With no deal in sight on coronavirus relief legislation, President Donald Trump attacked Democratic leaders negotiating with his top aides and once again threatened to act unilaterally to cut payroll taxes and take other actions in a speech at his Bedminster, New Jersey, club on Friday night. 'If Democrats continue to hold this critical relief hostage I will act on my authority as president,' Trump said, resuming attacks on Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, as the two sides remain trillions apart on relief. He also hailed new jobs number showing employment gains following steep drops this spring, and once again repeated his claim that the coronavirus ravaging the country will go away – pointing to the fact that new cases are starting to decline across the country.
Donald Trump vows to extend unemployment benefits until 2021, suspend months of payroll taxes and student loan payments and blasts Democrats for holding COVID relief 'hostage' after Congress stimulus talks collapsed
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