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Opinion: Trump should not have held up COVID relief bill

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, before departing on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. - photo by Associated Press

Donald Trump — President Donald Trump speaks with reporters Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, before departing on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. - photo by Associated Press

As a supporter of President Trump, I was upset by his choice to hold up the COVID-19 relief bill for five days (after Congress spent months working on it with no interest from the president), which allowed our unemployment benefits to expire and delay our $600 payments.