Mr. Trump appeared to accept that the personal diplomacy he has tried to wield has failed, and issued an ultimatum that if Russia did not agree to a peace deal in two weeks, the United States would impose tariffs and sanctions on the country.
President Trump is used to world leaders bowing down to him, and to cabinet members fawning over him. Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, took a different approach.
President Trump took to social media to criticize his supporters who are upset with his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation files.