Trump says he wants a bigger coronavirus relief package than Pelosi's $2.2T proposal

President Trump said Tuesday that he would support a coronavirus relief package with an even bigger price tag than Democrats' $2.2 trillion proposal, as both parties rush to deliver aid to Americans ahead of the November election.

"Let me just explain," Trump said during an interview on "Fox & Friends." "I want to do it even bigger than the Democrats. Not every Republican agrees, but they will. I want to do it even bigger, because this is money going to people who did not deserve what happened to them."

"I would rather go bigger than that number, but we'll see," he added. "[House Speaker Nancy Pelosi] doesn't want to do anything until after the election, because she thinks it helps her. I actually think it helps us, because everyone knows she's the one who's breaking up the deal."

Trump's remarks come ahead of a Tuesday deadline for reaching a pre-election deal that Pelosi imposed earlier this week.

Although Democrats and Republicans broadly agree that another bill is necessary to aid the economy's recovery, they sharply disagree over the size and scope of it and they are billions of dollars apart in their proposals, unable to reconcile key policy differences on issues such as a virus testing plan, aid to state and local governments, and tax cuts for low- and middle-income families.

The Trump administration's latest $1.8 trillion proposal -- its largest yet -- was expected to include a second round of direct payments of up to $1,200 for adults and $1,000 for children; expanded unemployment benefits at $400 per week and additional funding for state and local governments.