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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Democratic lawmakers are “getting killed on the shutdown” as he claimed his administration is shutting down “semi-communist programs.”

“So we’re closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we wanted to close up or that we never wanted to happen, and now we’re closing them up, and we’re not going to let them come back,” Trump said. “The Democrats are getting killed.”

“We’re going to have a list of them on Friday, closing up some of the most egregious socialist, semi-communist — probably not full communist, we’re saving that for New York — but semi-communist programs, and we’re closing them up.”

It’s unclear which programs Trump was referencing.

The Trump administration has laid off more than 3,500 federal workers since the shutdown began on October 1. The Senate is scheduled to vote for an eighth time on a funding measure later today.

President Donald Trump said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth finds the media “very disruptive in terms of world peace” when asked about the Pentagon’s new restrictions on reporters.

“I think he finds the press to be very disruptive in terms of world peace and maybe security for our nation,” Trump said of Hegseth. “The press is very dishonest.”

Justin Baragona has the details:

President Donald Trump said he’s “very disappointed” with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Look, I’m very disappointed, because Vladimir and I had a very good relationship. Probably still do,” Trump said. “I don’t know why he continues with this war. This war has been so bad for him. He’s going into four years of a war that he should have beaten, he should have won that war in one week. He’s now going to soon be into his fourth year.”

Putin launched a full-scale offensive on Ukraine in February 2022.

“I had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin, but he just doesn’t want to end that war, and I think it’s making them look very bad he could end it he could end it quickly,” Trump added. “And I have to tell you I give credit, because who would think that Ukraine could have fought Russia for four years, to essentially a standstill.”

President Trump just suggested the U.S. could take action against Hamas if the militant group does not voluntarily lay down its arms as part of the ceasefire deal signed on Monday.

Speaking during a bilateral meeting alongside Argentinian president Javier Milei, Trump said he’d received verbal assurances that Hamas would disarm pursuant to the agreement during a phone call with negotiators.

“I spoke to Hamas, and I said, you’re going to disarm, right? Yes, sir, we’re going to disarm. That’s what they told me. They will disarm or we will disarm them,” he said.

He later clarified that he’d received the assurances of Hamas’ intention to disarm through his negotiating team, not directly from Hamas.

President Donald Trump labelled his long-time political foe, Senator Elizabeth Warren, “nasty” as he spoke with reporters ahead of his meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei.

“She has no idea what she’s doing,” Trump said. “Nasty, horrible senator.”

President Donald Trump hit out at ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos ahead of his meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei.

Trump said Vice President JD Vance had a “very nasty” interview with Stephanopoulos over the weekend, referring to the journalist as “George Slopidopoulos.”

He later declined to take a question from an ABC News reporter, calling the network “fake news.”

Stephanopoulos and Vance clashed over border czar Tom Homan during Sunday’s interview. Read the full story from John Bowden:

President Donald Trump addressed his administration’s $20 billion currency swap with Argentina.

A reporter asked the president to address how the package is “America first.”

“It’s really meant to help a good financial philosophy where Argentina can, after 20 years of disaster, because it was very successful at one point, and it can be again,” Trump replied.

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the U.S. has struck another boat that he claims had ties to narcotics trafficking.

It is unclear what evidence the Trump administration has to justify these strikes.

When asked if Hamas is “holding up their end” of the ceasefire deal with Israel, President Donald Trump responded: “We’ll find out.”

The question came as Trump greeted Argentine President Javier Milei outside the White House.

A reporter also asked Trump for his message to the Argentine people.

“We love them,” Trump said, before praising Milei.

They’re now meeting in the White House.

President Donald Trump greeted Argentine President Javier Milei as he arrived at the White House moments ago.

The pair will now hold a bilateral meeting, which comes days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a $20 billion currency exchange with Argentina.