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President Trump said the idea to deploy body cameras to federal officers in Minneapolis was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision. Photo: Alex Brandon/AP

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President Trump said the idea to deploy body cameras to federal officers in Minneapolis was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision.

Trump Supports Bodycam Deployment to Minneapolis

Reporter: Kristi Noem just announced that you're deploying body cameras to Minneapolis. What's your thinking behind this decision, and do you wanna see this everywhere?

Well it wasn't my decision. I would have, you know, I leave it to her. They generally tend to be good for law enforcement because people can't lie about what's happening. So it's, generally speaking, I think 80% good for law enforcement. But if she wants to do that, I'm okay with it. Remember one thing, we closed the border. I got elected on a disastrous border, and we have nobody coming in through our border anymore. We had 25 million people coming in four years through our border. Many of them were murderers and drug dealers and mentally insane from mental institutions and insane asylums. And now, we don't have anybody coming in. For nine months now, I mean, they actually report zero, we have zero people coming in, which I found hard to believe. But the Democrats do that report. They tend to be left-leaning that do that report. So I assume it's true, and if it's not, it's a very tiny amount of people. But we basically have a tremendously perfect, strong border and also crime levels are at the lowest point they've been in 125 years. Since 1900, we have the best numbers, and that's despite the fact that we had a lotta criminals and murderers. 11,888 murderers came in. And we have the lowest numbers that we've had in 125 years. So you know, so we're doing a good job. If she wants to do the camera thing, that's okay with me.

President Trump praised Kevin Warsh, his pick to lead the Federal Reserve, during an event at the White House. If confirmed by the Senate, Warsh would succeed Jerome Powell in mid-May. Photo: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg; Evan Vucci/Associated Press

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President Trump praised Kevin Warsh, his pick to lead the Federal Reserve, during an event at the White House. If confirmed by the Senate, Warsh would succeed Jerome Powell in mid-May.

Trump Calls Kevin Warsh ‘Perfect Candidate’ for Fed Chair

Reporter 1: Did Kevin Warsh commit to you that he will push to cut interest rates if he's confirmed?

No, but we talk about it, and I've been following him and I don't want to ask him that question. I think it's inappropriate, probably. It probably would be allowed, but I want to keep it nice and pure. But he certainly wants to cut rates. I've been watching him for a long time.

Reporter 2: Did you have any concerns about his hawkish history of pushing for rate hikes?

He's gonna want to do the same thing. I think that, yeah, I've had times when I think you've had to really have rate hikes too, but he's very smart, very good, strong, young, pretty young. In the whole country, I would say that this was the, you know, perfect candidate. This was not a surprise or anything. This was the man that's most qualified.

Kevin Hassett, the Director of the White House National Economic Council, was one of President Trump's finalists to lead the Federal Reserve. Trump said on Friday that Hassett would remain in his role. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

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Kevin Hassett, the Director of the White House National Economic Council, was one of President Trump's finalists to lead the Federal Reserve. Trump said on Friday that Hassett would remain in his role.

Hassett Praises Trump’s Fed Chair Pick Kevin Warsh

I've got my dream job. You guys have been seeing me say that for months. I think President Trump made a great choice and I'm really thrilled and humbled by all the kind things he said about me. You know, the bottom line is that the economic team in this White House was Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick and myself. I think we've been hitting on all cylinders and it's a really bad time to change teams. You don't change quarterbacks when you're way ahead and I really have high regard for Kevin, and we're gonna put every effort that we have into getting him confirmed as soon as possible.

During the cabinet meeting on Thursday, President Trump said American citizens will soon be able to go to Venezuela safely and major oil companies are ‘picking their locations’ there. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

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During the cabinet meeting on Thursday, President Trump said American citizens will soon be able to go to Venezuela safely and major oil companies are ‘picking their locations’ there.

Trump Says U.S. Will Open Commercial Airspace Over Venezuela

We have the major oil companies going to Venezuela now scouting it out and picking their locations, and they'll be bringing back tremendous wealth for Venezuela and for the United States. And the oil companies will do fine too. Venezuela will actually make for themselves more money than they've ever made before. And I just spoke to the president of Venezuela and informed her that we're gonna be opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela. American citizens will be very shortly able to go to Venezuela, and they'll be safe there, they'll be safe. It's under very strong control.

