Trump Takes Executive Action
Posted on AllSides August 10th, 2020
On Saturday, President Donald Trump signed three memoranda and one executive order aimed at responding to the coronavirus pandemic: an additional $400 per week for unemployed workers, a payroll tax deferral, a suspension of student loan payments, and a memorandum aimed at preventing evictions. (White House)
The right believes the executive actions will help Trump politically but that they have worrying implications for the separation of powers.
The left is critical of the executive actions, arguing that they are both insufficient to combat the crisis and infringe upon Congress’s powers.