Trump 2nd term updates: Trump attends the Super Bowl

Trump becomes the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.

Last Updated: February 9, 2025, 7:18 PM EST

President Donald Trump's second administration continued its swift recasting of the federal government, prompting pushback from Democrats and legal challenges.

The president said Sunday that he will announce tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum on Monday but didn't say when they'll take effect.

Trump, meanwhile, is at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday night to take in the Super Bowl. Trump picked the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in an interview aired before the game on Fox.

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Feb 09, 2025, 4:54 PM EST

Trump defends Elon Musk, slams USAID spending

In an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, Trump was asked about a federal judge blocking Elon Musk and his DOGE team from gaining access to the Treasury Department's payment and data systems, saying there was a risk of irreparable harm.

Asked what he made of that, Trump said he disagreed with the decision.

"I disagree with it 100% -- I think it's crazy. And we have to solve the efficiency problem. We have to solve the fraud, waste, abuse, all the things that have gone into the government," he said without offering evidence.

Trump then evoked USAID, saying there's waste in the organization.

Elon Musk joins President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Penn., Oct. 5, 2024.
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"You take a look at the USAID, the kind of fraud in there? We're talking about hundreds of millions of dollars of money that's going to places where it shouldn't be going where, if I read a list, you'd say, this is ridiculous, and you've read the same lists, and there are many that you haven't even seen. It's crazy. It's a big scam."

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

Feb 09, 2025, 4:46 PM EST

Trump sidesteps question about lowering prices of goods

Asked about when the prices of goods will come down -- an issue he campaigned on heavily -- Trump didn’t directly answer a question from Fox News' Brett Baier, but said the country is not "that rich right now."

"Look, we're not that rich right now. We owe $36 trillion," he said. "That's because we let all these nations take advantage of us."

Asked how he would unite the country, Trump said "success" will unite people.

"I'd love to do it, but I would say this, we have to come together. But to come together, there's only one thing that's going to do it, and that's massive success. Success will bring the country together," Trump said.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

Feb 09, 2025, 4:44 PM EST

Trump compares first term with second in Fox News interview

In an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier that aired Sunday, Trump said the difference between his current term and his last term is that he had much more opposition during his first time in office.

President Donald Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Feb. 7, 2025.
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"Well, with the 45th, I had tremendous opposition, but I didn't know people, and I didn't have the kind of support that I needed. I put people in office, some great, some really great ones, but I had some that I wouldn't have put I would have known better if it were a couple of years later, if I had a little more experience in D.C., I was a New York person, not a D.C. person, and I had a lot of opposition," Trump said.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

Feb 09, 2025, 4:08 PM EST

Trump picks Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl

Trump picked the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl, he said in an interview aired Sunday on Fox News.

Trump praised the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes as a "great quarterback," and called his wife, Brittany Mahomes, "phenomenal."

"She's a Trump fan, she's a MAGA fan, so I happen to love her," Trump said.

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the East Room at the White House, Feb. 7, 2025 in Washington.
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Trump said the Philadelphia Eagles are also "fantastic."

"It's going to be just a great game," he said.