President Donald Trump and Elon Musk sought to downplay any rancor between the two men during a joint interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity.

Speaking on his peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump told reporters that Ukraine did not need a seat at the negotiating table because it "should've ended [the war] in three years. You should have never started it. You could have made a deal."

And Trump’s attack on Zelensky, who was hailed as a hero in the United States for resisting Russia’s Blitzkrieg on Kyiv early in the war, was a graphic sign of how the new American administration has reversed Washington’s stance of supporting the victim of the invasion and is now rewarding the aggressor.

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk discuss DOGE, the media's attempts to divide them, encounters with 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' and more in 'Hannity' exclusive interview.

The long Presidents Day weekend brought protests across the U.S. — and more layoffs across a number of federal agencies. It comes as the top official at the Social Security Administration resigned following a clash with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency over its request to access to sensitive personal records.