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Actress Susan Sarandon called out President Joe Biden over his promise of $2,000 COVID-19 stimulus checks. The Hollywood activist also warned the Democrats that they could lose elections in 2022 and 2024 if they attempt to do a "bait and switch" with the coronavirus relief package.
With Americans struggling financially because of the coronavirus lockdowns, Sarandon took to Twitter to take Democrats to task.
"Where are the $2K checks you promised @JoeBiden @KamalaHarris @ReverendWarnock @ossoff? At a time when only 39% of Americans could afford a $1,000 emergency & over 15 million have lost employer-sponsored health insurance, the diff between $1,400 & $2K is a matter of survival," Sarandon tweeted.
The progressive activist tagged President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as newly elected senators from Georgia Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. All four of the Democrats promised $2,000 coronavirus stimulus checks, and promoted the funds heavily during the campaign for Ossoff and Warnock.
In January, Sarandon told Ossoff and Warnock to "please fight for the $2,000 check" that the politicians had promised.
Sarandon, 74, included a video compilation of Democrats saying they will provide Americans with $2,000 stimulus checks.
Currently, the government is expected to issue $1,400 stimulus checks as part of the $1.9 trillion emergency aid package that was passed by the Democratic-controlled Congress early Friday morning. A Politico report said Biden "remained firm on the size of the $1,400 payment."
The upcoming stimulus checks are expected to be more targeted, and "upper-income taxpayers" will likely be barred from receiving payment or the total amount will be diminished for high earners.
If voters feel like Dems are pulling a bait and switch, don't be surprised when they don't show up in 2022 or 2024.— Susan Sarandon (@Susan Sarandon)1612450106.0
Sarandon, who is an ardent supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), warned that if Democrats don't issue $2,000 coronavirus stimulus checks then they could be voted out in the 2022 midterms and the 2024 general election.
"If voters feel like Dems are pulling a bait and switch, don't be surprised when they don't show up in 2022 or 2024," she wrote.
Commenters noted that the $600 stimulus check that was issued in December and the anticipated $1,400 check adds up to $2,000.
The Oscar-winning actress asked, "Even if Dems meant $1,400 the entire time, the fact is that voters heard and were expecting $2,000 'IMMEDIATELY,' not maybe $1,400 some time in late spring. Is it really worth it to lose Dem voters in 2022 and 2024 over $600?"
The Daily Wire reported that some Democrats attacked Sarandon for demanding the Biden administration keep its promise of $2,000 checks.
One Twitter user blasted Sarandon, "God, here we go... The Dems will lose votes when hardcore leftist ideologues like yourself tweet nonsense like this out."
The actress replied, "Got it. So if Dems lose in 2022 and 2024 it's because I Tweeted and not because voters who desperately need $2,000 think they lied."
Got it. So if Dems lose in 2022 and 2024 it’s because I Tweeted and not because voters who desperately need $2,000… https://t.co/Z0W2rKnM9c— Susan Sarandon (@Susan Sarandon)1612452143.0
Last week, President Biden and the Democratic Party were ripped by their own supporters over the amount of the COVID-19 stimulus checks. Democratic voters voiced their displeasure online and demanded $2,000 stimulus checks that they were promised. One person even threatened, "Never voting D again."
Biden, Democrats get torched by their own for breaking $2,000 stimulus promise: 'Never voting D again'
President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party were blasted by their own supporters over the weekend after the Democratic Party made it clear that Biden would be pursuing $1,400 stimulus checks in another coronavirus relief bill — not $2,000 checks like Biden and other Democrats promised.
What are the details?
While campaigning during the Georgia runoff elections, Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, who both won their elections, made COVID relief a central campaign issue.
Biden did, too. While speaking in Atlanta the day before the election, Biden promised that if Democrats took effective control of the Senate by winning both runoff elections, $2,000 stimulus payments would be distributed to Americans immediately.
However, Biden broke that promise before ever taking office.
As TheBlaze reported, the details of Biden's coronavirus relief package were made public about one week before his inauguration. Included in his plan are $1,400 stimulus checks — not the $2,000 checks that he promised. The lower amount is being attributed to the relief package passed in late December, which included $600 stimulus checks. Biden is calling the first check a "down payment" and is adding it to his proposal to achieve the $2,000 promise.
The Democratic Party solidified the lower amount on Saturday when it tweeted Biden's $1,400 amount.
"@POTUS will build on the $600 down payment provided by Congress last year, sending an additional $1,400 to households across America, totaling direct payments to $2,000 per person," the Democratic Party said.
.@POTUS will build on the $600 down payment provided by Congress last year, sending an additional $1,400 to househo… https://t.co/JGy6D9rBJ3— The Democrats (@The Democrats)1612043462.0
What was the reaction?
The message was met with anger by Democrats and Democratic supporters, many of whom pointed out the clear contradiction between the current proposed amount and what was promised by Biden, Ossoff, and Warnock.
One person replied with a picture of a Warnock campaign ad that promised $2,000 checks, saying, "Where does this say $600 down payment + $1400 check?"
Where does this say $600 down payment + $1400 check? pic.twitter.com/TmqruhINiy
— Chef Gaykwon 🏳️🌈🚩🐧 (@GramsciFag69) January 30, 2021
Another person pointed to Biden's own words, which promised $2,000 checks.
this you? pic.twitter.com/nHk5Iuu0dC
— Bes D. Socialist (@besf0rt) January 30, 2021
- "i canvassed my ass off for y'all in georgia and you turn around and treat us like we're stupid," another person said.
- "The Democratic party deserves to go extinct," one person said.
- "Y'all promised $2000 checks if you won the Senate, what's this 'down payment' bulls***? I'm not selling you a car, I'm trying to keep a roof over my head and food on my table," another person responded.
- "I can't believe you're going to give up a generation of voters over $600 which was already a fraction of what other countries provided for their people," another person replied.
- "Build on a $600 down payment provided last year....lmao. Never voting D again," one person vowed.
- "People don't like it when you treat them like they're stupid," another person said.
- "Gaslighting the very people who trusted & voted for you," another person responded.
With a bipartisan spirit, 10 Senate Republicans wrote Biden over the weekend with a COVID relief counterproposal. Their legislation would reportedly cost just $600 billion to Biden's $1.9 trillion.
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