US President to Give $90 Payments to More Than 20 Million Seniors
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US President Trump said on the 2nd that he will provide cash payments to more than 20 million seniors. According to the White House, the federal government will pay $90 per person, or 14,000 yen. The recipients are a portion of seniors enrolled in Medicare, and the payments will be made early this month by direct deposit or check, with funding drawn from Medicare's trust fund. With the November midterm elections approaching, he aims to win support through the cash payments. Trump stressed on social media that he had "kept his promise on this issue, which is extremely important to the American people."