In a video published by The News Movement, Alex Pretti is seen kicking out the taillight of an SUV before immigration authorities wrestle him to the ground. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images

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In a video published by The News Movement, Alex Pretti is seen kicking out the taillight of an SUV before immigration authorities wrestle him to the ground.

Watch: Alex Pretti Confronts Federal Officers in Minneapolis 11 Days Before His Death

You fucker! Get outta here!

Fuck you guys! Fucking trash!

Get outta here!

Fucking trash! Fuck you! Fuck you!

Oh, no!

Fuck you!

No! No!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Protestor: Help me! Help me!

Protestor: Stop! Stop!

Protestor: Call the police! Call the police!

Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you!

Protestor: Call the police! Help me!

Protestor: Fuck you!

Watch: Alex Pretti Confronts Federal Officers 11 Days Before His Death

After a second fatal shooting by immigration enforcement officials, Tom Homan said the administration is working to draw down officers and shift to targeted operations in the city. Photo: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

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After a second fatal shooting by immigration enforcement officials, Tom Homan said the administration is working to draw down officers and shift to targeted operations in the city.

White House Border Czar Says Minneapolis Operation Hasn't Been Perfect

The mission is going to improve because of the changes we're making internally. No agency organization is perfect. President Trump and I, along with others in the administration, have recognized that certain improvements could and should be made. That's exactly what I'm doing here. We will conduct targeted enforcement operations. We are not surrendering the president's mission in immigration enforcement. Let's make that clear. Prioritization of criminal aliens doesn't mean we forget about everybody else. That's just simply ridiculous.

Jerome Powell said he's committed to keeping the Federal Reserve independent from politics. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

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Jerome Powell said he's committed to keeping the Federal Reserve independent from politics.

Powell Insists the Fed Will Remain Independent

The Republican Senator Thom Tillis, who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, said he will block any Fed nominee, including the Chair, until this investigation into you is resolved. Do you support this move by the senator? And what conversations have you had with the senator?

I've got nothing for you on that.

More broadly, what would happen to American households if the Federal Reserve loses its ability to operate independent from politics?

So really, the point of independence is not to protect policy makers or anything like that. It just is that every advanced economy democracy in the world has come around to this common practice. It's just an institutional arrangement that has served the people well. And that is to have a separation between, to not have direct elected official control over the setting of monetary policy. And the reason is that monetary policy can be used, through an election cycle to affect the economy in a way that will be politically worthwhile. So this isn't, I'm not talking about the US context. This is every advanced economy democracy of any size. So it's a good practice. It's pretty much everywhere among countries that look at all like the United States. And I think if you lose that, it's, first of all, it'll be hard to restore the credibility of the institution. If people lose their faith that we're making decisions only on the basis of our assessment of what's best for everyone, for the wide public, rather than trying to benefit one group or another. If you lose that, it's gonna be hard to retain it. And we haven't lost it. I don't believe we will. I certainly hope we won't. But it's very important, and the reason it's important is that it's enabled central banks generally not to be perfect, but to serve the public well.

You're confident it can maintain that independence at this point?

Yes. I mean, I'm strongly committed to that, and so are my colleagues.

A man sprayed Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar with an unknown substance while she was addressing a town hall in Minneapolis. She was not injured. Photo: Octavio Jones/AFP/Getty Images

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A man sprayed Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar with an unknown substance while she was addressing a town hall in Minneapolis. She was not injured.

WATCH: Unknown Substance Sprayed on Rep. Ilhan Omar

Whom must resign or face impeachment.

He's not resigning.

It's not about him, it's about your safety. No, he sprayed something on you. You need to go get checked. Yeah, and it smells terrible.

It smells really bad.

Watch: Unknown Substance Sprayed on Rep. Ilhan Omar

President Trump defended Kristi Noem on Tuesday following criticism of her response to last week’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis. Photo: Evan Vucci/Associated Press

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President Trump defended Kristi Noem on Tuesday following criticism of her response to last week’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis.

Trump on Noem Criticism: 'She’s Doing a Very Good Job'

I think she's doing a very good job. I think she's doing a very good job. The border is totally secure. You know, you forget, we had a border that I inherited where millions of people were coming through. Now we have a border where no one is coming through. They come into our country only legally. So you have to remember those things. You know, people forget, as soon as you accomplish something, it goes into history and nobody ever wants to talk about it. We had a border that caused all of this problem. Biden caused and the Democrats caused this problem. They allowed tens of millions of people to come in. Many of them were murderers. Many were drug dealers, drug addicts, people from mental institutions. They allowed these people to violate our country, to come into our country. And that's what we're talking about. So if you remember, we had a horrible border, the worst border we've ever had ever in history. People were flowing through by, we think, 25 million people, not to mention drugs and everything else. And that border is absolutely closed.

