Mark Meadows’s comments come as coronavirus relief talks on Capitol Hill remain stalled.
“Trump on Trial” lays out the backstory and aftermath of the impeachment of Trump, only the third president to face a trial in the Senate.
The discussions with states offer some of the first details of the federal government’s plans at a time when information shared by the administration has been limited and often confusing.
Some 20 million workers are losing $600 in weekly unemployment benefits today, and the White House and Democrats in Congress are blaming each other.
A conversation between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin led to another round of finger-pointing over negotiations on coronavirus aid.
White House officials defended the steps Trump took Saturday as necessary given scope of economic pain. But Democrats, some state officials and economists questioned their effectiveness.
President Trump signaled earlier Thursday that absent a deal, he will take executive actions on several fronts.
Trump on Wednesday renewed a threat of unilateral action on a payroll tax cut.
At least 1,500 FBI headquarters staff will relocate to $1.1 billion Huntsville campus while Washington-area plan flounders.
His comments come as negotiations continue on Capitol Hill, but the parties are far apart.
The administration has shared limited and often confusing information about its strategy, making it difficult for overwhelmed state and local officials to plan.
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows: “I don’t know that there is another plan, other than no deal.”
Highest priority is likely to go to health-care and essential workers and high-risk populations in a decision-making process that appears destined to stir controversy.
Senate Majority Leader McConnell acknowledged divisions among Senate Republicans over the overall legislation, which he unveiled Monday after days of delay.
The legislation includes hundreds of millions for military projects whose funding the administration had canceled.
House Democrats have proposed keeping the $600 benefit in place through January, but the program is set to expire later this week; $200 would be a bridge as states move to a new system.
