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As he continued to criticize the Biden administration's handling of the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, Trump said they left "tens of billions" of dollars worth of new military equipment there.

The number is not that large. The Defense Department's inspector general estimates $7.12 billion worth of U.S.-funded equipment was seized by the Taliban when the U.S. withdrew.

"I think we should get a lot of that equipment back," Trump said with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seated next to him.

ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce asked Trump about the current budget bill that passed in the House Tuesday night and its pending cuts and whether Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security would be cut.

"I mean, I have said it so many times. You shouldn't be asking me that question. OK? This will not be read my lips, it won't be read my lips anymore. We're not going to touch it," Trump responded.

While the budget blueprint itself does not mention Medicaid or Medicare directly, it sets a goal of at least $2 trillion in cuts to mandatory federal spending, which includes funding for entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.

The president claimed that there would be a reduction in fraud in those programs.

Musk flashed a black t-shirt reading "TECH SUPPORT" to the cameras.

This aligns with his earlier remarks arguing that DOGE is "actually tech support," particularly as they "fix the government computer systems" that he claims are old and make mistakes.

Trump suggests that U.S. investment in the Ukraine deal will serve as a barrier to Russia.

"It's a great deal for Ukraine, too, because they get us over there and we're going to be working over there … And you know, in that way, it's this sort of automatic security because nobody's going to be messing around with people when we're there," Trump said. "And so we'll be there in that way."