Trump was impeached for telling the Ukrainians that they could have military aid provided they would dig up dirt on Hunter Biden. He held up authorized assistance for his own political advantage. Susan Collins voted not guilty in the trial because she said Trump had learned his lesson. He learned that he can get away with anything, including a quid pro quo in a pandemic in which thousands have already died.
Trump is holding back coronavirus aid to states where the Governors are not sucking up to him. He noted at a news conference last week that he had instructed Pence not to call the governors of some states in need of aid. “I say: ‘Mike, don’t call the governor of Washington. You’re wasting your time with him. Don’t call the woman in Michigan. [Gov. Gretchen Whitmer] If they don’t treat you right, I don’t call.’”
On March 24, he said “You want ventilators and masks from the Federal Government’s reserves to treat your citizens. Well, Governors have to treat me well. It’s a two-way street.”
When Gov. Newsom of California and Gov. Cuomo of New York said some nice things about him, those statements are already being used in ads. Other people see a deadly virus threatening us all. Trump sees a political opportunity.
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