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Last Updated: November 29, 2025, 2:35 PM EST

President Donald Trump, who is set to spend the weekend in Mar-a-Lago, this week addressed the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.

Meanwhile, the administration continues to conduct negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war, with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveling to Russia and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to talk to the Ukrainians.

Nov 25, 2025, 3:01 PM EST

Trump sending Witkoff to meet with Putin 'in hopes of finalizing' peace plan

In a social media post on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said there are "only a few remaining points of disagreement" when it comes to the peace plan between Russia and Ukraine, adding that in the hopes of finalizing the plan, he has directed special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and that Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll meet with the Ukrainians.

President Donald Trump stands beside a statue of President Abraham Lincoln as he waves after participating in the White House turkey pardon ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, November 25, 2025.
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"The original 28-Point Peace Plan, which was drafted by the United States, has been fine-tuned, with additional input from both sides, and there are only a few remaining points of disagreement," Trump wrote on Tuesday.

"In the hopes of finalizing this Peace Plan, I have directed my Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with President Putin in Moscow and, at the same time, Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll will be meeting with the Ukrainians," Trump continued.

Trump does not say in his post when the meetings with Russia and Ukraine will take place.

Trump, along with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, will be briefed on the progress that has been made. Trump also said he hopes to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but only when a deal to end the war is finalized.

"I look forward to hopefully meeting with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages," Trump said.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

Nov 25, 2025, 1:42 PM EST

Trump says Ukraine peace deal is 'close'

In the Rose Garden on Tuesday, President Donald Trump hinted that a possible Ukraine peace deal is on the horizon, but offered no timeline or concrete details.

"I think we're getting very close to a deal. We'll find out. I thought that one would have been done quicker," Trump said during his speech ahead of the Thanksgiving turkey pardon tradition.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, stand next to national Thanksgiving turkey Gobble during a pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Nov. 25, 2025, in Washington.
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"We did eight. I thought that would have been an easier one, but I think we're making progress," Trump added.

Trumps remarks come after a U.S. official told ABC News on Tuesday that a Ukrainian delegation has agreed with the United States on the terms of a potential peace deal.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

Nov 25, 2025, 1:34 PM EST

Vance to visit Fort Campbell to celebrate Thanksgiving with troops

Vice President JD Vance will travel to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to celebrate with service members ahead of Thanksgiving and will give remarks.

Vice President JD Vance carries his daughter Mirabel as he attends the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, November 25, 2025.
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Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Division, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, the 5th Special Forces Group and other Army units, the White House said in a press release.

President Donald Trump is expected to spend Thanksgiving in Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

Nov 25, 2025, 12:33 PM EST

Trump talks immigration, crime before pardoning turkey

Before pardoning a turkey at the White House on Tuesday, President Donald Trump spoke about immigration, sending the National Guard to Memphis and the Russia-Ukraine war.

President Donald Trump speaks during a pardoning ceremony for the national Thanksgiving turkeys Waddle and Gobble in the Rose Garden of the White House, Nov. 25, 2025, in Washington.
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During his remarks, Trump also called Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson "incompetent" and said that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should "invite us in" and "make Chicago safe."

Top officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, were also in attendance for the turkey pardoning.

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