RUSH TRANSCRIPT Maria joining ░░░░░░░░ now in this Sunday ░░░░░░░░ futures exclusive is White ░░░░░░░░ press secretary Karoline Leavitt ░░░░░░░░ so much for being ░░░░░░░░ this morning Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ me Maria It s ░░░░░░░░ to see you Maria ░░░░░░░░ I know that the ░░░░░░░░ is zeroing in on ░░░░░░░░ bill We are in ░░░░░░░░ final 11th hour here ░░░░░░░░ the Senate works through ░░░░░░░░ but let me start ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk Does the ░░░░░░░░ is any plans have ░░░░░░░░ plans to speak with ░░░░░░░░ this week Has he ░░░░░░░░ with him yet since ░░░░░░░░ fight No he hasn ░░░░░░░░ and frankly I don ░░░░░░░░ think the president intends ░░░░░░░░ The president is very ░░░░░░░░ focused on delivering on ░░░░░░░░ priorities for the American ░░░░░░░░ And that includes passing ░░░░░░░░ one big beautiful bill ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ that the president shares ░░░░░░░░ concerns of Elon and ░░░░░░░░ Johnson about our nation ░░░░░░░░ debt crisis It s ░░░░░░░░ of the many reasons ░░░░░░░░ decided to run for ░░░░░░░░ and re election again ░░░░░░░░ that s precisely why ░░░░░░░░ need this bill to ░░░░░░░░ and to be sent ░░░░░░░░ the president s desk ░░░░░░░░ signature as soon as ░░░░░░░░ Because this bill provides ░░░░░░░░ 6 trillion in mandatory ░░░░░░░░ and when you combine ░░░░░░░░ with the tariff the ░░░░░░░░ that President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ first trade agenda s ░░░░░░░░ in nearly 3 trillion ░░░░░░░░ the 10 years is ░░░░░░░░ projection according to the ░░░░░░░░ budgeting office and when ░░░░░░░░ combine that with the ░░░░░░░░ of economic advisers projected ░░░░░░░░ of 3 we re ░░░░░░░░ to cut the deficit ░░░░░░░░ 8 trillion over the ░░░░░░░░ 10 years And look ░░░░░░░░ all of the other ░░░░░░░░ growth economic policies this ░░░░░░░░ has taken He understands ░░░░░░░░ concerns about our nation ░░░░░░░░ crippling debt That s ░░░░░░░░ we need this bill ░░░░░░░░ pass It will ultimately ░░░░░░░░ the deficit and the ░░░░░░░░ is very much focused ░░░░░░░░ signing this historic piece ░░░░░░░░ legislation are Maria and ░░░░░░░░ know the president has ░░░░░░░░ many times his ultimate ░░░░░░░░ is to balance the ░░░░░░░░ so we know where ░░░░░░░░ priorities are But you ░░░░░░░░ the Washington Post reported ░░░░░░░░ speaking with Steve Bannon ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk aggressively body ░░░░░░░░ Treasury secretary Scott Bessent ░░░░░░░░ the White House We ░░░░░░░░ all trying to figure ░░░░░░░░ how what happened here ░░░░░░░░ how come this got ░░░░░░░░ this level What happened ░░░░░░░░ he body check the ░░░░░░░░ secretary in the White ░░░░░░░░ Laughter Well look when ░░░░░░░░ story originally broke I ░░░░░░░░ from the podium that ░░░░░░░░ have definitely been healthy ░░░░░░░░ amongst the cabinet and ░░░░░░░░ Musk There were times ░░░░░░░░ which they got frustrated ░░░░░░░░ one another but I ░░░░░░░░ that really speaks to ░░░░░░░░ heart of this cabinet ░░░░░░░░ the president s team ░░░░░░░░ they can have these ░░░░░░░░ disagreements and then still ░░░░░░░░ together to do what ░░░░░░░░ right for the people ░░░░░░░░ are serving And you ░░░░░░░░ when President Trump graciously ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk back to ░░░░░░░░ companies secretary bessent was ░░░░░░░░ the Oval Office along ░░░░░░░░ secretary lutnick and Stephen ░░░░░░░░ I was there the ░░░░░░░░ of staff was there ░░░░░░░░ we were all hoping ░░░░░░░░ the best for Elon ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ the that now that ░░░░░░░░ s gone back to ░░░░░░░░ companies he is lambasting ░░░░░░░░ bill that he was ░░░░░░░░ much supportive of by ░░░░░░░░ accounts I mean he ░░░░░░░░ spoke out about against ░░░░░░░░ until he went back ░░░░░░░░ his companies and that ░░░░░░░░ okay He has a ░░░░░░░░ to speak for his ░░░░░░░░ But the president the ░░░░░░░░ secretary and this whole ░░░░░░░░ are work on behalf ░░░░░░░░ the country so everyone ░░░░░░░░ focused on moving forward ░░░░░░░░ Maria I understand and ░░░░░░░░ want to get to ░░░░░░░░ trade talks tomorrow But ░░░░░░░░ I m trying to ░░░░░░░░ here is how rough ░░░░░░░░ got because the president ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk disrespected the ░░░░░░░░ of the president Now ░░░░░░░░ know there was real ░░░░░░░░ in a lot of ░░░░░░░░ x posts from Elon ░░░░░░░░ for sure but did ░░░░░░░░ actually get physical Was ░░░░░░░░ a fistfight that he ░░░░░░░░ checked the Treasury secretary ░░░░░░░░ certainly wouldn t describe ░░░░░░░░ as a fistfight Maria ░░░░░░░░ was definitely a disagreement ░░░░░░░░ I was not there ░░░░░░░░ didn t