Trump admin live updates: Trump says Musk will 'pay the consequences' if he funds Democrats

President Donald Trump was asked about his latest travel ban on specific countries around the world and why Egypt was not included.

The suspect in the Boulder, Colorado, attack was an Egyptian national and Trump cited the attack as a reason for his move.

"Egypt has been a country that we deal with. They have things under control. The countries we have, don't have things under control," Trump said of the nations affected by the ban.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived at the White House and greeted President Donald Trump with a handshake before their meeting.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he plans to speak directly with Elon Musk Thursday morning following the continued criticism of the “big, beautiful bill” during a Bloomberg TV interview.

“Look, Elon is a good friend. We texted late last night. We're going to talk this morning. I just want to make sure that he understands what I think everybody on Capitol Hill understands," he said."

Johnson said Musk "seems pretty dug in right now, and I can’t quite understand the motivation behind it."

"But I would tell you that what we're delivering in this bill is not only historic tax cuts, but historic savings as well. He seems to miss that,” Johnson added.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump talked by phone Thursday amid a trade war between the two countries, according to Chinese state media.