#BidenLied Trends on Twitter as Critics Demand the 'Full' $2,000 Stimulus Checks He Promised During the Campaign

President Joe Biden has been busy signing more than 40 executive orders and memoranda in the past few days. But he still failed to make good on one of his key campaign promises: $2,000 stimulus checks.

Daily Wire noted that in a trip to Georgia backing two Democratic candidates in early January, Biden promised stimulus checks worth $2,000 to Georgians if the Democrats will win in Senate runoffs that week.

In his speech, Pres. Biden said: "that money will go out the door immediately to help people who are in real trouble." But so far, no stimulus check of that amount has reached people.

As the coronavirus pandemic tests people's patience, many grew unhappy with how Biden fell short of this promise, taking their frustrations to Twitter. There, they complained and used the hashtag #BidenLied which didn't take long to start trending.

#BidenLied trended, and the complaints about the stimulus checks only came after the Democratic Party tweeted about Biden's plan on distributing $1,400 stimulus checks to American families, in addition to the $600 stimulus checks that were approved earlier.

"@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 tweet said.

White House Scales Down Stimulus Checks for Some Families

The White House expressed openness in scaling down stimulus checks for families that make more than $150,000 per year, a senior administration official said. However, the Biden administration is set on retaining months of unemployment insurance access or funding for schools, said a report on ABC 7 KVIA.

The official also told CNN that if the counter-proposal by the Republicans moved forward, lawmakers would start negotiations again in two months.

The GOP is considering a $600 billion plan for the economic stimulus and relief package, something that the current administration is not open to, even though they were willing to make their $1.9 trillion smaller.

Reports said that the Republicans' stimulus proposal was the most significant response yet to the administration's relief package. But with more than a trillion dollars difference, the proposal will likely face opposition to Democrats in the House.

Republicans' Stimulus Package Includes More Direct Checks

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said on Sunday that the Republicans' stimulus package would include direct payments "targeted" to families in need, reported Fox Business.

According to Cassidy, Biden did not consult with his bipartisan group of senators, known as the "sweet 16," when he put forward his $1.9 trillion relief package.

"The President's team did not reach out to anybody in our group, either Democrat or Republican when they fashioned their proposal," Cassidy said. He then pointed out that if Biden really wanted to have unity in the country, he "ought to start with a group that's shown it's willing to work together for a common solution."

Cassidy sent a letter to Biden on Sunday with nine other Senate Republicans-Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Rob Portman, Shelley Moore Capito, Todd Young, Jerry Moran, Mike Rounds, and Thom Tillis-with information about their stimulus package proposal.

Talking to New York Daily News on Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the Republicans' stimulus proposal was insufficient and they should "negotiate with us, not make a take-it-or-leave-it offer."

Cassidy sent a letter to Biden on Sunday with nine other Senate Republicans-Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Rob Portman, Shelley Moore Capito, Todd Young, Jerry Moran, Mike Rounds and Thom Tillis- with information about their plan.

Talking to New York Daily News on Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the Republican plan was insufficient and they should "negotiate with us, not make a take-it-or-leave-it offer."