Trump says 3rd term isn't a joke, despite term limit
"A lot of people want me to do it," Trump told NBC on Sunday.
President Donald Trump did not rule out seeking a third term for president when asked by NBC on Sunday, saying, “There are methods which you could do it."
“A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump said Sunday. “But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration.”
Meanwhile, tariffs on imported autos are to go into effect on Wednesday. While economist predict Trump's tariffs will raise prices in the U.S., his tariffs czar, Peter Navarro, predicted they would result in tax cuts: "Tariffs are tax cuts, tariffs are jobs, tariffs are national security, tariffs are great for America," Navarro told Fox News.
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Trump portrait in Colorado State Capitol to be removed, state officials say
The portrait of President Donald Trump in the Colorado State Capitol will be removed, according to the Colorado House Democrats, a day after the president called for what he says is a "distorted" painting of himself to be taken down.
"Republican leadership asked for it to be taken down," a spokesperson for the Colorado House Democrats said in a statement to ABC News on Monday. "The Speaker and Majority Leader are focused on keeping Coloradans safe and reducing costs, not hanging portraits. If the GOP wants to spend time and money on which portrait of Trump hangs in the Capitol, then that’s up to them."
The spokesperson provided ABC News with a copy of a letter from the legislature's Executive Committee of the Legislative Council directing staff "to immediately remove the portrait of President Donald Trump from its current display location on the third floor of the Capitol. The removed portrait shall be stored in a secure and appropriate location, as determined by the Director of Research of Legislative Council Staff, until further notice."
Colorado state Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, a Republican, confirmed in a statement to ABC News that he requested that Trump's portrait be taken down be replaced with one that "depicts his contemporary likeness."
ABC News has reached out to the Colorado governor's office.
In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump attacked the artist of the painting, claiming "she must have lost her talent as she got older" and that people from Colorado have complained about the work.
-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim
Embattled USPS chief steps down
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who attracted scrutiny in the months leading up to the 2020 presidential election over his handling of mail-in voting but later earned bipartisan support for his stewardship of the enormous federal postal agency, announced his resignation on Monday.
In a lengthy statement, DeJoy said he informed the Postal Service Board of Governors on Monday that this would be his last day, which comes a month after he told them of his intention to retire.
"I believe strongly that the organization is well positioned and capable of carrying forward and fully implementing the many strategies and initiatives that comprise our transformation and modernization, and I have been working closely with the Deputy Postmaster General to prepare for this transition," he said.
"While our management team and the men and women of the Postal Service have established the path toward financial sustainability and high operating performance -- and we have instituted enormous beneficial change to what had been an adrift and moribund organization -- much work remains that is necessary to sustain our positive trajectory," the statement continued.
Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino will assume his role until a permanent successor is named, and a search is already underway, DeJoy said.
Trump administration sued over plans to dismantle Department of Education
A group of teachers unions and public school districts are asking a federal judge in Massachusetts to block the Trump administration from dismantling the Department of Education, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday.
The lawsuit argued that Trump -- who signed an executive order last week directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to close the DOE -- lacks the authority to shutter a department that was created through an act of Congress.
The group of unions and school districts argued that the Trump administration’s actions -- both the executive order and plans to terminate half the department’s employees -- would "hobble" the Department of Education and prevent it from conducting its statutorily mandated duties.
The case was assigned to U.S. District Judge Myong Joun, a Biden appointee.
The lawsuit marks the second case that seeks to block the dismantling of the Department of Education. Earlier this month, a group of Democratic attorneys general filed a similar lawsuit to block the termination of thousands of DOE employees.
-ABC News' Peter Charalambous
Trump taps Dr. Susan Monarez to lead the CDC
President Donald Trump announced Dr. Susan Monarez as his new pick to head the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Monarez is currently the acting director of the agency.
"As an incredible mother and dedicated public servant, Dr. Monarez understands the importance of protecting our children, our communities, and our future. Americans have lost confidence in the CDC due to political bias and disastrous mismanagement," Trump said in the post.
He added that Monarez, if confirmed, will work with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedey, Jr., to "prioritize Accountability, High Standards, and Disease Prevention to finally address the Chronic Disease Epidemic and, MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN!"
The announcement comes after the administration withdrew Trump's other pick, Dr. David Weldon, citing the fact that Weldon (a vaccine skeptic) did not have the votes needed to be confirmed.
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart