Trump Says Democrats Don’t Want Stimulus Deal Due to Election

Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House on Sept. 7, 2020. 

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President Donald Trump said congressional Democrats don’t want to make a deal on another round of economic stimulus because they think it would help him win re-election.

“They don’t want to make a deal,” Trump said at a news conference on Monday, after he was asked why he won’t meet with Democratic leaders to negotiate. “I don’t have to meet with them in order to be turned down.”