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Vice President JD Vance is echoing Trump's attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with the Daily Mail today at the White House, saying the Ukrainian president "badmouthing" Trump is "an atrocious way to deal with this administration."

“The idea that Zelensky is going to change the president's mind by badmouthing him in public media, everyone who knows the president will tell you that is an atrocious way to deal with this administration,” said Vance during the interview in his West Wing office.

According to the Daily Mail, Vance said Zelensky has been getting "bad advice" on how to deal with the Trump administration, and argued that Trump's stance was all his own, not based on Russia.

— ABC News’ Molly Nagle

The Pentagon has submitted a list of probationary employees to the Trump administration's Office of Personnel Management, along with requests to exempt specific offices and people from being cut, multiple U.S. officials told ABC News.

Being considered mission-critical is one reason for suggested exemption, but veteran and military spouse status is also being taken into account, according to one of the officials.

The Defense Department has about 878,000 civilian employees in total, as many as 60,000 of whom are probational.

The process of identifying exemptions and cuts is underway, but it is unclear when employees could begin receiving notice they are being fired.

The Pentagon has referred requests for comment from ABC News to the White House and OPM.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez, Matthew Seyler and Will Steakin

President Donald Trump continues to hurl insults at Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy again, claiming that he's a 'A Dictator without Elections.'

"Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left," Trump said in a new social media post.

He then touted his administration's peace talks with Russia saying, "In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only 'TRUMP,' and the Trump Administration, can do."

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-- ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

The Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce could affect the World Trade Center Health Program, potentially putting the health of 9/11 first responders at risk, critics said.

Sixteen probationary staff members at the World Trade Center Health Program have been fired as part of the layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Several other full-time staff members have agreed to take a buyout, according to Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act

It amounts to a 20% reduction in the staff that supervises and administers the World Trade Center Health Program. There are also cuts to research grants that fund efforts at the FDNY to prove new conditions are related to service at the World Trade Center site on and after 9/11.

-- ABC News' Aaron Katersky