After strike on Iran, Trump focuses on his megabill
In his first remarks since Iran attack, Trump pushes his 'big, beautiful bill."
President Donald Trump on Sunday pushed Republicans to get behind his taxation bill that will fund his agenda as the self-imposed Fourth of July deadline approaches.
“Great unity in the Republican Party, perhaps unity like we have never seen before. Now let’s get the Great, Big, Beautiful Bill done,” Trump wrote on social media.
Trump addressed the nation on Saturday night after the U.S. carried out airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facility, which he called "a spectacular military success."
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Trump says there are 'too many non-working holidays in America' on Juneteenth
President Donald Trump took to his social media platform on Thursday to say that there are "too many non-working holidays in America."
His comments come on Juneteenth, the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
Trump claimed that federal holidays are costing the country billions of dollars, and workers do not support them either.
"It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Trump wrote.
Former President Joe Biden enshrined Juneteenth as a federal holiday in 2021, and it was celebrated at the White House every June 19 of his administration.
Notably, the White House kept a full schedule on Thursday.
-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh
Leavitt can not say if Trump will mark Juneteenth
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked if President Donald Trump would mark Juneteenth, the federal holiday marked to remember the end of slavery, on Thursday.
"I’m not tracking his signature on a proclamation today. I know this is a federal holiday. I want to thank all of you for showing up to work. We are certainly here," she responded.
Leavitt pressed for more details on Trump, Iran timetable
ABC News' Mary Bruce asked Leavitt to clarify the president's statement that he would make a decision within the next two weeks.
"Is he saying that if Iran does not come back to the negotiating table within the next two weeks, that the president will strike?" she asked.
"The president is saying that he will make a decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks. It's very clear and direct," Leavitt said.
Bruce followed up asking if the president is seeing any hope for negotiations.
"That's why he said in the statement that I just read for all of you, based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, he will make that decision within the next few weeks," Leavitt said.
Trump expects European leaders to tell Iran they cannot have a nuclear weapon: WH
European leaders are expected to hold talks with the Iranians on Friday as the world waits to see what President Donald Trump will decide on the conflict.
"Does the president have any hopes or specific expectations for the talks tomorrow between European foreign secretaries and their Iranian counterpart?" a reporter asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
"Well, certainly the entire world is on the president's side when it comes to the fact that Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon. This is something that pretty much all of humanity, except for the Iranian terrorist regime themselves, agree upon. And so the president expects that Europe will deliver that message directly to the Iranians," she responded.
Leavitt added Trump's "top priority" was ensuring Iran doesn't obtain a nuclear weapon.