U.S. President Donald Trump presents a sweeping spending and tax legislation, known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," after he signed it, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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US President Donald Trump, center, during a news conference with Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, left, and Marco Rubio, US secretary of state on the second day of the 2025 NATO Summit on June 25, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Among other matters, members are to approve a new defense investment plan that raises the target for defense spending to 5% of GDP.
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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks during a meeting with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Relations between the two countries have been strained since Trump signed an executive order in February that claimed white South Africans are the victims of government land confiscation and race-based “genocide” while admitting some of those Afrikaners as refugees to the United States. Trump also halted all foreign aid to South Africa and expelled the country’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after hosting the ceremonial swearing-in for Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins in the Oval Office at the White House on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Having previously served as a commissioner at the SEC under President George W. Bush, Atkins is free-market, pro-business conservative and is expected to take a lighter regulatory touch on crypto and other digital assets. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Donald Trump talks to members of the press aboard Air Force One during a flight to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., April 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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