Trump live updates: President admits Aug 1 tariff deadline could be extended again after demanding deals from allies

Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy pressed White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt yesterday on the Feds’ sudden insistence that the late billionaire pedophile left behind no incriminating list of his wealthy friends and patrons.

He was not alone in meeting the pronouncement with scepticism.

From Jesse Watters and Alex Jones to Trump’s followers on Truth Social, MAGA was not satisfied.

Here’s more from Justin Baragona.

I’m not sure why it was necessary to post 15 versions of the same boilerplate template letter on social media but that’s what the president has done.

The recipients are informed of the new August 1 deadline for his reciprocal tariffs coming into effect and urged to sign a new custom trade deal with the United States before then in order to sidestep the steep levies.

Here’s Japan’s version, by way of an example:

The Bosnia letter, like all the others, is addressed to “Mr President,” despite Zeljka Cvijanovic being, er, female, which gives you some idea of how much care and attention went into this.

This is what he had to say about the letters during last night’s dinner with Netanyahu:

Here are a few choice comments from the president’s dinner with Bibi last night, which took place in front of the press despite being touted as private.

Perhaps most significantly, Trump hinted that his new August 1 deadline for the imposition of steep “reciprocal” tariffs on America’s trading partners could be extended again.

Asked by a reporter if the revised date was “firm”, Trump answered: “I would say firm but not 100 percent firm. If they call up and they say they’d like to do something in a different way we’re going to be open to that but essentially that’s the way it is right now, yeah.”

Here’s Rich Hall on why Bibi’s gesture is akin to being nominated for a “not breaking the law” prize by Tony Soprano.

If you’re just joining us, here’s our top story: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, making his third visit to the White House in six months on Monday, surprised President Trump by announcing he has nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, an accolade long-coveted by the American.

“I want to express the appreciation and admiration, not only of all Israelis, but of the Jewish people and many, many admirers around the world for your leadership,” said Netanyahu, who also buttered up Trump’s “extraordinary team.”

“I think our teams together make an extraordinary combination to meet challenges and seize opportunities. But the president has already realized great opportunities. He forged the Abraham accords. He’s forging peace, as we speak, in one country, in one region after the other.”

That comes weeks after Trump risked further inflaming the Middle East by bombing Iran and with conflict still raging in Gaza and Ukraine, despite his pledges to bring both wars to a complete halt.

Here’s a full report from Andrew Feinberg.

President Donald Trump slammed tech billionaire Elon Musk’s idea for a new political party, calling it “ridiculous” and “confusing.”

“Starting a third party just adds to the confusion,” Trump told reporters while traveling to the White House from his New Jersey golf club Sunday. “They’ve never worked—he can have fun with it, but I think it’s ridiculous.”

Musk announced the formation of the “America Party” a day earlier.

“Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom,” he wrote on X.

Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of the New York Times bestseller Strongmen, called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nomination of President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize “pathetic.”

Reacting to a clip of Netanyahu presenting Trump with the award nomination at a White House dinner Monday night, Ben-Ghiat wrote on X: “Pathetic…also a nomination by someone who has a warrant out for his arrest by the ICC [International Criminal Court] might not count much in Stockholm…”

Netanyahu has vehemently denied committing war crimes in connection with Israel’s war in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented President Donald Trump with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination during a White House dinner Monday night.

Over 300 candidates have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year.

Of those candidates, 244 are individuals and 94 are organizations, according to the Nobel Peace Prize website. This is up from the 286 nominees in 2024.

Last year’s winner was an organization called Nihon Hidankyo for its efforts to create a world free of nuclear weapons.