News Wrap: Trump wants to continue mass deportations despite Supreme Court ruling

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• John Yang:

  During that Meet the Press interview, the president also said that despite the Supreme Court directing him to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States, he wants to continue mass deportations.

• Donald Trump:

  I was elected to get him the hell out of here, and the courts are holding me from doing it.

• Kristen Welker:

  But even given those numbers that you're talking about, don't you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?

• Donald Trump:

  I don't know. I have to respond by saying, again, I have brilliant lawyers that work for me and they are going to obviously follow what the Supreme Court said. What you said is not what I heard the Supreme Court said. They have a different interpretation.

• John Yang:

  Mr. Trump said the White House may ask the justices to clarify their decision. In the interview, Mr. Trump also said the value of the military parade that coincides with his birthday would outweigh the cost. He doesn't intend to run for a third term, and he'd pay out of his own pocket to build a ballroom in the White House.

  Air traffic at Israel's main international airport was halted today after a missile landed nearby. Iranian backed Houthi rebels took responsibility for the attack near Ben Gurion Airport. They say the strikes are in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza. Also today, the Israeli army called up reservists in order to expand its operations in Gaza.

  Russian President Vladimir Putin says he hopes he won't have to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. In an interview on Russian state television, Putin also said he believes he can bring the war to what he called a logical conclusion. The remarks came as emergency workers in Kyiv responded to an overnight Russian drone attack that injured 11 people, including two children.