WASHINGTON — House Democrats tore into President Donald Trump on Friday over his push to stamp his name onto official U.S. dollar bills, blasting what they see as his latest self-promotional move.
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) told Raw Story he tried during the COVID-19 stimulus negotiations to block any president from signing checks, arguing Trump was overly focused on promoting himself while in the White House.
“That’s all he cares about,” Boyle said, adding that Trump ultimately signed the payments sent to millions of Americans with “a big, psychotic looking signature.”
Other Democrats on Capitol Hill were even more blunt.
“Unbelievable,” Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said. “That man is a nut. [He] really wants his name on everything.
Lofgren called Republican efforts to name things after the president “embarrassing.”
“I’m embarrassed for them,” she said.
Meanwhile, Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) accused Republicans of enabling Trump out of fear.
“They’re afraid of him, and it's really pathetic,” McGovern said. “They're screwing over their own constituents on a daily basis, because they're more afraid of him than they are of the wrath of their constituents.”
The Massachusetts lawmaker didn’t hold back when asked about Trump’s signature push, calling it “so cringey” and “over the top.”
“I mean, like there's something wrong with him,” McGovern concluded.