Trump expected to defend tariff policy in speech to joint session of Congress

Elizabeth Warrensenator

What does that mean in a democracy when ... The only way we're going to survive right now is if you don't go talk to the people you represent, if you don't hear from the people you represent'?"

Warren told Jen Psaki on MSNBC

We’ll see how the president deals with it in his speech tonight, but a prolonged cessation of support for Ukraine, I think, is a disaster."

Asked whether the decision put Ukraine at a strategic disadvantage, Tillis said

I’m trying to figure out when it would have a material effect on Ukraine soldiers on the battlefield,

Tillis said

Regarding the agreement on minerals and security, Ukraine is ready to sign it in any time and in any convenient format,

Zelenskyy said, calling it a step toward security guarantees

Justin Trudeaucanada, Prime Minister

Canadians are reasonable and we are polite, but we will not back down from a fight, not when our country and the well-being of everyone in it is at stake at the moment,

Trudeau said

The White ... It is regrettable that it happened this way. It is time to make things right. We would like future cooperation and communication to be constructive."

Zelenskyy said on X, adding

It’s not going to be a pause, that pause stuff, but I think he’s going to figure out you do more and I’ll meet you in the middle some way, and we’re going to probably be announcing that tomorrow. So somewhere in the middle will likely be the outcome the president moving with the Canadians and Mexicans, but not all the way.”

Lutnick continued

Justin Trudeaucanada, Prime Minister

I don’t know what negotiations we might undertake at the moment to convince him that that’s not his goal,

Trudeau said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

I think the lack of focus on the economy is something that is really grating on my constituents right now, and then it sort of culminated last Friday with the scene in the White House,

he said, referring to the explosive clash between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

It started with the pardons of the violent folks who showed up here on Jan. 6. I thought it was one thing to pardon folks who weren’t violent, but actually [it was] the people who assaulted police officers that, that really started me thinking early on in this process,

Heinrich said

Robin Kellycongresswoman

I can't say there won't be some defiance, depending on what he says, ... but we're respectful of the institution."

Kelly said

This White House, this president, is so radically out of bounds for what is normal that I felt it was important to make that point,

Heinrich said

Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by a like amount!"

Trump said on Truth Social

Muriel Bowserwashington, D.C., Mayor

The mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a very painful period, but now we can’t afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference,

said Bowser, a Democrat

The Mexicans and the Canadians are on the phone with me all day today, trying to show that they’ll do better,

Lutnick said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts."

This morning, Zelenskyy wrote in a post on X

It makes me feel seen and heard, and it makes me think that I’m not just a number on a spreadsheet,

Pasquino said

Tariffs are not the sharpest tool in terms of negotiating with other countries and getting them to go along with drug and border policies,

said Bob McNab, chair of the economics department at Old Dominion University in Virginia

We’ve heard that they’re going to bring people that have lost their jobs. Yeah, you get fired. You get fired when you don’t show up to work. You get fired when you are taking taxpayer dollars and you’re not working for the federal government. And you are double dipping. That is this administration."

Asked about Democratic lawmakers who are bringing federal workers who were recently fired as part of those cuts, Habba said

We continue to stand with our ally Israel in their fight against Hamas’ evil and brutality. Hamas is still holding innocent people captive, and I will continue working with our strong leaders in the White House to secure their release.”

The chairwoman of the House GOP conference added