Because the American people were getting ready to throw the orange bum out and did.
So far, early data suggests that cutting the benefits given to Americans who lost their jobs during the covid-19 pandemic has not led to a big pickup in hiring. The 20 states that reduced benefits in June had the
same pace of hiring as the mostly Democrat-led states that kept the extra $300-a-week unemployment payments in place, according to state-level data from the Labor Department. Survey
data from the Census Bureau and Gusto’s small-business payroll data show similar results.
So, the denial was punitive to red state residents.