U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that Republicans should “go for the much higher numbers" in the stalled stimulus negotiations with Democrats. (Photo by Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump parachuted into the coronavirus aid debate Wednesday, upbraiding his Republican allies for proposing too small of a relief package and encouraging both parties in Congress to go for a bigger one that would include his priority of $1,200 stimulus checks for most Americans.But his top GOP allies in the House and Senate shrugged off the president’s mid-morning tweet for more aid.
They also weighed in against a $1.5 trillion aid package backed by moderates in both parties that earned praise from the White.