Whatever his intentions, Donald Trump is right to call the coronavirus relief bill a “disgrace.”

In a video released by Trump on social media on Tuesday, peppered with his usual dose of China-bashing, the president berated Congress for finding “plenty of money for foreign countries, lobbyists, and special interests while sending the bare minimum to the American people. I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000.”

Trump, who has been almost entirely absent throughout the stimulus negotiations and was talked out of making a public call for bigger cash payments by his own aides, has threatened to veto the bill unless it includes one-off stimulus checks worth $2,000. Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez quickly responded with screenshots of an amendment they were ready to introduce to do just that. A few tone-deaf criticisms notwithstanding (like the one from Amy Klobuchar accusing Trump’s proposal as an “attack on every American”), the Democratic leadership lined up quickly behind the $2,000 demand.