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Trump ripped for ‘transparent campaign stunt’ to get his name on stimulus checks
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Trump ripped for ‘transparent campaign stunt’ to get his name on stimulus checks

On Tuesday, reports showed that President Donald Trump plans to require the Treasury Department to put his name on every paper stimulus check that goes out to U.S. households — with the result that many people's checks will be delayed unnecessarily for political points.


Commenters on social media were outraged by the president's decision to put his own ego above ensuring that critical relief goes out to Americans in a timely fashion.

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