Ron Johnson Says US “Can’t Afford” $2K Checks as Trump Feasts With Billionaires

Senate Republican Ron Johnson (Wisconsin) has said that the U.S. “can’t afford” to implement Donald Trump’s proposal to send out $2,000 checks to supposedly offset costs of tariffs — just days after the president wined and dined some of the richest people on the planet at an extravagant black tie dinner in the White House. “Look, we can’t afford it. I wish we were in a position to return the…

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