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Trump And The Constitution, Gaza Food Aid Plan, Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial Begins
05 May 2025
President Trump says he "doesn't know" if it's his job to defend the US Constitution when it comes to providing immigrants due process. Israel approved a plan to take control of the distribution of food aid inside Gaza, and the trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering begins today.Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Krishnadev Calamur, Carrie Kahn, Jacob Ganz, Janaya Williams, and Alice Woelfle.It was produced by Kaity Kline, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas.We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Or other means, thank you. Your support means so much, now more than ever. You help make NPR shows freely available to everyone. We're proud to do this work for you and with you. President Trump took an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution.
Asked if he needs to uphold the Constitution, his answer began, I don't know. We'll listen to the context of a remark about immigration.
I'm Michelle Martin, that's Steve Inskeep, and this is Up First from NPR News. Israel approved a plan to manage all food aid entering Gaza. The proposal is to shut down hundreds of community kitchens run by the United Nations. Israelis instead want to allow just a few food centers. They say they want to do this to deny access to Hamas.
How would the plan feed people and how would it affect the war?
Also, Sean Diddy Combs is at risk of spending the rest of his life in prison. He's accused of abusing both women and men and using his power over them to keep them silent. Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day. Not for the first time, President Trump made remarks that left people wondering what he really meant.
This time, it was an interview on NBC's Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. The president celebrated the tariffs that he regularly changes. He said they could be permanent, although he's claiming the power to impose them by saying there's an emergency. He also said, I don't know, when asked if he needs to uphold the Constitution.
NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid was listening. Good morning. Good morning, Steve. Okay, so what exactly did the president say about the Constitution on NBC?
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