Never have I more wanted to preface a tweet with "knock on wood," but Trump has indicated to congressional leaders that he will sign the covid/omnibus bill into law, averting a potential long shutdown. W/ @seungminkim @JStein_WaPo @ToluseO https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/12/27/trump-stimulus-shutdown-congress/

Long Trump statement ("demanding many rescissions"; "Congress has promised"; "I will never give up my fight") amounts to total and complete surrender.

By signing, he has eliminated all leverage he had to actually do any of these things. Everything else is puffery: Dems are holding the $2K checks vote, which most Rs oppose; Congress has been promising to "review" 230 for yrs; Senate "process" will be quickly blocked by Ds, etc.

Re: rescissions -- Trump offered a $15 billion rescissions package in 2018 when political conditions were a lot more favorable than they are now. It took almost two months and ended with two Republican senators telling him to shove it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/senate-rejects-billions-in-trump-spending-cuts-as-two-republicans-vote-no/2018/06/20/1a44df9a-74aa-11e8-b4b7-308400242c2e_story.html

Trump: "The Senate will start the process for a vote that increases checks to $2,000, repeals Section 230, and starts an investigation into voter fraud."
McConnell: Thanks for signing the bill!

> @SpeakerPelosi says Trump needs to "immediately call on Congressional Republicans to end their obstruction" -- which is true, because Dems are bringing up the $2K checks bill under suspension of the rules -- i.e., needs 2/3rds (a lot of R votes) to pass.

At least one House R is going to vote for the standalone $2K checks -- Problem Solvers co-chair @RepTomReed: "It is only fair that we act decisively now..."

Ahem on rescissions...
The last act of @NitaLowey's storied appropriations career is telling @realDonaldTrump to take a long walk off a short pier: