Ari Shapiro, Host:

For President Trump, it is to borrow a phrase – a big, beautiful week.

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President Donald Trump: This is a really big day. We have a big week. You know, we have a big week. We have a lot of victory this week.

Shapiro: In those comments came during a press conference, where Trump praised the Supreme Court for a decision, which would make it difficult for judges to put a comprehensive legal block on their tasks. This trump shuts down a high-day week in the Presidency where many cases remain unresolved. Tamara Keith is the correspondent of NPR Senior White House to talk about some pressures facing the President. You liked in the studio.

Tamara Keith, Byline: It is good to be here.

Shapiro: To start with the decision today, what does Trump say about the Supreme Court’s decision?

Keith: Oh, he is very happy about it.

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Trump: This morning, the Supreme Court has given a monumental victory for the constitution, separation of powers and rule of law.

Keith: In fact, this is a win for their powers, their executive authority. This makes it more difficult for opponents to impose a quick restriction for executive functions that they say they are illegal. President Trump has faced a lot of nationwide prohibitions, from ending birth anniversary citizenship to prevent refugee rehabilitation, cooling federal funds, has stopped executive functions on everything of more than two dozen. Now, they say, the way has been cleared to carry forward their administration. Trump and other people of his administration argue that the judges of the lower court are wrongly stopping the wishes of the President and hence the American people. With this decision, the balance of power is now tilted in favor of the President, it is another next one.

Shapiro: And what else the President is doing in his victory list this week?

Keith: Okay, the weekend attacks at Iran’s atomic sites and ceasefire between Iran and Israel. He is not inciting his early claim that Iran’s nuclear program was completely distracted. And today, he said that he does not believe that Iran would return to try to make nuclear weapons. However, it is far from certainly away. The assessment of what was actually destroyed is still going on.

Another disqualified victory at the NATO summit, which Trump attended Hague earlier this week. It has been a big week. The members of the nation there agreed to spend more money on defense. This is something that Trump has been moving for a long time. And suddenly, his doubt about the alliance just melted away. It also does not hurt that the NATO general secretary at one point looked strangely and perhaps accidentally refers to Trump as a daddy.

Shapiro: No comments on it.

Keith: No.

Shapiro: If the White House is putting them in the victory column, what is in the other column?

Keith: Yes. This is such an important time. What happens in the next 10 days can either really define its presiding. First, there is business. When President Trump focused on his so -called mutual tariffs, he set the July 8 deadline to achieve dozens of trade deals. So far, just one agreement has been signed, sealed and distributed, and there are many more. Today, he angrily announced that he was stopping business talks with Canada. His cabinet members have said that the deal with other countries like India, South Korea and Japan was around the corner for months.

Therefore, as -as close to July 8 comes close, Trump is doing wave. You know, this traffic jam of talks is a problem that it has created. And with the stroke of his pen, he can change it. And it is one of the times where it is really difficult to mention whether it is strategic uncertainty or just plain old uncertainty.

Shapiro: July 8 is a matter of time. The July 4 is the time limit for the Congress to pass this bill which is very important for their agenda. What is up with that?

Keith: Yes, there are some speed bumps in the Senate. The latest is that they are ready to start the process of debating the bill tomorrow. Once they begin, it will be a long process, and it is not clear whether it will pass or whether that version can pass home. Trump wants Independence Day, a bill-bill-signed festival to match with 4 July. House speaker Mike Johnson has said that it will be epic. But marriage can be planned before the engagement.

Shapiro: Right.

Keith: Yes. And at this time it is difficult to say whether President Trump will get the party he wants on the date he wants. As a reminder, he calls it a large, beautiful bill because it essentially adds its entire legislative agenda to a single bill. So Trump has a lot of ride on this law, not only tax cuts – no tax on tips – but also money for immigration enforcement that he needs to pledge largely exile. He was about to travel to his golf club in New Jersey later this week. Instead, he is staying in DC to monitor the action on Capital Hill and the possibility of turning some weapons.

Shapiro: Tamara Keith of NPR. Nice to find you here. Thank you.

Keith: Welcome.

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