What we discussed here: • Antagonism: President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky had a heated argument at the Oval Office today, with the US president criticizing Ukraine's leader and Vice President JD Vance asking if Zelensky had shown enough appreciation for US assistance. Check out our fact check on Zelensky's frequency of expressing gratitude.Fallout from the Oval Office: Zelensky did not feel compelled to apologize to the US president, he said Fox News. But the Ukrainian should "apologize for turning this thing into the fiasco for him that it became," Secretary of State Marco Rubio told CNN. • More layoffs: The Social Security Administration declared that it would cut nearly 7,000 positions, or about 12% of its workforce, citing its workforce as "bloated." In keeping with the Trump administration's effort to reduce the size of the federal government, the agency is undergoing a broader reorganization that includes the possible layoffs.
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