Reporter: Mr. President. Well, our country's doing so well, prices are coming down. The border is really strong. You know, if you remember, I probably got elected more than anything else on the border. We had a border that was open with 25 million people coming through with an open border policy, which was insane. And that's the one, that's the policy that caused the problems that we have. With all of that being said, with the other than, I would say, just to put it accurately, Minnesota and in particular Minneapolis, because it's not all of Minnesota, every city that we've gone to has been, like literally crime has gone down 50, 60, 70, 80. In Washington, it's gone down. There's practically no crime. You know, Washington is a great example, but you take a look at other cities, Memphis, Tennessee, the crime is down 78%. And you know where else it's down? It's down in Minnesota. It's down in Minneapolis, and it's down very much because of the fact that we're there. So we can't lose sight of the fact that we have to take murderers and drug lords and people from mental institutions that were dumped into our country through open borders of the Democrats of Biden, and we're doing a great job.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump spoke with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and outlined a path to 'restoring law and order' in the state. Photo: Will Oliver/EPA/Shutterstock

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump spoke with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and outlined a path to 'restoring law and order' in the state.

Trump Outlined Path to Restore 'Law and Order' in Minnesota, White House Says

It is President Trump's hope, and wish, and demand for the resistance and chaos to end today. That's why President Trump spoke with Governor Waltz directly this morning, and he has outlined a clear and simple path to restoring law and order in Minnesota. Number one, Governor Waltz, Mayor Fry, and all Democrat leaders should turn over all criminal, illegal aliens currently incarcerated in their prisons and jails to federal authorities, along with any illegal aliens with active warrants or known criminal histories for immediate deportation. Number two, state and local law enforcement must agree to turn over all illegal aliens who are arrested by local police. And then thirdly, local police must assist federal law enforcement in apprehending and detaining illegal aliens who are wanted for crimes, especially violent crimes. If Governor Walz and Mayor Fry implement these common sense, cooperative measures, that I will add have already been implemented in nearly every single other state across the country, Customs & Border Patrol will not be needed to support ICE on the ground in Minnesota.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said nobody at the White House 'wants to see people getting hurt or killed,' and she accused Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey of creating 'dangerous situations' in Minnesota. Photo: Will Oliver/EPA/Shutterstock

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said nobody at the White House 'wants to see people getting hurt or killed,' and she accused Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey of creating 'dangerous situations' in Minnesota.

White House: Democrat Leaders Created 'Dangerous Situations' in Minnesota

Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America's streets. This includes Renee Goode, Alex Pretti, the brave men and women of federal law enforcement, and the many Americans who have been victimized at the hands of illegal alien criminals. Saturday's shooting remains under active investigation by Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI. The Customs and Border Protection is also conducting their own internal review. As President Trump said yesterday, the administration is reviewing everything with respect to the shooting, and we will let that investigation play out. But let's be clear about the circumstances which led to that moment on Saturday. This tragedy occurred as a result of a deliberate and hostile resistance by Democrat leaders in Minnesota. For weeks, governor Walz and the Mayor Jacob Frey and other elected Democrats were spreading lies about federal law enforcement officers who are risking their lives daily to remove the worst criminal, illegal aliens from our streets, murderers, rapists, pedophiles, human traffickers, and gang members. Governor Walz and Mayor Frey have shamefully blocked local and state police from cooperating with ICE, actively inhibiting efforts to arrest violent criminals. They have also used their platforms to encourage left wing agitators to stalk, record, confront, and obstruct federal officers who are just trying to lawfully perform their duties, which has created dangerous situations threatening both these officers and the general public and Minnesotans alike. This is precisely what unfolded in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.

FBI Director Kash Patel suggested on Fox News that Alex Pretti had violently instigated the confrontation with federal officers. Photo: Mike Blake/Reuters

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FBI Director Kash Patel suggested on Fox News that Alex Pretti had violently instigated the confrontation with federal officers.

