Trump admin live updates: Trump says Musk will 'pay the consequences' if he funds Democrats

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed a report from Reuters on a letter from the Trump administration to nations pressing them to provide what Reuters described as their "best offer" on trade matters by Wednesday.

"I can confirm the merits and the content of the letter. USTR sent this letter to all of our trading partners, just to give them a friendly reminder that the deadline is coming up. And they are in talks -- Ambassador [Jamieson] Greer, Secretary [Scott] Bessent, Secretary [Howard] Lutnick are in talks with many of our key trading partners around the globe," Leavitt said.

"This letter was simply to remind these countries that the deadline is approaching, and the president expects good deals," Leavitt added.

Elon Musk took to X on Tuesday to express his opposition to President Donald Trump's spending bill, claiming, "I just can't stand it anymore."

"This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination," he wrote. "Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it."

When asked about the post, Leavitt reiterated that the president supports the bill.

"This is the president's bill and he's sticking with it," she said.

Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson has come under fire for comments where he allegedly joked that he didn't know that hurricane season started.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed the reports and claimed on Tuesday that FEMA and the federal government were taking the season seriously.

The press secretary, however, warned that Trump will "review requests for emergency aid and carefully considering them," when it came to disaster aid.

"This president has made it clear we're not going to enable states to make bad decisions with federal tax dollars and then have the federal government later have to bail these states out," Leavitt said. "We want to see states be responsible with their tax dollars to do as much as they possibly can and then the president will deeply and thoughtfully consider any requests for federal aid that come to his desk."

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about states such as California and Connecticut that have restricted religious exemptions for student vaccine mandates.

The press secretary said the president supports religious vaccine exemptions and would follow up.

"I'll have the administration in the White House look into it and see what executive action, if any, we can take on that front," Leavitt said.