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Trump reflected on the death of Corey Comperatore, who was killed at the rally.

Last Updated: July 13, 2025, 8:43 PM EDT

President Trump defended his attorney Pam Bondi on Saturday as leadership at the Justice Department and the FBI face turmoil over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

Trump praised Bondi for doing a "fantastic job" and urged his "boys" and "gals" to stop criticizing her. "LET PAM BONDI DO HER JOB — SHE’S GREAT!" he posted on his social media platform.

On Sunday, the president and first lady Melania Trump are attending the FIFA Club World Cup in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Jul 08, 2025, 12:24 PM EDT

Bessent: $100B in tariff revenue so far, $300B expected by end of year

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, at President Donald Trump's Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, was asked to discuss the impact of tariffs.

"We will have taken in about $100 billion in tariff income thus far this year," Bessent said. "And that's with the tariff -- the major tariff not having started until the second quarter. So we could expect that could be well over 300 billion by the end of the year. We don't agree with CBO scoring, but for those who do, the CBO scored tariff income over the next ten years at 2.8 trillion, which we think is probably low."

The news comes as Trump again delayed steep levies on dozens of countries that were set to take effect on Wednesday to August 1.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, July 8, 2025.
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Jul 08, 2025, 11:49 AM EDT

Trump announces tariff payment deadline, says there will be no extensions

President Donald Trump announced that tariffs will start being collected on Aug. 1.

In a new social media post, Trump indicated that Aug. 1 is the firm date and that there will be no extensions.

“TARIFFS WILL START BEING PAID ON AUGUST 1, 2025,” Trump wrote. "There has been no change to this date, and there will be no change. In other words, all money will be due and payable starting AUGUST 1, 2025 - No extensions will be granted.”

His social media post comes as the president indicated on Monday evening that the Aug. 1 deadline is flexible, offering a mixed message to his previous comments.

“No, I would say, firm but not 100% firm if they call up and they say, would like to do something, a different way, whether it be open to that. But essentially, that's the way it is right now,” Trump said.

Earlier, Trump claimed all trade deals were “done."

President Donald Trump attends a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, July 7, 2025.
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“We've spoken to everybody we know ... I told you. We'll make some deals. But for the most part, we're going to send a letter,” Trump said.

He also signaled that the time for negotiations is over.

--ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Jul 08, 2025, 4:44 AM EDT

Trump to hold Cabinet meeting Tuesday

President Donald Trump is scheduled on Tuesday at 11 a.m. to hold a Cabinet meeting, according to the White House.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, July 7, 2025.
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The meeting will be the president’s sixth of his second term.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

Jul 07, 2025, 10:16 PM EDT

Trump says he's planning to send more weapons to Ukraine

President Donald Trump says he's planning to send more weapons to Ukraine.

"We have to -- they have to be able to defend themselves" Trump said during a White House dinner Monday night with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "They're getting hit very hard now. They're getting hit very hard. We're going to have to send more weapons, your defensive weapons, primarily."

Trump’s comments come after Monday's press briefing, where White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked to walk through the decision to halt weapons to Ukraine. Leavitt stated it was the result of a standard review by the Pentagon of all weapons and aid to all countries that the U.S. supports.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, July 7, 2025.
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"When the Secretary of Defense took office, he directed the Pentagon to conduct this review to ensure that everything that's going out the door aligns with America's interests," Leavitt said. "So it's a pause to review to ensure that everything the Pentagon is pushing out there is in the best interest of our military and our men and women in uniform."

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

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