Trump Suggests Using Extra $300 Billion for Individual Stimulus Payments

Trump Suggests Using Extra $300 Billion for Individual Stimulus Payments
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pa., on Sept. 3, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
senior writer
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President Donald Trump suggested Friday that his administration may use $300 billion to pay a new round of individual stimulus payment.

“We have $300 billion in an account that we didn’t use—$300 billion. And we are willing to use that. I would be willing to release it, subject to Congress, and use that as stimulus money, and it would go right to the American people,” he said during a White House press briefing. “So we have $300 billion sitting in an account that we didn’t need because things are going so well with the economy.”
Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
senior writer
Allen Zhong is a long-time writer and reporter for The Epoch Times. He joined the Epoch Media Group in 2012. His main focus is on U.S. politics. Send him your story ideas: [email protected]
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