On Sunday, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro claimed that “the Lord” and our Founding Fathers created executive orders because of partisan bickering.
What We Know:
- Navarro told Chuck Todd on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “the Lord” and our Founding Fathers “created executive orders because of partisan bickering and divided government”.
- This comment comes after Trump took matters into his own hands, despite a lot of debate on the new Coronavirus bill, and signed four executive actions on Saturday to help Americans through the COVID-19 crisis.
- House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi called this action “absurdly unconstitutional”. “Well, the fact is, is that whether they’re legal or not takes time to figure out,” Pelosi told CNN when asked if she would sue Trump to stop the executives actions, in which Trump said that if anyone sued, it’s someone that doesn’t want the people to get money. “Right now we want to address the needs of the American people. As my constitutional advisers tell me, they’re absurdly unconstitutional,” Pelosi added.
- Because the $600 weekly benefit expired last month, the executive orders provide $400 a week in enhanced unemployment benefits. Trump said it was less because it’s to encourage the unemployed to seek employment
- Plus, Trump signed on extending a moratorium on some evictions and student loan payments. Trump also signed on cutting the payroll tax to help Americans get more money but critics argue that payroll tax cuts would “weaken” Social Security and Medicare, which are what Americans are leaning towards for help during the pandemic.
- Navarro said he was convinced that “statutory authority” existed to sustain Trump’s actions and that Trump is the “hardest working president in history”. Navarro also slammed Pelosi saying she “goes out every day with her scarves flying and just beats the heck out of us for being cruel people”.
There has been a lot of talk on taking matters into court but so far nothing is final.
