David Asman calls Trump's COVID relief orders politically smart, says Dems must 'argue against' safety net

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The political, economic and legal implications of Trump's executive action on COVID relief

David Asman, host of 'Bulls & Bears' on Fox Business, joins Bill Hemmer with insight on 'Bill Hemmer Reports.'

President Trump's executive order providing $400 per week in federal unemployment benefits and a payroll tax holiday for the rest of the working class means any Democratic threat of a lawsuit isn't as straightforward as it sounds, Fox Business Network host David Asman told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Monday.

"Politically, it is smart, from the president's perspective," the "Bulls & Bears" host said. "It forces Democrats to be against paying money to unemployed Americans. That is what they have to argue against. The checks stopped getting cut last week.

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"If there is no kind of executive order or deal, [and] there doesn't seem to be a deal from Washington, those checks from the government are going to stop and [the] unemployed will stop getting money," Asman added. "It forces Democrats to be against giving tax cuts to Americans making less than $100,000 per year."

Since Congress controls new federal spending, Trump predicted over the weekend that his orders could face legal challenges.

"If we get sued, it's [from] somebody that doesn't want people to get money," Trump said over the weekend. "And that's not going to be a very popular thing."

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"[In] enough parts of America, there is not a complete lockdown, there are jobs available," he said. "Legally, are Democrats in an election year going to go to court and sue the president to pay the unemployed?"

The $400-per-week unemployment benefit replaces the $600-per-week benefit which expired July 31. Advocates for the lower rate claim that the higher figure disincentivized workers from seeking employment.

Fox News' Marisa Schultz contributed to this report.