The comments came amid turmoil as DOGE took over USAID offices last week.
President Donald Trump made good on his threats to impose tariffs on some of the U.S.'s trading partners, announcing Saturday that he will levy 25% tariffs on some goods from Canada and Mexico and 10% on Chinese goods.
Experts have warned that tariffs of this magnitude will likely increase prices paid by U.S. and Trump appeared to acknowledge that “some pain” might be possible in the U.S.
Meanwhile, the Senate Finance Committee announced it will meet Tuesday, when it is expected to vote on the controversial nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services.
Trump provided a readout on social media of special envoy Richard Grenell's meeting with Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and confirmed Maduro agreed to ensure that repatriation flights of Tren de Aragua members and Venezuelan nationals will land in Venezuela.
He also indicated that Venezuela would provide the transportation from the United States back to Venezuela.
-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh
James Comey, the former FBI director who was fired by President Donald Trump under Trump's first administration, posted on his social media accounts what he described as a message for his former colleagues at the FBI, Justice Department and U.S. attorney's offices around the country.
"Fight for the rule of law -- to protect your country and to keep your jobs. Don't let the darkness of bad people steal the joy of public service. Sleep, love, laugh, and exercise because our country needs you over the long haul," he wrote.
"Know that these people -- some evil, most just followers too weak to stand up -- will fade, but the need for your work will remain. Thank you for being light in the darkness," Comey added.
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-ABC News' Mike Levine
The Trump administration has fired Rohit Chopra, an outspoken Biden administration official who led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the government watchdog charged with safeguarding the public's finances.
Chopra was notified of his firing in an email from the White House late Friday night, a source familiar with the notice told ABC News.
He was appointed by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate in 2021 to lead the CFPB for a five-year term.
-ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze and Kelsey Walsh
Trump's envoy Richard Grenell said he was headed back to the United States with six
American citizens following his visit to Venezuela.
The citizens are David Guttenberg Guillaume, Gregory David Werber, David Estrella, Jose Marcelo Vargas, Lucas Hunter and Aaron Barrett Logan.
The White House was adamant on Friday that Grenell’s trip to meet with Nicolas Maduro does not represent a formal recognition of the dictator, which would have marked a shift in U.S. policy, since the government recognizes opposition candidate Edmundo González.
Maduro agreed to facilitate and take all the deportees from Venezuela including all Tren de Aragua members currently in jail in the U.S., a source confirmed to ABC News.
In exchange, Maduro asked America to start a clean slate regarding economic sanctions, migration and other matters.
Grenell did not promise to recognize Maduro as president, the source said.
