Trump Accuses Ireland of 'Stealing' US Pharma; Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal Agreed

Donald Trump accused Ireland of taking the US pharmaceutical industry, impacting its tax revenue. He mentioned Ireland's low-tax policies attracting US multinationals like Pfizer. Trump also stated previous presidents lost segments of the US economy to Europe, citing the EU's lawsuit against Apple. Meanwhile, Washington and Kyiv agreed on a ceasefire proposal for the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump demands NATO allies increase defense spending. Denmark, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom have announced major spending increases, and the European Union has instituted procedures to facilitate arms production and spending. Trump signaled he would use his relationships with both Zelensky and Putin to negotiate peace, and he would threaten both sides to get them to the table if necessary. Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee joined a legal challenge against the Trump Administration's layoffs of probationary federal employees, which Menefee said "have a direct impact" on Houston-area residents.