
On Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump reportedly ordered his administration’s negotiators to postpone aid talks until after the Nov. 3 presidential election.
The order postpones trillions of dollars in aid for American citizens.
Trump tweeted on Tuesday:
“I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business,”
The economic effect of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been overwhelmingly destructive on the U.S. economy, greatly impacting tourism, employment, transportation, and other key sectors.
The novel coronavirus was first discovered in Wuhan, Hubei, China, on Dec. 31, 2019, and has infected more than 35 million individuals worldwide, resulting in over 1.2 million fatalities across 188 countries and territories.