witness it ░░░░░░░░ my own eyes I ░░░░░░░░ about it through secondhand ░░░░░░░░ Again we ve moved ░░░░░░░░ from that the president ░░░░░░░░ moved on from it ░░░░░░░░ the entire administration is ░░░░░░░░ on passing this bill ░░░░░░░░ also Maria cutting waste ░░░░░░░░ and abuse from our ░░░░░░░░ remains a critical component ░░░░░░░░ this administration s agenda ░░░░░░░░ understood Okay so tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ trade team s going ░░░░░░░░ be meeting with their ░░░░░░░░ in London from China ░░░░░░░░ you ve got the ░░░░░░░░ and U S trade ░░░░░░░░ front and center here ░░░░░░░░ well as the big ░░░░░░░░ bill What would be ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ standpoint in terms of ░░░░░░░░ China talks tomorrow karoline ░░░░░░░░ the president has said ░░░░░░░░ he s always had ░░░░░░░░ respectful relationship with President ░░░░░░░░ of China whom he ░░░░░░░░ to directly last week ░░░░░░░░ that s why these ░░░░░░░░ talks will be happening ░░░░░░░░ London tomorrow And we ░░░░░░░░ China and the United ░░░░░░░░ to to continue moving ░░░░░░░░ with the agreement that ░░░░░░░░ struck in geneva The ░░░░░░░░ had been monitoring China ░░░░░░░░ compliance with the deal ░░░░░░░░ we hope that this ░░░░░░░░ move forward to have ░░░░░░░░ comprehensive trade talks the ░░░░░░░░ States and China have ░░░░░░░░ interests in one another ░░░░░░░░ markets and the president ░░░░░░░░ always going to put ░░░░░░░░ workers and industries if ░░░░░░░░ And the talks in ░░░░░░░░ really set the table ░░░░░░░░ that but we need ░░░░░░░░ to comply That s ░░░░░░░░ the trade team will ░░░░░░░░ discussing tomorrow And as ░░░░░░░░ they will provide a ░░░░░░░░ of that meeting in ░░░░░░░░ effort of transparent she ░░░░░░░░ and of course I ░░░░░░░░ that already the tariffs ░░░░░░░░ the president has taken ░░░░░░░░ has already yielded incredible ░░░░░░░░ of money billions of ░░░░░░░░ that could be applied ░░░░░░░░ the big beautiful bill ░░░░░░░░ paying for it Stephen ░░░░░░░░ put a post out ░░░░░░░░ the details of the ░░░░░░░░ beautiful bill and he ░░░░░░░░ attacked by one of ░░░░░░░░ reporters apparently on ABC ░░░░░░░░ saw your tweet about ░░░░░░░░ and you say last ░░░░░░░░ in a since deleted ░░░░░░░░ so called journalist Terry ░░░░░░░░ went on a rampage ░░░░░░░░ Stephen Miller What happened ░░░░░░░░ ABC is going to ░░░░░░░░ to answer for what ░░░░░░░░ again so called journalist ░░░░░░░░ out on Twitter in ░░░░░░░░ wee hours of the ░░░░░░░░ calling Steven miller vile ░░░░░░░░ said that that President ░░░░░░░░ is a world class ░░░░░░░░ Stephen Miller And this ░░░░░░░░ again coming from someone ░░░░░░░░ is supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ unbiased and professional journalist ░░░░░░░░ is unacceptable and unhinged ░░░░░░░░ coming from someone who ░░░░░░░░ at a major it ░░░░░░░░ network We have reached ░░░░░░░░ to ABC They have ░░░░░░░░ they will be taking ░░░░░░░░ so we will see ░░░░░░░░ they do But I ░░░░░░░░ this speak speaks to ░░░░░░░░ distrust that the American ░░░░░░░░ have in the legacy ░░░░░░░░ and it s why ░░░░░░░░ the White House press ░░░░░░░░ and in President Trump ░░░░░░░░ White House we have ░░░░░░░░ so many significant and ░░░░░░░░ needed changes to press ░░░░░░░░ and transparency at the ░░░░░░░░ House We ve invited ░░░░░░░░ new media we have ░░░░░░░░ up the White House ░░░░░░░░ pool and we also ░░░░░░░░ won a major victory ░░░░░░░░ the Associated Press who ░░░░░░░░ that they had a ░░░░░░░░ right to walk into ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office or to ░░░░░░░░ on Air Force One ░░░░░░░░ a judge said no ░░░░░░░░ fact those are privileged ░░░░░░░░ that belong to the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ this is a great ░░░░░░░░ for democracy We fought ░░░░░░░░ in court and we ░░░░░░░░ And so we will ░░░░░░░░ to keep or hold ░░░░░░░░ accountable All we re ░░░░░░░░ for is truth and ░░░░░░░░ that s it Maria ░░░░░░░░ course And is you ░░░░░░░░ ABC is going to ░░░░░░░░ action What do you ░░░░░░░░ that action to be ░░░░░░░░ we ll have to ░░░░░░░░ Hopefully this journalist will ░░░░░░░░ be suspended or terminated ░░░░░░░░ cannot go on these ░░░░░░░░ rants against administration officials ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States and then clearly ░░░░░░░░ knew he was wrong ░░░░░░░░ he deleted the post ░░░░░░░░ soon as he allegedly ░░░░░░░░ up this morning Maria ░░░░░░░░ s great to have ░░░░░░░░ this morning Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ leadership Thanks for being ░░░░░░░░ this morning Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Maria Maria all right ░░░░░░░░ House press secretary Karoline ░░░░░░░░