The comments came amid turmoil as DOGE took over USAID offices last week.
President Donald Trump made good on his threats to impose tariffs on some of the U.S.'s trading partners, announcing Saturday that he will levy 25% tariffs on some goods from Canada and Mexico and 10% on Chinese goods.
Experts have warned that tariffs of this magnitude will likely increase prices paid by U.S. and Trump appeared to acknowledge that “some pain” might be possible in the U.S.
Meanwhile, the Senate Finance Committee announced it will meet Tuesday, when it is expected to vote on the controversial nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services.
A second military flight left Tucson, Arizona, overnight, according to a DHS official repatriating about 80 Guatemalans back to the country.
The official said military deportation flights and the speed at which they have been mobilized is "unprecedented."
-ABC News’ Luke Barr
Trump was asked about Friday's pending Senate floor vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, and although he expressed confidence in his pick, he noted, "you'll never know what's going to happen."
GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins have both said they will vote against Hegseth.
Although Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell voted for Hegseth in a test vote Thursday on whether to advance his nomination, Trump questioned whether he would do the same today.
"Is Mitch a no vote?" he asked.
Even if he did, Vice President JD Vance could break a 50-50 tie to get Hegseth confirmed.
Trump refuted reports that he invited Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff to join him to tour the wildfire damage in Los Angeles.
Schiff told other news outlets that he declined the invitation from the White House because of Senate Cabinet confirmation votes taking place today.
Trump spoke with reporters as he left the White House Friday morning --- heading to North Carolina to tour areas affected by Hurricane Helene.
The president, joined by first lady Melania Trump, said people in the state were still suffering from the September storm.
"North Carolina has been treated very badly, so we're stopping there," he said.
