Mark Meadows Lies About Trump Extending Unemployment Benefits With Executive Order
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White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows didnt answer the question but created the false impression that Trump can extend expanded unemployment benefits with an executive order.
Meadows said on CNNs The Situation Room, Well, weve been looking very closely at that with legal counsel and getting opinions on that. And because of some of the flexibility we have from the previous CARES Act as well as the executive privilege that the president enjoys widely, we believe that we can address those two things. He will address those two things. So the good news for your viewers is if congress cant get it done, the president of the United States will.
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Blitzer asked a simple yes or no question, and Meadows could give him a straight answer. Trump does not have the authority to appropriate funds. This has been settled when federal courts have ruled that Trump cant steal funds that were appropriated to the military by Congress to pay for his wall. Trump cant guarantee expanded unemployment benefits for every unemployed American with an executive order. Only an act of Congress can appropriate those funds.
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