"Democrats in Congress have obstructed our efforts to extend support," Trump said at a news conference at his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
"We have had enough and we will save American jobs and provide help to American workers," the president said.
This is what we know about the decrees, according to the first reports from Reuters, AP and TT:
The unemployment benefit will be $ 400 a week, compared to $ 600 a week in the first support package, which expired on July 31. The Länder shall bear a quarter of the cost. Despite the cut, the new support is more generous than the $ 200 in federal support that leading Republicans argued for during two weeks of fruitless negotiations with the Democratic opposition.
The students' opportunity to take out government loans at zero interest is extended until the end of the year and probably longer than that.
The protection against evictions is extended.
Employer contributions are reduced for anyone earning less than $ 100,000 a year.