Trump: Democrats Not Willing to Make a Stimulus Deal Because It Would Benefit Reelection

Amid impasse, Democrats say GOP ignoring the 'scale of the crisis'

L: President Donald Trump at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on March 13, 2020. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) R: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) makes a statement about a coronavirus aid package, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 13, 2020. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

President Donald Trump on Sept. 7 accused top Democratic negotiators of not wanting to make a deal on a stimulus package because it would benefit him and his chances of being reelected in November.

Asked about why he didn’t meet with top Democrats about stimulus negotiation, he said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) “don’t want to make a deal.”