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Trump threatens to torpedo COVID relief with new demands

by Andrew TaylorLisa Mascaro
| December 23, 2020 12:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump late Tuesday threatened to torpedo Congress’ massive COVID-19 relief package in the midst of a raging pandemic and deep economic uncertainty, suddenly demanding changes fellow Republicans have opposed.

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