Trump admin updates: Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be 'closed in its entirety'

Trump gave no further details on potential action.

ByKevin Shalvey, Alexandra Hutzler, Megan Forrester, and Ivan Pereira
Last Updated: November 29, 2025, 2:35 PM EST

President Donald Trump, who is set to spend the weekend in Mar-a-Lago, this week addressed the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.

Meanwhile, the administration continues to conduct negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war, with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveling to Russia and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to talk to the Ukrainians.

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Nov 25, 2025, 1:42 PM EST

Trump says Ukraine peace deal is 'close'

In the Rose Garden on Tuesday, President Donald Trump hinted that a possible Ukraine peace deal is on the horizon, but offered no timeline or concrete details.

"I think we're getting very close to a deal. We'll find out. I thought that one would have been done quicker," Trump said during his speech ahead of the Thanksgiving turkey pardon tradition.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, stand next to national Thanksgiving turkey Gobble during a pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Nov. 25, 2025, in Washington.
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"We did eight. I thought that would have been an easier one, but I think we're making progress," Trump added.

Trumps remarks come after a U.S. official told ABC News on Tuesday that a Ukrainian delegation has agreed with the United States on the terms of a potential peace deal.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

Nov 25, 2025, 1:34 PM EST

Vance to visit Fort Campbell to celebrate Thanksgiving with troops

Vice President JD Vance will travel to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to celebrate with service members ahead of Thanksgiving and will give remarks.

Vice President JD Vance carries his daughter Mirabel as he attends the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, November 25, 2025.
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Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Division, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, the 5th Special Forces Group and other Army units, the White House said in a press release.

President Donald Trump is expected to spend Thanksgiving in Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

Nov 25, 2025, 12:33 PM EST

Trump talks immigration, crime before pardoning turkey

Before pardoning a turkey at the White House on Tuesday, President Donald Trump spoke about immigration, sending the National Guard to Memphis and the Russia-Ukraine war.

President Donald Trump speaks during a pardoning ceremony for the national Thanksgiving turkeys Waddle and Gobble in the Rose Garden of the White House, Nov. 25, 2025, in Washington.
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During his remarks, Trump also called Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson "incompetent" and said that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should "invite us in" and "make Chicago safe."

Top officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, were also in attendance for the turkey pardoning.

Nov 25, 2025, 11:35 AM EST

White House says US has made progress with Russia and Ukraine during peace talks

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted in a statement on Tuesday that a few "delicate, but not insurmountable" details need to be sorted out between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. ahead of a finalized peace deal.

She said in her post on X that over the past week, however, "the United States has made tremendous progress towards a peace deal by bringing both Ukraine and Russia to the table."

No meeting has been scheduled between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump, a White House official told ABC News.

Employees work next to a crater at the site of the heavily damaged logistics hub of the Novus supermarket following Russian missiles and drones strikes in Kyiv, November 25, 2025.
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-ABC News' Isabella Murray

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