Trump to sign executive order on coronavirus unemployment benefits, White House official says

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U.S. President Trump holds a news conference at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

August 8, 2020

By Jeff Mason

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Saturday intends to sign an executive order intended to provide economic relief to Americans hurt by the coronavirus pandemic after the White House failed to reach a deal with Congress, a White House source said.

“Amid congressional inaction, POTUS will be taking action to help Americans in need,” the official told Reuters. Trump is due to give a news conference at 3:30 p.m. ET (1930 GMT).

Nearly two weeks of talks between White House officials and congressional Democrats ended on Friday with the two sides still about $2 trillion apart on next steps to address the heavy human and economic toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken on the United States.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason, writing by Scott Malone, Editing by Franklin Paul and Diane Craft)

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