Trump calls for famed Alcatraz prison to be reopened, expanded

The president said he won’t fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before his term ends in May 2026, but again called on him to lower interest rates.

“Well, he should lower them, and at some point, he will. He'd rather not because he's not a fan of mine, not, you know, just doesn't like me, because I think he's a total stiff and, you know, it's just one of those things,” Trump said. “He should lower them. And I wish the people that are on that board would get him to lower because we are at a perfect time--it's already late--but he should lower interest rates.”

He then ruled out firing Powell.

“I’m not-- you know, I get to change him very quickly anyway. You know in a very short period of time,” Trump said.

Pressed if he had plans to remove Powell before 2026, Trump said, “No. I don’t have plans. That was a total-- Why would I do that? I get to replace the person in another short period of time.”

-ABC News’ Fritz Farrow

Though he has teased seeking a third term in 2028 despite the Constitution barring it, Trump on Sunday ruled out another run, saying his current four-year term will be his last.

“But this is not something I'm looking to do. I'm looking to have four great years and turn it over to somebody, ideally a great Republican, a great Republican, to carry it forward. But I think we're going to have four years, and I think four years is plenty of time to do something really spectacular,” Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

“I just want to serve, do a great job,” he later added. “I’ll be an eight-year president. I’ll be a two-term president. I always thought that was important to be honest with you.”

The president pointed to Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State and interim national security adviser Marco Rubio as possible successors, and said, when asked, that he believes his MAGA movement can survive without him.

-ABC News’ Fritz Farrow

In an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump said he was not defying the Supreme Court by not facilitating the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison.

Last week, Trump told ABC News that he “could” order Abrego Garcia’s return, but in the NBC interview, Trump said he was relying on the attorney general to determine whether he could.

“No, I'm relying on the attorney general of the United States, Pam Bondi, who’s very capable, doing a great job, because I'm not involved in the legality or the illegality,” he said.

Pressed by NBC’s Kristen Welker, Trump said he could ask El Salvador to return Abrego Garcia, but that it’s ultimately President Nayib Bukele’s decision.

“Well, I have the power to ask for him to come back if I'm instructed by the attorney general that it’s legal to do so,” he said. “But the decision as to whether or not he should come back, will be the head of El Salvador, he’s a very capable man.”

Asked if he agreed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said citizens and non-citizens in the U.S. deserve due process, Trump replied, I don't know. I'm not a lawyer. I don't know."

Asked if he was bound to uphold the Constitution, Trump said, "I don't know. I have to respond by saying, again, I have brilliant lawyers that work for me, and they are going to obviously follow what the Supreme Court said."

-ABC News’ Fritz Farrow

A day after President Donald Trump announced he was renaming Nov. 11 -- the date that Veterans Day is observed -- as "Victory Day for World War I," the White House is now saying it will be an additional proclamation and not a full replacement.

"We are not renaming Veteran's Day," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told ABC News. "It will just be an additional proclamation that goes out on that day."

In his social media post on Thursday, Trump also said he intended to designate May 8 as "Victory Day for World War II."

Establishing a federal holiday or a patriotic or national observance requires the passage of a law, according to the Congressional Research Service.

-ABC News' Justin Fishel