<p>US President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday not to sign a $892-billion coronavirus relief bill that includes desperately needed money for individual Americans, saying it should be amended to increase the amount in the stimulus cheques.</p>.<p>The outgoing Republican president's threat, with less than a month left in office, throws into turmoil a bipartisan effort in Congress to provide help for people whose lives have been upended by the pandemic.</p>.<p>"The bill they are now planning to send back to my desk is much different than anticipated," Trump said in a video posted on Twitter. "It really is a disgrace."</p>.<p>Both the US House of Representatives and the Senate passed the legislation on Monday night.</p>.<p>Trump said he wants Congress to increase the amount in the stimulus cheques to $2,000 for individuals or $4,000 for couples, instead of the "ridiculously low" $600 for individuals currently in the bill.</p>.<p>Trump also complained about money in the legislation for foreign countries, the Smithsonian Institution and fish breeding, among other spendings.</p>.<p>"I'm also asking Congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation, and to send me a suitable bill, or else the next administration will have to deliver a Covid relief package. And maybe that administration will be me," he said.</p>
<p>US President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday not to sign a $892-billion coronavirus relief bill that includes desperately needed money for individual Americans, saying it should be amended to increase the amount in the stimulus cheques.</p>.<p>The outgoing Republican president's threat, with less than a month left in office, throws into turmoil a bipartisan effort in Congress to provide help for people whose lives have been upended by the pandemic.</p>.<p>"The bill they are now planning to send back to my desk is much different than anticipated," Trump said in a video posted on Twitter. "It really is a disgrace."</p>.<p>Both the US House of Representatives and the Senate passed the legislation on Monday night.</p>.<p>Trump said he wants Congress to increase the amount in the stimulus cheques to $2,000 for individuals or $4,000 for couples, instead of the "ridiculously low" $600 for individuals currently in the bill.</p>.<p>Trump also complained about money in the legislation for foreign countries, the Smithsonian Institution and fish breeding, among other spendings.</p>.<p>"I'm also asking Congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation, and to send me a suitable bill, or else the next administration will have to deliver a Covid relief package. And maybe that administration will be me," he said.</p>