FBI's Kash Patel Defends Federal Agents After Shooting of Alex Pretti

There is outrage across the country that there is another killing, someone is dead at the hands of border patrol. What can you tell us?

Great to be with you, Maria. And, look, Secretary Noem stated it perfectly: you do not get to attack law enforcement officials in this country without any repercussions. You do not get to do that in Minnesota, LA, or anywhere else. And the interagency is leading the charge out there, we've already arrested with the interagency those that violated the FACE Act and impeded a peaceful prayer in church. We've already, just last night, arrested four more individuals involved in the damage of government property that we saw the videos of online, we've arrested other individuals who've made threats to law enforcement online. So we are not messing around, it doesn't have to be in person, if you threaten law enforcement officials or civilians, we are gonna come find you.

FBI's Kash Patel Defends Federal Agents After Minneapolis Shooting

"Free Solo" star Alex Honnold ascended the 1,667-foot-tall Taipei 101 tower without any safety gear. He is the first climber to scale this skyscraper without a rope. Photo: Ritchie B Tongo/EPA/Shutterstock

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"Free Solo" star Alex Honnold ascended the 1,667-foot-tall Taipei 101 tower without any safety gear. He is the first climber to scale this skyscraper without a rope.

Watch: Climber Scales Taipei Skyscraper Without Safety Gear

Personally, the biggest challenge was staying calm. I don't know, having the crowd, having the whole experience, having all the people around, it just makes it feel a little more intense. And so I think starting felt, you know, I was a little more nervous getting off the ground, and then as I climbed, I relaxed more and more. I was like, "Oh, this is so fun." I mean, this is why I do it. It was incredible. It was very windy, so I was like, "Don't fall off the side." I was like trying to balance nicely. But no, it was like, what an incredible position, and I mean, what a beautiful way to see Taipei.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticized President Trump’s remarks on Fox News, which stated that NATO troops remained ‘a little off the front lines’ in Afghanistan. Photo: Jordan Pettitt/Pool/Reuters

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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticized President Trump’s remarks on Fox News, which stated that NATO troops remained ‘a little off the front lines’ in Afghanistan.

Starmer Calls Trump’s Comments on NATO Troops in Afghanistan ‘Appalling’

Let me start by paying tribute to the 457 of our armed services who lost their lives in Afghanistan. I will never forget their courage, their bravery, and the sacrifice that they made for their country. There are many also who were injured, some with life-changing injuries, and so I consider President Trump's remarks to be insulting and frankly appalling.

President Trump sued JPMorgan and its Chief Executive Jamie Dimon for $5 billion, alleging the bank improperly closed his accounts for political reasons after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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President Trump sued JPMorgan and its Chief Executive Jamie Dimon for $5 billion, alleging the bank improperly closed his accounts for political reasons after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

Trump Sues JPMorgan for Closing His Accounts

Jamie Dimon, no, I haven't spoken to him. No. He banked me. So we'll see if that beeps anything, but I think it should. You shouldn't be debanked. You get debanked if you don't have money or if you're at fault. I have this great company. And all of a sudden I was told, "No, you can't do that." It's so wrong. It's so wrong. And so, I don't know, I don't know what their excuse would be. Maybe their excuse would be the regulators. I don't know. But regardless, I guess it's a good lawsuit. 'cause every pundit has come out and said, "Trump has a great lawsuit here." You're not allowed to do what they did. Jamie Dimon what he did, he's not allowed to do that.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was invited to join President Trump’s new Board of Peace but voiced reservations if Russia were also included. Photo: Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA/Shutterstock

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was invited to join President Trump’s new Board of Peace but voiced reservations if Russia were also included.

Zelensky: Trump Can Stop the War in Ukraine

We want to stop this war. And that's why I think President Trump can, he really can, because he has dialogue with Putin. Not everybody has dialogue, just him and . He has dialogue with Putin on the same levels. I think America is much stronger than Russia and you can see the result of this war. That's why I think that American army is stronger than Russian army. Because of our experience with the war, with defending ourselves. And that's why I think he can do. It's not the news about this council, for me. I didn't know how it will be, that it will be in Davos, and who President Trump will involve or propose invitation. I didn't know, it's up to him, but I said that for us, it's understandable that we will be in this war when the war will end. Now with Russians, we are enemies. Belarus is allies of Russians. We can't be with them.

