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# SUNDAY SHOWS: Trump Administration Fighting for America First

The White House
March 2, 2025

This morning, the Trump Administration was out in force across the TV networks as they updated the American people on President Trump’s agenda.

Here’s what you missed:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on ABC This Week

- On negotiations to end the war in Ukraine: “The sooner everyone grows up around here and figures out that this is a bad war that’s heading in a bad direction… the more progress we’re going to be able to make. But the president is crystal clear… he is going to be a president that tries to achieve peace.”
- On President Trump’s desire for peace: “Shouldn’t we all be happy that we have a president who’s trying to stop wars and prevent them instead of start them? And I just don’t get it. I really don’t, other than the fact that it’s Donald J. Trump. If this was a Democrat that was doing this, everyone would be saying, well, he’s on his way to the Nobel Peace Prize. This is absurd. We are trying to end a war. You cannot end a war unless both sides come to the table, starting with the Russians. And – and that – that is the point the president has made.”

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on State of the Union

- On the Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Zelenskyy: “It was not clear Zelenskyy was going to go to negotiations at all — that he would ever be able to negotiate with Putin and whether he shared our goal of ending this war… This was a huge missed opportunity for him and for his country.”

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on Sunday Morning Futures

- On President Trump delivering results: “We’ve had the lowest crossings ever, ever, under Donald Trump because of his ability to negotiate with Canada and Mexico.”

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Fox News Sunday

- On the danger of continuing the war in Ukraine: “The longer this goes on, not only are more Ukrainians losing their lives, but it increases the potential of this escalation towards World War III … That’s not a cost that President Trump is willing to accept.”

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on Face the Nation

- On rebuilding the economy: “President Trump’s been in office five weeks… interest rates — the 10-year bond… have been down every week since President Trump was President. Mortgage rates have been down every week. So, that’s a pretty good start.”

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Media Buzz

- On cameras being able to witness President Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Ukraine: “President Trump is the most transparent president in history. And as he said, it was great for the cameras to be in there because the American people — and the world — were able to see what the president and his team have seen behind the scenes in negotiating with President Zelenskyy’s team. They have continually denied the pragmatic reality of where their country stands today.”

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