President and billionaire ally take part in Fox News sitdown after the former sparked fresh alarm over U.S. intervention in the Ukraine war with confused criticism of Kyiv
Donald Trump's commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, has revealed plans to abolish the IRS, proposing the use of tariffs and Elon Musk's DOGE to achieve this. Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a Saudi-backed summit, calling him a dictator, while Zelensky accused Trump of being in a Russian disinformation bubble. The IRS faces layoffs of 6,700 employees due to budget cuts, with savings allocated to border operations, nuclear modernization, missile defense, submarines, and drones. Trump has endorsed Musk's "DOGE dividend" plan, aiming to cut taxes for families, workers, and companies, including exemptions for tips, Social Security, and overtime. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed support for Zelensky, countering Trump's remarks, and Trump is set to sign an executive order ending federal benefits for illegal migrants.