Trump backs more financial aid for Americans amid Covid-19 crisis

Asked if he backed another payment for Americans, Trump told Scripps Networks in an interview that he backed sending out a second check

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President Donald Trump stops to speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House as he returns to the White House on Marine One in Washington. Photo: PTI
Reuters Washington
1 min read Last Updated : Jun 22 2020 | 10:47 PM IST
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he supported the idea of giving Americans a second round of financial aid amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Asked if he backed another payment for Americans, Trump told Scripps Networks in an interview that he backed sending out a second check. 

"We will be doing another stimulus package" with Congress, he added, saying the bipartisan measure would come "over the next couple of weeks probably." 

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