The delay could result in millions of people experiencing a suspension of unemployment benefits and a possible shutdown of the federal government on Tuesday. Also, stop the billions of dollars in ‘pork,’” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter on Saturday. The first provided unemployment benefits for gig and contract workers and others who don’t generally qualify for jobless aid. The second provided up to 13 weeks of additional payments to individuals who exhausted other programs that pay benefits, such as regular state unemployment benefits. Mr. Trump arrived at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday night, and has since visited his golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla., including on Christmas.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 27, 2020 04:23 UTC