Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary, made her debut in the briefing room Tuesday. The drones over New Jersey that captured attention over a month ago were "authorized" and "not the enemy," according to President Donald Trump. Leavitt delivered an update from Trump saying the Federal Aviation Authority approved the flights. "It got worse due to curiosity. This was not the enemy." Leavitt faced a number of questions about the deportation policies. The Trump administration has said that it would prioritize the expulsion of migrants with criminal records in the initial phases of his promised mass deportation, though it also has said the deportations could include anyone who entered illegally. "If you are an individual, a foreign national who illegally enters the United States of America, you are by definition a criminal," Leavitt said. "And so therefore, you are subject to deportation." The briefing came as the White House paused federal grants and loans as Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending, causing confusion and panic among organizations that rely on Washington for their financial lifeline. Administration officials said the decision was necessary to ensure that all funding complies with Trump's executive orders, which are intended to undo progressive steps on transgender rights, environmental justice and diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, efforts. They also said that federal assistance to individuals would not be affected, including Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, student loans and scholarships. However, the funding freeze could affect trillions of dollars, at least temporarily, and cause widespread disruption in health care research, education programs and other initiatives. Even grants that have been awarded but not spent are supposed to be halted. State agencies and early education centers appeared to be struggling to access money from Medicaid and Head Start, stirring anxiety with answers hard to come by in Washington. Court battles are imminent, and Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to ask a Manhattan federal court to block the Republican president's moves. The issue dominated the first briefing held by Leavitt. She said the administration was trying to be “good stewards” of public money by making sure that there was no more funding for transgenderism and wokeness. The pause on grants and loans was scheduled to take effect at 5 p.m. ET, just one day after agencies were informed of the decision.