Trump tweet rant rips Congress, Senate Republicas, Supreme Court, Justice Department

By S.A. Miller | The Washington Times

President Trump on Saturday went on a Twitter tear, railing against election fraud and Congress’ coronavirus relief package and annual defense policy bill.

He doubled down on his veto threat against the $900 billion relief bill, which is included in a $2.3 trillion spending bill. The veto would dash the relief, including unemployment benefits that expire at midnight Saturday, and trigger a government shutdown Monday.

“I simply want to get our great people $2000, rather than the measly $600 that is now in the bill. Also, stop the billions of dollars in ‘pork.’” wrote Mr. Trump.

House Republicans blocked a move by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday to up the amount of the stimulus checks from $600 per person to $2,000, as demanded by the president.

In the barrage of tweets that Mr. Trump shot off on the morning after Christmas, he took aim at the Supreme Court, Senate Republicans and the Justice Department for failing to help overturn his loss in what he called a “corrupt” election.

“A young military man working in Afghanistan told me that elections in Afghanistan are far more secure and much better run than the USA’s 2020 Election,” he wrote. “Ours, with its millions and millions of corrupt Mail-In Ballots, was the election of a third world country. Fake President!”

Mr. Trump, whose onslaught of lawsuits failed to overturn the election results of any of the contested states, insists President-elect Joseph R. Biden will be an illegitimate president.