Trump Says He’ll Order Unemployment Payments If Impasse Persists
- President announces move during news conference in New Jersey
- Talks with Democratic leaders falter over cost, provisions
Donald Trump on Aug. 6.
Photographer: Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump said that if he can’t reach agreement with Democrats over stimulus legislation, he’s prepared to sign executive actions to provide expanded unemployment benefits, a temporary payroll tax deferral, eviction protection and student-loan relief.
“If Democrats continue to hold this critical relief hostage, I will act under my authority as president to get the American people the relief they need,” Trump said Friday at a news conference at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.