The House can vote remotely until January and the Senate was being called back to session. A pocket veto was never going to work - especially as unemployment benefits expired. There was no way over a third of Congress was going to suddenly have a change of heart.
Trump has approved all measures for direct aid to the American people. The pork now has to be separately voted on again. This means cowards like AOC don't get to hide behind the payments as an excuse.
There's now 3 potential outcomes:
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The pork is passed with some gains towards the more popular Section 230 Reforms & election investigations
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The pork isn't voted on again
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Congress tries to shove through a naked pork barrel Omnibus bill with no assistance for Americans. We see which politicians used the assistance as an excuse. Far more potential for this vote to fail
Until Congress tries to pass the other provisions in a separate vote, Trump is only going to dispense money to businesses & American citizens. If they can't get a vote in 60 days, the billions in foreign spending & pet projects won't even be used
For Trump to have successfully utilized a pocket veto, about 100 Representatives and 25 Senators would have to change their minds in less than a week.
You’re confused about how rescission works.