility of a COVID-19 relief bill of $1.6 trillion. However, that offer was rejected by Pelosi.

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(With inputs from ANI)