Video released by the French Navy shows that they seized a so-called shadow tanker carrying Russian oil in the Mediterranean. The act signals a more aggressive approach from Western nations to clamp down on the shadow fleet. Photo: État-Major des Armées/France

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Video released by the French Navy shows that they seized a so-called shadow tanker carrying Russian oil in the Mediterranean. The act signals a more aggressive approach from Western nations to clamp down on the shadow fleet.

French Forces Seize Ship Carrying Russian Oil

Speaker: Okay. French Navy, French Navy.

Speaker: French Navy?

Vice President JD Vance said he wanted to meet with business leaders, ICE officials and local law enforcement to tone down the temperature during his visit to Minneapolis. Photo: Jim Watson/Pool/Getty Images

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Vice President JD Vance said he wanted to meet with business leaders, ICE officials and local law enforcement to tone down the temperature during his visit to Minneapolis.

Vance Blames Local Officials for Turmoil in Minnesota

Reporter: Local school district here is alleging ICE agent detaining a 5-year-old after preschool on Tuesday. We've also seen multiple American citizens detained by ICE, harassed by in the last six weeks. Are you proud of how your administration is conducting this immigration crackdown here, in Minnesota right now?

Well, I'm proud of the fact that we're standing behind law enforcement and I'm proud of the fact that we're enforcing the country's laws. But you know, you asked a question about this five year old kid. I actually saw this terrible story while I was coming to Minneapolis, and I'm a father of a 5-year-old actually, a five year-old little boy, and I think to myself, "Oh my God, this is terrible. How did we arrest a 5-year-old?" Well, I do a little bit more follow-up research, and what I find is that the five-year-old was not arrested, that his dad was an illegal alien, and then they went, when they went to arrest his illegal alien father, the father ran. So the story is that ICE detained a five-year-old. Well, what are they supposed to do? Are they supposed to let a five-year-old child freeze to death? Are they not supposed to arrest an illegal alien in the United States of America? If the argument is that you can't arrest people who have violated our laws because they have children, then every single parent is gonna be completely given immunity from ever being the subject of law enforcement. That doesn't make any sense. No one thinks that makes any sense.

Reporter 2: After the Renee Good shooting, the administration seemed to suggest that ICE officers enjoyed near complete immunity. But today you told the Washington Examiner that when appropriate, the administration might take disciplinary actions against ICE agents. So is that a change in opinion, and if so, why the change in tone?

No, I didn't say, and I don't think any other official within the Trump administration said that officers who engaged in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity. That's absurd. What I did say is that when federal law enforcement officers violate the law, that is typically something that federal officials would look into. We don't want these guys to have kangaroo courts. We want them to actually have real due process, real investigation, because again, sometimes they're accused of wrongdoing and it turns out when you learn the context, they didn't actually do anything wrong. We're seeing this level of chaos only in Minneapolis. LA and Chicago, we had some problems there. Pretty much every jurisdiction where these guys are operating, you don't see the same level of chaos, you don't see the same level of violence, you don't see the problems that we're seeing in Minneapolis. Maybe the problem is unique to Minneapolis and we believe that it is, and it's a lack of cooperation between state and local law enforcement and federal law enforcement.

President Trump gave a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

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President Trump gave a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Trump Says U.S. Won’t Use Force to Acquire Greenland

I'm seeking immediate negotiations to once again discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States. We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be frankly unstoppable. But I won't do that, okay? Now everyone's saying, "Oh good." That's probably the biggest statement I made 'cause people thought I would use force. I don't have to use force, I don't want to use force, I won't use force. And all we're asking for is to get Greenland, including right title and ownership, because you need the ownership to defend it. You can't defend it on a lease. Number one, legally it's not defensible that way totally. And number two, psychologically, who the hell wants to defend a license agreement or a lease? It's a very small ask compared to what we have given them for many, many decades. But the problem with NATO is that we'll be there for them a hundred percent, but I'm not sure that they'd be there for us.

Speaking in Davos, the U.S. Treasury Secretary said Europe should “take a deep breath” and listen to President Trump’s arguments. Photo: Markus Schreiber/Associated Press

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Speaking in Davos, the U.S. Treasury Secretary said Europe should “take a deep breath” and listen to President Trump’s arguments.

