Trump held a last-minute press conference and claimed expansive executive authority as coronavirus relief negotiations fall apart

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• Trump held a last-minute press conference on Friday at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, and claimed to be ready to move forward with executive action on coronavirus relief.
• He said he was prepared to press on with enhanced unemployment benefits, an eviction moratorium, a payroll tax cut, and student loan relief.
• But his executive authority remained unclear with Congress holding the power of the purse.
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President Donald Trump held a last-minute press conference on Friday night and claimed to be ready to use expansive executive power should negotiations with Democrats on another stimulus package end.

"If Democrats continue to hold this critical relief hostage, I will act under my authority as president to get Americans the relief they need," Trump said.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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