President Trump is navigating a narrow path through a minefield of foreign and domestic opposition to his preferred trade position on the USMCA. Ironically, or not, on the issue of ending the USMCA we likely have more allies in the labor unions and Bernie Bros than we do amid the congressional republicans.

President Trump was asked again today about his position on the USMCA against the backdrop of a hot-mic moment when Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was telling him about caps on Chinese EVs coming into Canada. [Prompted]

“I would rather not have the USMCA. The primary reason I wanted it was because there was no way out of NAFTA, which was the worst trade agreement ever made — like, ever — and they had no termination… I would prefer not having an agreement, but I’m open to doing it.”

Several desperate Canadian trade watchers have framed President Trump’s “that’s good” response to Carney as if Trump was approving of the Chinese EV deal.  Again, folks are just not looking at Trump’s position through the correct lens.

Trump doesn’t care about the issue. Trump is ambivalent to the issue. It’s the same mindset Trump has carried throughout all questions and comments since the questions were first raised.

The reason for Trump’s ambivalence about the granular, sectoral questions is simply because in the big picture of Trump’s outlook, he doesn’t plan on staying in a trilateral trade deal.  Any bilateral trade deal Canada makes with a trade partner is perfectly okay, because Canada is not going to be connected to the USA in a trilateral obligation.

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At the conclusion of the G7 assembly in France, President Trump is scheduled to hold a very consequential press conference. The anticipated start time is 11:00am ET; however, the timing is estimated with ongoing events.  Livestream Links below:

UPDATE: VIDEO ADDED

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President Trump delivers remarks during a bilateral discussion with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani the Emir of Qatar. As previously noted, the G7 is no longer an assembly of the industrial nations. The G7 has morphed into a meeting of multiple nations unattached to the original intent.

The primary discussion surrounded the current deal with Iran for a cessation of hostilities.

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Earlier today, President Donald Trump signed the Secure America Act in the Oval Office. The bill provides $70 billion for immigration enforcement, including $38 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $26 billion for the Border Patrol, and $5 billion to cover unforeseen costs.  WATCH:

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The appearance of Senator Rand Paul and House Speaker Mike Johnson together is rather interesting, considering the current internal dynamics behind the FISA (702) issue that puts them on opposite sides – with President Trump in the curious middle.

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As President Donald Trump was returning to the White House after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden in New York City, he paused to deliver an impromptu press conference to the traveling press pool.

President Trump was traveling with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.  President Trump and Secretary Burgum delivered remarks about the restoration of the Washington DC memorials and ongoing revitalization efforts.  EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin recapped the game. WATCH:

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Here’s the full interview between President Trump and NBC’s Kirsten Welker. The video and transcript:

[Transcript] – KIRSTEN WELKER:President Trump, welcome back to Meet the Press.

PRES. DONALD TRUMP: Thank you.

KRISTEN WELKER: Thank you so much for being here. We are going to talk about your visit, why you’re here in Wisconsin. But I’d like to start off by talking about the major issue that you are focused on every day which is Iran. Sunday will mark 100 days since the first strikes. Your secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said that the war had concluded. And yet, just this week, Iran attacked U.S. allies in the region, calling it retaliation for a set of U.S. air strikes. Is the United States at war with Iran?

PRES. DONALD TRUMP: Well, they’ve been largely decapitated. And I call it a military exercise because people would rather have it called that. It’s not a big war for us. It’s not. We have the most powerful military in the world. I built it, frankly. I built it in my first four years. And I’m using it a little bit in my second four years. Their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Their anti-aircraft is gone. They might’ve built it up a little bit over the last four weeks during this little ceasefire that we did at the request of some very good people, very, very fine people from — actually from numerous places, as you know. You know, there are a lot of people involved. But from Pakistan in particular, the field marshal and the prime minister. And we’re very close to having a deal. And if we don’t have a deal, we’ll do it one way or the other. Either way, we win.

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President Trump holds an impromptu press availability aboard Air Force One en route to Wisconsin.  Topics include, latest strong jobs numbers, the status of the economy and interest rates, the Acting DNI appointment of Bill Pulte (5 additional names under consideration for permanent replacement).

Additionally, President Trump discussed a new promenade addition to the Lincoln Memorial, the nomination of AG Todd Blanche as Attorney General and Senator Thom Tillis opposition, the NBA Final Championship, current AI advancement, alignment with Bernie Sanders on some economic issues, oil and gas prices along with the overall conflict in Iran.

Topics then quickly changed to arming Taiwan (under consideration), John Bolton taking a guilty plea to avoid trial, a salary cap in pro baseball and the Ukraine/Russia conflict.

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During an oval office presser to highlight new clean coal initiatives, President Trump was asked about the interim appointment of Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence.

The UniParty congress and DC stakeholder guardians in media have collectively been having fits about appointing Pulte as acting DNI.  One of the main reasons for the apoplexy is a little understood aspect to DC that many people do not fully appreciate.

The Intelligence Community is upstream from most visible political events, and the IC control the Lawfare operations (investigations and prosecutions) as well as the behavior of congressional representatives in both the House and the Senate.  The latter part of this reality was what Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was referencing when he said, “the intelligence community has six ways from Sunday to get back at you,” should you question or challenge their power and control.

President Trump responded to the media question about the Pulte appointment by reminding everyone it is an interim appointment while ¹interviews for other candidates are taking place.  WATCH:

¹Positioning for potential placement in this critical position has likely taken on new levels of interest as the intelligence system -thanks to Gabbard- now sees just how powerful an actively engaged DNI could be.  There are multiple names likely in the mix, hopefully the white house advisors to President Trump remain disciplined, pragmatic and accept the value highlighted by the effectiveness of DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s approach.

[Unfortunately, history does not favor my optimism]

California State Assembly member James Gallagher (R) won a special election on Tuesday, adding one more Republican to the House. [Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R) died in January] This gives a slight boost to the Republican majority in the House and could provide a window for current HPSCI Chairman Rick Crawford to be considered.

IMHO with Aaron Lucas remaining as Deputy DNI, ideologically Crawford is probably the best replacement option.  Former HPSCI Chairman Devin Nunes is also a possibility, but considerations there get a little more complicated.

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During a White House dinner this evening, President Trump told the audience he was going to officially nominate Todd Blanche to fill the open position as U.S. Attorney General tomorrow. [Video from Dan Scavino]

President Trump with an announcement tonight at the @WhiteHouse…

Congratulations @TheJusticeDept @DAGToddBlanche—🇺🇸🦅 pic.twitter.com/7C7N0Gjall

— Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) June 4, 2026

President Trump suggested he planned to nominate Blanche in an interview with the New York Post’s Miranda Devine on Tuesday, saying “I think he will” be the permanent attorney general. The president added that he didn’t have any other candidates in mind for the role.  “We put him as acting, and he’s done a very good job,” Mr. Trump said.

Congratulations Todd Blanche.

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Earlier today President Trump signed some executive orders relating to control of the federal workforce and measures to combat foreign import trade manipulation.   During the event President Trump gave an update on the Washington Mall reflection pool that is nearing completion. At the conclusion of the signing, President Trump takes questions from the press pool. [Prompted]

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