Mitch McConnell says 'no realistic path' for $2,000 relief checks bill

Attempts by Donald Trump and Democrats for bigger coronavirus relief checks fade in the Senate

Donald Trump's demand for $2,000 relief checks to Americans struggling financially with the pandemic was all but dead after Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that a proposal from Democrats had no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate".

Declaring that he would not be bullied" by Democrats into quickly approving the measure, McConnell effectively denied a final request for legislative action by the president in the waning days of his administration.