Trump Supports Extension of $600 Enhanced Unemployment Payment

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on July 30, 2020. Alex Wong/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he wants to extend the enhanced unemployment payment of $600 per week on top of normal unemployment payments.

“Yeah. I want to get them. I want to get them a lot,” he said when asked if he wants the unemployed to continue to get the extra $600 weekly payment.