Bessent Decries Europe’s ‘Reflexive Anger’ Over Tariff Threat

The president obviously believes that national security is economic security, economic security is national security. And we're not putting a 10% tariff on Greenland, we're putting a 10% tariff on the eight countries that chose to send troops to Greenland. I mean, for those countries to activate their troops, I'm not sure what signal that's supposed to send. It seems pretty quixotic to me. So President Trump has made it clear that we will not outsource our national security or our hemispheric security to any other countries. Our partner, the UK, is letting us down with the base on Diego Garcia, which we had shared together for many, many years, and they want to turn it over to Mauritius. So President Trump is serious here. Just as I said after Liberation Day last year, I would tell everyone, take a deep breath. Do not have this reflexive anger that we've seen and the bitterness. Why don't they sit down, wait for President Trump to get here and listen to his argument, because I think they're gonna be persuaded.

President Trump predicted that both the U.S. and NATO will be satisfied with a deal on the future of Greenland ahead of meetings with European leaders in Davos. Photo: Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

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President Trump predicted that both the U.S. and NATO will be satisfied with a deal on the future of Greenland ahead of meetings with European leaders in Davos.

Trump: ‘NATO's Going to Be Very Happy’ With a Greenland Deal

Reporter: If a consequence of your determination to take control of Greenland is the ultimate breakup of the NATO alliance, is that a price you're willing to pay?

You mean the breakup of...

Of the NATO alliance.

It's very interesting question. So I think something's gonna happen that's gonna be very good for everybody. Nobody's done more for NATO than I have, as I said before, in every way. Getting them to go up to 5% of GDP was something that nobody thought was possible and pay. At 2%, they weren't paying, at 5%, they are paying, and they're buying a lot of things from us, and they're giving them I guess to Ukraine. That's up to them, but they're giving them to whoever they're giving them to, but they're buying a lot. I think that we will work something out where NATO's gonna be very happy and where we're gonna be very happy, but we need it for security purposes. We need it for national security and even world security, it's very important. How about the...

President Trump took questions at the White House press briefing room before heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Photo: Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press

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President Trump took questions at the White House press briefing room before heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Trump on How Far He Will Go to Acquire Greenland: ‘You’ll Find Out’

Reporter 1: How far are you willing to go to acquire Greenland?

You'll find out.

Reporter 2: If you move ahead with the Greenland related tariffs on Europe, you secured almost a trillion dollars of commitments from them to invest in the United States. Does that go put out the window if that happens?

I doubt it. Look, they need that agreement very badly with us. They really do, they fought very hard to get it, so I doubt that. But we'll see what happens. We have a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland. I'm leaving tonight, as you know, Davos. And we have a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland. And I think things are gonna work out pretty well.

President Trump insisted that Denmark has no right to Greenland as he escalates his calls for the U.S. to take control of the world’s largest island. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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President Trump insisted that Denmark has no right to Greenland as he escalates his calls for the U.S. to take control of the world’s largest island.

Trump Rebuffs European Leaders on Greenland: 'We Have to Have It.'

Look, we have to have it. They have to have this done. They can't protect it. Denmark, they're wonderful people, and I know the leaders, they're very good people, but they don't even go there and, you know, because a boat went there 500 years ago and then left that doesn't give you title to property. NATO's been warning Denmark for about 20 years now, longer than that, 25 years they've been warning Denmark about the Russian threat. And it's not only Russia, it's also China so we'll see what happens. But let's put it this way, it's gonna be a very interesting Davos.

Speaking at a healthcare event in Washington, President Trump praised a recent television appearance by National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett. “I actually want to keep you where you are if you want to know the truth,” the president said. Photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters

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Speaking at a healthcare event in Washington, President Trump praised a recent television appearance by National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett. “I actually want to keep you where you are if you want to know the truth,” the president said.

Trump Signals He May Keep Hassett in White House Job

I see Kevin's in the audience, and I just wanna thank you. You were fantastic on television today. I actually want to keep you where you are, if you wanna know the truth. Kevin Hassett is so good. I'm saying wait a minute, if I move him, these Fed guys, certainly the one we have now, they don't talk much. I would lose you. It's a serious concern to me. So I just wanna say thank you very much. You've done incredible. We don't wanna lose him, Susie, but we'll see how it all works out, okay? Thank you, Kevin. Great job.

Trump Signals He May Keep Kevin Hassett in White House Job

President Trump emphasized the U.S. must own Greenland, the semiautonomous Danish territory, ‘for national security’ during a roundtable discussion on healthcare in Washington. Photo: Alex Brandon/Associated Press

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President Trump emphasized the U.S. must own Greenland, the semiautonomous Danish territory, ‘for national security’ during a roundtable discussion on healthcare in Washington.

