Trump 2nd term updates: Trump says USAID is run by 'radical lunatics'

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.

Feb 02, 2025, 2:19 PM EST

Canadian liquor distributors pulling US products

The premier of Ontario, Canada's most populous province, said Sunday it will join British Columbia and Nova Scotia in pulling American liquor from store shelves and not restocking those products after Trump’s tariff announcement. Later Sunday, Quebec announced it, too, would pull American-made products from stores in the province.

Most Canadian provinces control liquor sales through a government-owned distributor, the sole distributors of alcohol to restaurants, bars, and groceries/convenience stores in their provinces.

Premier Doug Ford noted that Ontario purchases nearly $1 billion worth of American beer, wine, spirits and seltzers each year.

A LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) location in Toronto, Canada, on July 12, 2024.
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“There’s never been a better time to choose an amazing Ontario-made or Canadian-made product,” Ford said. “As always, please drink responsibly.”

-ABC News’ Aleem Agha

Feb 02, 2025, 1:10 PM EST

Trump acknowledges ‘some pain’ possible from tariffs

Trump acknowledged there could be “some pain” in implementing tariffs against Canada, China and Mexico in a post on his Truth Social media platform on Sunday, but said they were necessary to stop a “decades long RIPOFF OF AMERICA.”

“The USA has major deficits with Canada, Mexico, and China (and almost all countries!), owes 36 Trillion Dollars, and we’re not going to be the ‘Stupid Country’ any longer," Trump wrote in his post.

President Donald Trump talks to reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office, Jan. 31, 2025, in Washington.
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“THIS WILL BE THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA! WILL THERE BE SOME PAIN? YES, MAYBE (AND MAYBE NOT!). BUT WE WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, AND IT WILL ALL BE WORTH THE PRICE THAT MUST BE PAID,” he continued.

-ABC News’ Hannah Demissie

Feb 02, 2025, 12:20 PM EST

Netanyahu departs for meeting with Trump in DC

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he looks forward to “redrawing” the map in the Middle East when he meets with Trump in Washington on Tuesday.

“Our decisions and the courage of our soldiers have redrawn the map. But I believe that working closely with President Trump, we can redraw it even further and for the better,” Netanyahu said Sunday before departing for the U.S.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, July 24, 2024.
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Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu will be his first with a foreign leader since his inauguration, and the prime minister said that is “telling.”

“I think it’s a testimony to the strength of the Israeli-American alliance. It’s also a testimony to the strength of our personal friendship,” Netanyahu said.

Netanyahu said the two leaders will discuss Israel’s war with Hamas, achieving the release of hostages and “dealing with the Iranian terror axis in all its components,” which he said threatens peace in the region and the world.
-ABC News’ Jessica Gorman

Feb 02, 2025, 9:40 AM EST

Kennedy nomination expected to get committee vote Tuesday

The Senate Finance Committee will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. to consider Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services.

The committee is expected to vote on the nomination, a critical step before Kennedy’s nomination can come to a vote by the full Senate.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington
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One no vote from Republicans on the committee would keep Kennedy’s nomination from being reported favorably out the committee to go to the Senate floor. GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, a member of the panel and a physician, has publicly expressed skepticism about Kennedy.

Kennedy faced nearly eight hours of questioning from two Senate committees last week in confirmation hearings.

-ABC News’ Allison Pecorin