ADADTrump’s hastily crafted stimulus, which has won early support from most Republican lawmakers, marks a sea change on the political right. “This is Trump’s World War II,” said Stephen Moore, a Heritage Foundation fellow and an informal Trump economic adviser. He has advocated for a sweeping stimulus plan — so much so that when aides presented him with a $850 billion proposal, he encouraged a $1 trillion price tag, according to several people familiar with his thinking. President Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Vice President Pence attend the coronavirus news conference Tuesday in the White House press briefing room. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)Some Trump allies in the Senate are calling for adjustments to the stimulus proposal.

Source: Washington Post March 18, 2020 22:44 UTC