White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed the president's sentiment on Thursday in regard to critics of the administration's handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.

"Well, in 50 days, as clearly laid out, if there is not a ceasefire agreement or a peace deal within that time frame, if Russia refuses to legitimately agree to a ceasefire, then they will face very steep tariffs, and they will also face secondary sanctions.

This week President Trump’s frustration with Russian president Vladimir Putin’s refusal to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine boiled over. But previous threats to impose sanctions haven’t led to action. Is their long love affair about to end – or will they soon kiss and make up and start signing trade deals?

Bipartisan senators Graham and Blumenthal lauded Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs against Moscow and vowed to continue working on their own "sledgehammer" sanctions package.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt hosted a press briefing on Thursday afternoon where she gave all the latest updates from the Trump administration. Included in the topics of conversation on Thursday were the economy,

During a press briefing, Leavitt stumbled when asked to account for the president’s paltry plan to impose tariffs on Russia. She’d previously claimed that U.S. sanctions “preclude any meaningful trade” between the two countries, as a means of explaining why Russia was exempt from the president’s sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs.

If the president believes the Russia scandal and the Epstein scandal are of equal validity, then the White House has a real problem on its hands.

A bipartisan coalition has joined forces to push aggressive new sanctions on Russia and believe the souring relationship between President Trump and Vladimir Putin has created a new opening.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to welcome NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to the White House on Monday, a day after the president said the U.S. would provide "sophisticated" equipment to Ukraine to aid in its fight against Russia.