Trump signs four executive orders for pandemic relief

President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders one day after coronavirus relief negotiations fell apart in Congress.

President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders one day after coronavirus relief negotiations fell apart in Congress, according to a senior administration official.

Trump on Saturday signed four executive orders, including one that provides $400 a week for additional unemployment insurance benefits — down from the $600 benefit that expired July 31. Another would extend a moratorium on evictions in addition to orders that would provide deferments for student loan payments and create a payroll tax holiday for those making less than $100,000.

The president signed the executive orders at a news conference in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Saturday afternoon. He said the Democrats had padded their bill with provisions that had nothing to do with coronavirus, saying they want “bailout money” for “states that have been badly managed by Democrats.” He also said the bill included “measures designed to increase voter fraud” and “stimulus checks for illegal aliens.”

Talks on a path forward for a COVID-19 relief bill collapsed Friday, with both parties leaving negotiations citing no measured progress toward an agreement and no plans for a future meeting.

Pelosi and Schumer criticized the use of executive orders in a press conference on Friday and said they were committed to negotiations.

“When the economy starts losing ground, the only choice is for a strong package, and yet at times yesterday our Republican friends seemed willing to walk away from the negotiating table to do an unworkable, weak and narrow executive orders, which are not going to do the job for the American people,” Schumer said.

Trump laid out his plan for the executive order in a speech from Bedminster Friday night. He accused Democrats of holding coronavirus stimulus negotiations “hostage.”

ABC News’ Allison Pecorin and Trish Turner contributed to this report.