Sohn: More in from the Trump chaos reality show

New York Times file photo by Samuel Corum / President Donald Trump during the Army-Navy football game at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York on Dec. 12. Trump on Wednesday made good on his threat to veto the annual military policy bill, setting up what could be the first veto override of his presidency. New York Times file photo by Samuel Corum / President Donald Trump during the Army-Navy football game at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York on Dec. 12. Trump on Wednesday made good on his threat to veto the annual military policy bill, setting up what could be the first veto override of his presidency.

By Pam Sohn December 27, 2020 5 min read

On-again, off-again COVID aid

If you’re looking for stories with a twist of irony, palace intrigue and stunning corruption, the saga of Donald Trump’s Washington never disappoints.

As for us? We’re looking for the days with a bit more Pollyanna-like or Dickensesque stories – perhaps not unlike “A Christmas Carol” or something somewhat uplifting.

We don’t expect Trump to have an 11th-hour conversion to become a caring, giving, understanding person. If anything, he showed us last week that he’s even more like Scrooge than Scrooge.

After the country breathed a sigh of relief when Republicans and Democrats made a deal to pass a stimulus aid bill, Trump did an about-face on what he had instructed his Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to demand and agree to. Trump gave us all whiplash by throwing a wrench into the deal and saying he’d veto the $900 billion package unless the $600 checks to Americans were upped to $2,000.