Thread by @gregpmiller, Stimulus checks will be delayed so that Trump's signature can be printed [...]

Stimulus checks will be delayed so that Trump's signature can be printed on the payments -- the first time Treasury has ever done so for a president. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/coming-to-your-1200-relief-check-donald-j-trumps-name/2020/04/14/071016c2-7e82-11ea-8013-1b6da0e4a2b7_story.html

In unprecedented move, Treasury orders Trump’s name printed on stimulus checks

The unprecedented decision means that when recipients open the $1,200 paper checks, “President Donald J. Trump” will appear on the left side of the payment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/coming-to-your-1200-relief-check-donald-j-trumps-name/2020/04/14/071016c2-7e82-11ea-8013-1b6da0e4a2b7_story.html

(Treasury denies any delay, but senior officials told @lisarein that the coding changes required for Trump's signature will slow delivery of first batch)

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