Overview

• The meeting ran three hours and 17 minutes, with cameras capturing extended remarks and reactions around the table.
• Maggie Haberman described a competition among officials to assert that President Trump had 'saved the country' more than others.
• Trump digressed to rebut 'dictator' critiques, arguing he was acting to stop crime after National Guard deployments to Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.
• Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff hailed Trump as 'the single finest candidate' for the Nobel Peace Prize during the session.
• Haberman noted Trump repeated a disputed story about Maryland Governor Wes Moore, while some secretaries briefly addressed agency work, including transportation RFPs and the economy.