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Last Updated: May 5, 2025, 2:53 AM EDT

President Donald Trump on Sunday that he doesn't know if he is supposed to uphold the Constitution and relies on his lawyers to follow the law.

"I don't know. I have to respond by saying, again, I have brilliant lawyers that work for me, and they are going to obviously follow what the Supreme Court said," Trump told NBC in an interview that aired Sunday on "Meet the Press."

Trump also said that he wouldn't seek a third term as president, though he has teased the possibility several times, and that he wouldn't fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell before his term ends in 2026.

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May 01, 2025, 10:23 PM EDT

Trump touts 1st 100 days in University of Alabama speech, offers advice

Graduates at the University of Alabama greeted President Donald Trump with loud cheers and applause as he touted the first 100 days of his second term and offered advice in an address.

In his speech, Trump, who called his audience the first graduating class of the "golden age of America," referenced his second-term agenda and blasted judges who have impeded parts of his immigration policy.

President Donald Trump delivers commencement remarks at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 1, 2025.
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“They have to let us do the job that the voters want us to do," Trump said. "Judges are interfering, supposedly based on due process. But how can you give due process to people who came into our country illegally? They want to give them due process. I don't know.”

President Donald Trump delivers commencement remarks at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 1, 2025.
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Trump also shared his experiences of "beating the odds" and told the graduates to be passionate about what they do and think big.

President Donald Trump dances after giving a commencement address at the University of Alabama, May 1, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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"If you want to change the world you have to have the courage to be an outsider," he said. "In other words, you have to take certain risks and do things a little bit differently. Otherwise, if that weren't the case, everybody would be successful.”

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

May 01, 2025, 6:08 PM EDT

Pentagon inspector general now reviewing 2nd Hegseth Signal chat: Official

The Department of Defense's inspector general is now looking at a second Signal chatroom that Hegseth created in which he shared timing for the impending attack on the Houthis in Yemen with family members and his attorney, an official with knowledge of the investigation told ABC News.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, April 30, 2025, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on.
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"The DOD OIG's evaluation of the secretary of defense's reported use of a commercially available messaging application for official business remains ongoing, and as such, I am unable to speak about the scope or timeline to protect the integrity of the process," a DOD Office of Inspector General spokesperson said when asked to comment on the development, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, looks on before a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 1, 2025.
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-ABC News' Luis Martinez

May 01, 2025, 3:33 PM EDT

Trump announces secondary sanctions warning on Iranian oil

Trump warned countries not to buy Iranian oil and petrochemical products, saying in a social media post on Thursday that "any Country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of OIL or PETROCHEMICALS from Iran will be subject to, immediately, Secondary Sanctions."

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 1, 2025, in Washington.
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"They will not be allowed to do business with the United States of America in any way, shape, or form," Trump added.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

May 01, 2025, 2:03 PM EDT

Trump says he's bringing religion back to US, signs order establishing Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty

President Donald Trump proclaimed while speaking for a National Day of Prayer event at the White House that his administration is bringing religion back to the United States.

"We're bringing back religion in our country, and we're bringing it back quickly and strongly. Because for America to be a great nation, we must always be one nation under God," Trump said.

Pastor Paula White and other faith leaders paray behind President Donald Trump during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 1, 2025.
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At one point during his remarks, he brought up a number of people onto the platform, including Dr. Phil, who thanked him for bringing back religion.

"As we defend religious freedom in America, we're also standing up against religious persecution around the world," Trump added. "With us today, the parents of Edan Alexander, the last living American held hostage by Hamas."

Trump said he cannot imagine the pain of Alexander's parents.

"But we're all alongside of you. We stand by you, and we're going to do everything possible in a very short period of time. You know, as you know, things are heating up there. I've gotten a lot of hostages out," Trump said.

President Donald Trump speaks as memebers of the cabinet listen during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 1, 2025, in Washington.
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When prayers got underway, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., took to the podium and said a prayer. Other leaders from different faiths also said prayers at the podium.

After a worship song and rendition of "Amazing Grace," Trump signed an executive order to create a Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty, which he said during his remarks is "why we're here more than any other reason."

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart and Hannah Demissie

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