U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce briefs members of the press in Washington.Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as well as Elon Musk, on Thursday.
It follows Trump on Wednesday changing course on his tariff policy, instituting a 90-day pause in higher taxes for most countries while ramping up the rate against China to 145%. On Capitol Hill, Republican leaders pushed through a budget blueprint to fund Trump’s domestic agenda despite some GOP hard-liner opposition.
