Trump calls Putin 'crazy,' warns of Russia's 'downfall'

Trump also criticized Ukraine's Zelenskyy for his comments on the war.

President Donald Trump on Sunday agreed to delay the deadline for a 50% tariff on the European Union. The president also weighed in on Russia's escalated, overnight attacks on Ukraine while criticizing both Putin and Zelenskyy.

Trump also continued to criticize Harvard on Sunday, questioning the university's transparency and demanding that it reveal its international students' identities.

On Capitol Hill, the House this week passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" to fund Trump's domestic agenda. It now heads to the Senate, where it will likely be changed.

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May 22, 2025, 3:45 PM EDT

'Selling out America': Senate Democrats call for Trump to release guest list for crypto gala

Several Democratic senators called for the White House and President Donald Trump to release the names of the guests of Thursday night's crypto gala dinner.

"Donald Trump's dinner is an orgy of corruption," Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said. "He is signaling to anyone who wants to ask for a special favor and is willing to pay for it exactly how to do that."

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., accused the president of "selling out America" to foreign powers and putting America's national security at risk.

President Donald Trump hosts the 2025 NCAA Champion, University of Florida men's basketball team in the East Room of the White House, May 21, 2025, in Washington.
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Blumenthal also pointed out that Thursday night's dinner is being held in secrecy when it is customary for the White House to release the guest list when a president of the United States holds a state dinner with foreign representatives.

"Donald Trump Is having 220 of the biggest investors, some more than $100 million in his meme coin, come to his private golf club without any disclosure, and apparently hiding, purposefully concealing, who they are, and some are from foreign powers," Blumenthal said.

The lawmakers pointed to several individuals who are expected to attend the dinner tonight or have expressed their intention of investing in the Trump coin in an effort to gain access to him, including controversial Chinese crypto mogul Justin Sun. Sun is not only the top holder of the Trump coin, but also among the top investors of World Liberty Financial, another crypto company founded by Trump's family members.

-ABC News' Soo Rin Kim and Lucien Bruggeman

May 22, 2025, 3:37 PM EDT

Trump lashes out at judge over deportation ruling

President Donald Trump echoed Leavitt's comments against District Judge Brian Murphy's ruling that kept migrants deported to South Sudan in Djibouti for interviews.

"He would not allow these monsters to proceed to their final destination. This is not the premise under which I was elected President, which was to PROTECT our Nation. The Judges are absolutely out of control, they're hurting our Country, and they know nothing about particular situations, or what they are doing — And this must change, IMMEDIATELY!," Trump said in a Truth Social post.

Trump then called on the Supreme Court to "put an END to the quagmire."

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

May 22, 2025, 1:43 PM EDT

White House doubles down on videos shown to South Africa's president

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt doubled down on the videos President Donald Trump played when meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

One clip showing crosses was not what Trump made it out to be, as he claimed it was a "burial site" of murdered white South African farmers.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a briefing at the White House, May 22, 2025, in Washington.
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Leavitt was asked who at the White House is advising Trump on such material and what protocols are in place when unsubstantiated information being shared publicly in front of world leaders. She did not directly answer the question, instead responding, "What's unsubstantiated about the video?"

May 22, 2025, 1:42 PM EDT

Leavitt pushes Senate to pass budget bill, calls out House holdouts

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she was confident the Senate would pass the budget bill and that her team was "suiting up" to get it through the Senate.

When asked about GOP Reps. Thomas Massie and Warren Davidson's no votes on the bill, the press secretary stressed that the president has pushed for unity within the Republican party.

"Republicans like Thomas Massie and others should take note," she said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a briefing at the White House, May 22, 2025, in Washington.
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