Veteran newsman Dan Rather on Saturday ripped President Donald Trump less than two hours before extended unemployment benefits were set to expire.
Trump again shifted his position on Saturday, urging Congress to pay $4,000 in direct payments.
The tweet was widely seen as a sign Trump would not sign the stimulus bill before the midnight deadline, as the Washington Post's Seung Min Kim noted on Twitter.
Guess he’s not signing it tonight — as jobless benefits for millions of Americans expire. And as the government shu… https://t.co/2t86LgqsjD— Seung Min Kim (@Seung Min Kim) 1609037925.0
Dan Rather was outraged by the situation.
"I am thinking of all those desperate for extended unemployment benefits tonight. Heartbreaking. The abject cruelty, the callousness, the lack of a single drop of empathy... during the holidays and a pandemic, in added tragedy. All for no purpose but a malignant ego," Rather posted to Twitter.
I am thinking of all those desperate for extended unemployment benefits tonight. Heartbreaking. The abject cruelty,… https://t.co/yHV3Yq1twj— Dan Rather (@Dan Rather) 1609038547.0
