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US President Donald Trump speaks in front of a "JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!" banner at a Trump re-election campaign event at Mariotti Building Products in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, US. August 20, 2020. [Reuters]
Millions of Americans saw their jobless benefits expire on Saturday after US President Donald Trump refused to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, protesting that it did not do enough to help everyday people.
Trump stunned Republicans and Democrats alike when he said this week he was unhappy with the massive bill, which provides $892 billion in badly needed coronavirus relief, including extending special unemployment benefits expiring on December 26, and $1.4 trillion for normal government spending.
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