President Donald Trump on Sunday signed coronavirus stimulus legislation after waiting days after it was passed and complaining about the bill on Twitter between rounds of golf while he vacationed in Florida.
Had Trump signed the bill after it passed one week ago on Monday, the Treasury Department believed they could get the $600 stimulus directly deposited into bank accounts by the end of 2020, with the remaining paper checks delivered by the middle of January.
Trump did not immediately sign the bill, complicating the plans to quickly deliver the relief. But the Treasury Department still hopes to be able to begin delivering checks before the end of the year, NBC News reporter Josh Lederman reports.
NEW: A senior Treasury Department official tells NBC News that Treasury still anticipates being able to start delivering the $600 direct stimulus payments included in the COVID relief legislation by the end of this week, @JoshNBCNews reports.
— Lauren Peikoff (@laurenpeikoff) December 28, 2020
On Sunday, NBC News reported Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is vacationing at a private resort in Mexico.
As a government shutdown looms and COVID relief hangs in the balance, Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin is at his home at a private resort in Mexico, sources tell @SRuhle and @JoshNBCNews.
Trump has spent three of the last four days golfing in Florida while Pence vacations in Vail.
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) December 27, 2020
