Trump threatens 25% tariff on Venezuelan oil; Musk attends Cabinet meeting: Live

CNN host Michael Smerconish railed against Daily Show audience members approvingly applauding the recent vandalism of Teslas, claiming the “innocent car” had become a symbol of “misplaced hate” against Elon Musk.

Justin Baragona has the story.

Trump and his Cabinet officials spent nearly an hour discussing their accomplishments and answering questions from journalists at the White House.

Elon Musk was also present, seated at one end of the table, wearing a red “Trump was right about everything” hat.

The president used the occasion to showcase the administration’s progress on his agenda, including dramatically increasing deportations and downsizing the federal workforce.

Musk’s influence was also on display as Cabinet secretaries talked about cuts in their own departments.

Toward the end of the meeting, Trump praised the billionaire entrepreneur as “a patriot” who is selflessly serving his country.

“Elon has never asked me for a thing,” he said.

The nation’s top prosecutor issued the threat during an appearance on Fox News Sunday Morning Futures, just days after Crockett spoke at a live-streamed Tesla Takedown rally.

President Donald Trump said at today’s Cabinet meeting that he anticipates completing his overhaul of the federal workforce within two to three months.His administration has been aiming to reduce the number of employees through financial incentives and layoffs.

“We’re getting rid of the fat,” Trump said.

The Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management are currently reviewing agencies’ plans for significant workforce reductions.

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management.

U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary injunction in a case filed last month by a coalition of labor unions in federal court in Maryland. Led by the American Federation of Teachers, the plaintiffs allege Trump’s administration violated federal privacy laws when it gave DOGE access to systems with personal information on tens of millions of Americans without their consent.

School districts and teachers unions are suing to stop the Trump administration from dismantling the Department of Education.

“Today, we defend all people who depend on the Department of Education to ensure public schools are safe, accessible and welcoming, and that education is available to all people in this nation, not just a few,” according to a statement from Democracy Forward CEO Skye Perryman, which sued on behalf of the plaintiffs. “This country needs to be focused on how to improve education and opportunities for all and how to support those who both give and receive education with safe, effective, accessible, and quality schools and opportunities. Yet, instead of doing that, Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to our nation’s best values and our chance at a better future. We are honored to represent students, educators, schools, and communities across the nation in court to stop this abuse of power.”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney lamented Canada’s lost friendship with the United States as he visited the town that sheltered thousands of stranded American airline passengers after the 9/11 attacks.

Carney’s visit Monday to Gander, Newfoundland on the second day of a national election campaign comes against the backdrop of a trade war and sovereignty threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump’s almost daily attacks on Canada’s sovereignty have left Canadians feeling betrayed.