President Donald Trump gestures to supporters gathered for a Presidents Day rally as he leaves the Trump International Golf Club, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)2025-02-18T16:17:28Z WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) President Donald Trump on Tuesday was set to sign new executive orders from his Florida home while his first joint TV interview with adviser Elon Musk airs in prime time.Trumps Florida home will also be the setting for an awards program by a conservative group led by Mike Flynn, who briefly served as national security adviser in the Republican presidents first term. Trump was spending part of Tuesday at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The White House had no immediate comment on the executive actions Trump was signing later Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence in Palm Beach. In the first weeks of Trumps second term, he has used executive orders signed statements about how the president wants the federal government to be managed to address issues including border security, the environment and transgender rights. Trump and Musk, head of the new Department of Government Efficiency, gave their first joint interview to Sean Hannity of Fox News Channel. The interview was taped on Friday at the White House and is set to air as Musk leads Trumps effort to cut federal spending and slash the federal workforce. Musk has drawn criticism from Democrats in Congress and others for the methods he and his team at DOGE are using to cut spending, including foreign aid, and eliminate jobs across the bureaucracy. The Fox News interview also follows Musks appearance with Trump in the Oval Office last week, when both defended Musks approach to federal cost-cutting. In an excerpt from the interview that Fox News released on Sunday, Musk said he used to be adored by the left but less so these days because of the work hes doing at Trumps direction. They call it Trump derangement syndrome. You dont realize how real this is until you cant reason with people, Musk said, adding that normal conversations with Democrats about the president are impossible because its like theyve become completely irrational. Trumps Mar-a-Lago club is the setting Tuesday night for an awards program by Americas Future, which is led by Flynn to preserve individual rights and promote American values and traditions, according to its website. The event, celebrating American exceptionalism, will honor one member from the Army, the Navy, the Marines, the Air Force and the Space Force. The event includes a poolside reception, musical performances and dinner in Mar-a-Lagos Grand Ballroom, where other award presentations are expected from a lineup that includes such names as Russell Brand, Ted Nugent and Mike Tyson.Its unclear whether Trump will participate in the event. ___Follow the APs coverage of President Donald Trump at https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump. DARLENE SUPERVILLE Superville covers the White House for The Associated Press, with a special emphasis on first ladies and first families. RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site