Trump Urges Congress to Amend ‘Wasteful’ Coronavirus Aid Bill

US President Trump has urged Congress to amend a $900bn coronavirus relief package to more than triple its stimulus payments to Americans.

In a video message posted on Twitter, he said the package “really is a disgrace”, full of “wasteful” items.

“It’s called the Covid relief bill, but it has almost nothing to do with Covid,” he said.

The $900bn bill includes one-off $600 payments to most Americans, Trump said it should be $2,000.