Conservatives urge Trump to halt coronavirus spending

Published June 16, 2020 11:36pm ET



Conservative advisers to President Trump are urging a halt to new coronavirus spending by Congress amid suggestions that the White House is considering a further $2 trillion package.

A letter addressed to Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signed by 25 prominent conservatives, including former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, Grover Norquist, Stephen Moore, and Art Laffer, says further relief measures would put the country on a “road to financial ruin.” Trump awarded Laffer the Medal of Freedom and considered Moore for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board.

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