DEMOCRATS SEEK TO EXPLOIT TRUMP-GOP TENSIONS IN COVID-19 TALKS

Political Analyst // COO of Information Strategies, Inc // has authored several books including his newest, "An American Family Sampler," DONALD P. MAZZELLA talks with JT.

Democrats are attempting to drive a wedge between President Trump and Senate Republicans in their negotiations over the next coronavirus-relief package. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) are employing a divide-and-conquer strategy, betting that Trump’s eagerness for a big COVID-19 bill that could bolster the faltering economy will override Senate GOP concerns about adding trillions more to the federal debt. Democrats say the White House-Senate Republican unity started showing signs of strain last week after administration officials floated a short-term extension of the $600-a-week federal enhancement to state unemployment benefits that lapsed on Friday.