Even with some jobs lost to the coronavirus pandemic beginning to return, over 30M people are still receiving unemployment assistance and some fear President Trump's rosy assessment could leave them destitute if it goes away.
Katherine Henry, a 37-year old Massachusetts resident who lost her job as a trainer for a professional rugby team due to the pandemic, told NBC News the weekly $600 payments have been a “lifesaver” so far.
“My industry is just shuttered at this point,” she said. “I'd have no trouble working at our local Starbucks, but they aren't hiring. Republicans say it's an excuse not to go back to work, but there isn't any work.” But it’s now become the subject of an intense partisan debate that is in some ways a proxy fight over how each side views the state of the recovery.
“Today's announcement proves that our economy is roaring back, it’s coming back extremely strong” Trump said after the June numbers came out.
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