Why is Trump threatening the coronavirus aid bill?

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday not to sign a $892-billion coronavirus relief bill that includes desperately needed money for individual Americans, saying it should be amended to increase the amount in the stimulus checks. Washington bureau chief for The Guardian newspaper David Smith says the president’s announcement is being described as a ‘sonic boom’ that has taken Washington by surprise, and may herald a chaotic final few weeks of his term in office.
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