Here’s the first thing which was asked on Capitol Hill when President Trump put the kibosh on the coronavirus aid talks: Why did the President make such an announcement when the market was open? There was a theory a few days ago that the president contracting coronavirus may actually goose the discussions along in an effort to secure a fifth round of coronavirus aid. The market in fact showed some optimism – even though there were still gaps in the talks between Pelosi and Mnuchin. Frankly, Trump was never fully engaged in the talks - even before he tested positive for coronavirus - until he incinerated them on Twitter this afternoon. House Democrats can argue they passed not one but TWO coronavirus bills (one in May, one last week).

Source: Fox News October 06, 2020 23:26 UTC