Trump Threatens to Put Tariffs on Countries That Opposed His Greenland Plan

I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland. 'Cause we need Greenland for national security, so I may do that. I'll give you a little... I'll take you out of that. In fact, that'll end up being the story. But actually this is a much bigger story because we're reducing healthcare by numbers that you haven't seen. Okay? They're always in operating rooms I wouldn't want to be...

Video released by the White House shows President Trump unveiling a new healthcare framework that aims to lower costs and increase price transparency. The proposal is likely to face obstacles in Congress. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

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Video released by the White House shows President Trump unveiling a new healthcare framework that aims to lower costs and increase price transparency. The proposal is likely to face obstacles in Congress.

Trump Announces ‘The Great Healthcare Plan,’ Urges Congress to Pass It

Today I'm thrilled to announce my plan to lower healthcare prices for all Americans, and truly make healthcare affordable again. We're doing things that nobody's ever been able to do. We're calling it The Great Healthcare Plan. Instead of putting the needs of big corporations and special interest first, our plan finally puts you first and puts more money in your pocket. The government is going to pay the money directly to you. It goes to you, and then you take the money and buy your own healthcare. Nobody's ever heard of that before, and that's the way it is. We will have maximum price, transparency, and costs will come down incredibly. I'm calling on Congress to pass this framework into law without delay.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the U.S. learned of Iranian plans to execute 800 people Wednesday, which didn’t happen. She didn’t say how the U.S. had learned about the planned executions. Photo: Evan Vucci/Associated Press

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the U.S. learned of Iranian plans to execute 800 people Wednesday, which didn’t happen. She didn’t say how the U.S. had learned about the planned executions.

White House Officials on Iran: ‘All Options Remain on the Table’

What I will say with respect to Iran is that the president and his team have communicated to the Iranian regime that if the killing continues, there will be grave consequences. And the President received a message as he revealed to all of you in the whole world yesterday, that the killing and the executions will stop. And the President understands today that 800 executions that were scheduled and supposed to take place yesterday were halted. And so the president and his team are closely monitoring this situation, and all options remain on the table for the president. The truth is, only President Trump knows what he is going to do and a very, very small team of advisors are read into his thinking on that.

White House Press Secretary on Iran: ‘All Options Remain on the Table’

Video posted by U.S. Southern Command shows U.S. forces boarding a sixth oil tanker in waters around Central and South America and the Caribbean. The oil-tanker crackdown has had a significant impact on Venezuela’s oil exports. Photo: U.S. Southern Command

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Video posted by U.S. Southern Command shows U.S. forces boarding a sixth oil tanker in waters around Central and South America and the Caribbean. The oil-tanker crackdown has had a significant impact on Venezuela’s oil exports.

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The Department of Homeland Security said a federal agent shot and injured a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis in self-defense, a week after an ICE officer killed Renee Nicole Good, sparking days of tense protests. Photo: Olga Fedorova/EPA/Shutterstock

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The Department of Homeland Security said a federal agent shot and injured a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis in self-defense, a week after an ICE officer killed Renee Nicole Good, sparking days of tense protests.

Federal Agent Shoots Venezuela Immigrant in Minneapolis Amid Protests

At 6:51 PM, Minneapolis Police received a 911 call reporting a shooting on the 600 block of 24 Avenue North. Preliminary information indicates that there was a struggle with a federal agent in front of the resident. During the struggle, the federal agent discharged his weapon, striking one adult male. The adult male then retreated inside of the residence, where he remained inside and refused to come out. Eventually, federal agents made entry into the residence and the individual was brought to an ambulance where he has been transported to the hospital. The crowd gathered in the area. The crowd is engaging in unlawful acts. They have thrown fireworks at police officers, and at multiple times, gas has been deployed. Police are attempting to disperse this unlawful assembly at this time.

Please! Please go home! Please!

We cannot be at a place right now in America where we have two governmental entities that are literally fighting one another. It's certainly not creating safety when a huge percentage of the shootings that have taken place so far this year in Minneapolis have been by ICE. I've seen conduct from ICE that is disgusting and is intolerable. If it were your city, it would be unacceptable there too. And for anyone that is taking the bait tonight, stop. That is not helpful. Go home.

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