Daniel Kurtzleben

So it's just remarkable he's sticking to this policy.

He could have used this ruling as an exit ramp, but he hasn't.

Thank you.

Trump highlighted lower gas prices and rising stock indexes, in addition to tax cuts that will affect federal income tax bills this year.

Polls aggregated by RealClearPolling show that Trump's net approval on the economy is currently at negative 14 percentage points.

Trump did not take questions from the press after the meeting, which lasted around 80 minutes.

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.

You really got the feeling that he was trying to talk about something new after federal officers shot and killed those two people in Minneapolis.

Trump's tone last night was pretty typical for him.

He was just trying to sell the economy as mega strong.

But data contradicts Trump's message here.

I mean, inflation has cooled, but it's still elevated and the job market appears to be slowing.

And importantly, Americans don't feel that the economy is doing well.

Trump's approval on the economy is double digit negative right now.

Trump framed the U.S.

as entitled to Greenland after helping defend Europe in World War II.

Trump said he won't use force to take Greenland, though he pointedly also said the U.S.

military would be unstoppable in trying.

Trump rambled to many topics, at one point declaring the 2020 election rigged, as usual, without evidence.

However, he eventually covered affordability as originally planned.