Joseph Lord

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He also did so during his first term, donating his salary to various federal departments. 5/5/2025Updated: 5/5/2025President Donald Trump on May 4 said that he would again be donating his entire presidential salary back to the federal government, as he did in his first term. “I do something that no other president has done, they think maybe George Washington has done. I contribute my entire salary to the government, back to the government. And I’m doing it again,” Trump said.

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President Donald Trump said on May 4 that he has no plans to reduce tariffs on Chinese goods in order to bring about negotiations, spurning a demand made by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). On May 2, the Chinese commerce minister insinuated that China would only come to the table following a cut in tariff rates by the United States. NBC’s “Meet the Press” anchor Kristin Welker referenced those remarks in an interview with Trump that aired Sunday, asking whether he would meet those demands.

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President Donald Trump on May 4 ruled out using military force to annex Canada, but said he wasn’t ruling the possibility out in the case of Greenland. During an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” anchor Kristin Welker asked Trump whether he would rule out military force against Canada. Trump replied, “I think we’re not going to ever get to that point. Something could happen with Greenland.

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Trump announced earlier that he was nominating Waltz as U.N. ambassador and that the national security adviser would be stepping down from his post. 5/1/2025Updated: 5/1/2025Vice President JD Vance rejected claims that national security adviser Mike Waltz was ousted from his post due to a March controversy involving leaked national security information. “He wasn’t let go,” Vance told Fox News’s Brett Baier in an interview that aired on May 1.

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Joseph Lord

President Donald Trump on April 30 urged patience and trust in his tariff and trade policies, saying that rising prices and economic uncertainty reflect a necessary “transition period.” Trump acknowledged during a town hall hosted by NewsNation that there was a “perception problem” with the tariffs, but he said he was still confident he could make the case for his trade policy to the American people: “I just think that I'll be able to convince people how good this is.” Earlier the same day,...