President Donald Trump on Sunday that he doesn't know if he is supposed to uphold the Constitution and relies on his lawyers to follow the law.
"I don't know. I have to respond by saying, again, I have brilliant lawyers that work for me, and they are going to obviously follow what the Supreme Court said," Trump told NBC in an interview that aired Sunday on "Meet the Press."
Trump also said that he wouldn't seek a third term as president, though he has teased the possibility several times, and that he wouldn't fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell before his term ends in 2026.
Amazon reportedly to display tariff costs, prompting White House backlash
Amazon is reportedly planning to display tariff costs for consumers, prompting public pushback from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday.
"I just got off the phone with the president about Amazon's announcement. This is a hostile and political act by Amazon," Leavitt told reporters at a press briefing.
Asked if Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is still a supporter of Trump, Leavitt responded: "Look, I will not speak to the president's relationships with Jeff Bezos, but I will tell you that this is certainly a hostile and political action by Amazon."
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt joined by Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, holds a news article on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, April 29, 2025.
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Apr 29, 2025, 8:40 AM EDT
Trump to ease impact of tariffs for US automakers
President Donald Trump will visit Michigan on Tuesday, where he is expected to deliver some tariff relief to U.S. automakers.
“This deal is a major victory for the President’s trade policy by rewarding companies who manufacture domestically, while providing runway to manufacturers who have expressed their commitment to invest in America and expand their domestic manufacturing,” Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick said in a statement provided by the White House to ABC News.
An administration official confirmed that the 25% tariff on finished foreign-made cars and parts will remain, but Tuesday's announcement will prevent tariffs from stacking on top of other tariffs Trump has imposed, such as steel and aluminum.
President Donald Trump looks on, on the day he welcomes the Super Bowl LIX winner, NFL champion Philadelphia Eagles on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2025.
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The move will be retroactive, meaning manufacturers will be reimbursed for the tariffs they’ve already paid.
Trump’s 25% tariff on foreign auto parts goes into effect on Saturday and automakers will also be reimbursed for those tariffs up to an amount equal to 3.75% of the value of a U.S.-made car for one year. Reimbursement would fall to 2.5% of the car’s value in a second year, and then completely phased out altogether.
The move is aimed at giving automakers time to move their supply chains for parts back to the U.S.
"President Trump is building an important partnership with both the domestic automakers and our great American workers," Lutnick also said in the statement.
--ABC News' Justin Gomez
Apr 28, 2025, 9:03 PM EDT
House passes bipartisan bill to criminalize sharing of revenge porn
The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill on Monday to criminalize the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit videos and photos, including deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence.
The legislation, titled the "Take it Down Act," cleared the House in an overwhelming and rare vote of 409-2. Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Eric Burlison of Missouri were the only no votes.
The bill, which has the support of President Donald Trump, cracks down on sharing "revenge porn" and requires social media companies and other websites to quickly remove videos and photos including deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence.
The measure was first introduced by Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota in 2024 and passed the Senate in February. Now, the bill heads to Trump’s desk where he’s expected to sign it into law.
-ABC News' Lauren Peller
Apr 28, 2025, 8:05 PM EDT
Sen. Cruz on tariffs: 'I think the president has a fork in the road'
During a conversation on Trump's first 100 days in office, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told ABC News Live on Monday that he has been urging the president to use his leverage to lower tariffs instead of maintaining high retaliatory tariffs.
"I think the president has a fork in the road, a real choice right now with a very good option in front of him and a very bad option in front of us," Cruz told ABC News' Eva Pilgrim. "The very good option is that I think President Trump today has enormous, unprecedented leverage to negotiate with our trading partners and to get much, much lower tariffs for U.S. goods and services at trading countries all around the world."
"I have urged President Trump, go down that road, use that leverage," he continued. "Doing so, I think, would be a historic victory for American jobs, for American workers."
The second possible road is to impose high retaliatory tariffs permanently, which Cruz warned would be "disastrous."
"I think it would hurt the state of Texas. I think would hurt our country," Cruz said. "There are voices within the Trump administration advocating both paths, and so what I've told the president over and over and over again is choose path number one. It will be a huge victory for American jobs and American workers."
