Give Biden a Chance? On Covid Aid, Some Trump Voters Just Might
Republican leaders in Washington firmly oppose the president’s stimulus plan, but a sizable number of Trump voters support it, interviews and polls show.
President Biden discussed his recovery plan at the White House on Monday.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times
Feb. 25, 2021
In Washington, Republicans stand united in opposition to President Biden’s first major legislative proposal, a $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan that they have labeled a bloated, budget-busting “blue state bailout.”
But in rural Maine, Anthony McGill, a self-identified conservative Republican, describes the bill as something else entirely: “Most of it sounds like a good idea,” he said.