As he reasserts himself on the national and international level, President Donald Trump projected political power and made fun of Democrats in his first national report to Congress in five times.
” America is back”, Trump told the land on Tuesday. Our nation is about to experience a return, something that the world has previously witnessed and probably never will.
Trump’s statement came shortly after he imposed 25 % taxes on his conventional allies, which caused the stock market to go into a downward spiral.
But as Trump’s predecessors complain about those choices and others, including his apparently unending help of Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Performance, they also merit praise from his own supporters. That is before considering the record-breaking variety of administrative actions he has taken in less than 100 days, from ending variety programs and international aid money and also trying to stop heritage citizen.
Trump’s prime-time remarks, which were themed” The Registration of the American Dream,” were seen by the White House as an option for him to advance what he has accomplished in the last two and a half months, even though he also remembered his victory in the election last year. Before House Speaker Mike Johnson had him removed, Green’s reply was prompted by the government’s thinking.
” I look at the Democrats in front of me, and I realize there is absolutely nothing I may say to make them happy, or to make them walk, or teeth, or applaud”, Trump said. Why not visit us in rejoicing the many amazing victories that America has achieved in just one day?
The president continued,” Americans have given us a mandate for daring and deep change.”
In addition to underscoring the administrative actions he has taken to remove the U. S. from the Paris climate agreement, the World Health Organization, and the U. N. Human Rights Council, Trump emphasized his efforts to reduce regulations, transformation the federal government, and create social policies, from renaming the Gulf of Mexico to controlling that there are only two genders and prohibiting men from playing in women’s sports.
We changed the weaponized system of government, allowing a president to brutally prosecute his political opponent, like I do. What was the outcome of that?” he said. ” Nothing will wake our nation again.”
A White House official told the Washington Examiner that Trump would “fix the economic mess created by the Biden administration and end inflation for all Americans” amid the stock market’s reaction to his tariff announcements.
” My very highest priorities is to rescue our economy and get dramatic and immediate relief to working families”, Trump said. Joe Biden added to Democrats ‘ audible groans,” Joe, Biden, especially, let the price of eggs spiral out of control.”
Due to the tariffs, the Dow lost 670 points, or 1.55 %, to close at 42 and 521 on Tuesday, while the broader S&, P 500, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.35 %, but Trump remained undeterred, with reciprocal duties scheduled to start in effect on April 2.
” If you don’t make your product in America, however, under the Trump administration, you will pay a tariff, and in some cases, a rather large one”, he said. ” Other countries have imposed tariffs on us for decades, and now it’s our turn to start using them against those other nations.”
The White House has conceded to the Washington Examiner that Trump’s campaign pledge to lower inflation from day one could be undermined by the release of the February consumer price index, which is scheduled to be released the following week.
Trump had hoped his energy policies would put downward pressure on prices, but inflation increased in the month ending January by 0.5 % for an annual rate of 3 %. The economy-related issues are a contributing factor to Trump’s approval rating decline, which was net positive 1 percentage point at 49 % as of Tuesday.
In order to achieve this, Trump announced on Tuesday that his administration had approved” a gigantic , natural gas , pipeline , among , the largest in the world, where Japan, South Korea, and other countries want to be our partner.”
” Later this week, I will also take historic action to dramatically expand production of critical minerals and rare earths here in the USA”, he said.
Trump used the platform on Tuesday to demand more funding for his administration, including building the border wall and deporting illegal immigrants, and urging Congress to increase funding for his administration. Republicans, who have slim majority in both chambers, are still in disagreement over how to keep the federal government open after March 14 and pass the president’s priorities, including tax code changes.
Tax cuts approved by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 are scheduled to take effect on December 31.
” The next phase of our plan to deliver the greatest economy in history is for this Congress to pass tax cuts for everybody”, Trump said. We’re requesting permanent income tax cuts across the board, and I’m calling for no tips, no overtime, and no Social Security benefits for our wonderful seniors to receive urgently needed relief.
The White House announced earlier on Tuesday who would sit next to first lady Melania Trump in her box inside the House of Representatives and accompany her as guests.
Guests included the family of Corey Comperatore, the firefighter who was killed during the first attempt on Trump’s life last summer in Butler, Pennsylvania, and Marc Fogel, the history teacher, also from Butler, whose freedom the administration secured last month after being wrongly detained by Russia for 14 years.
The family of Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student who was killed by an immigrant last year and for whom the first immigration and border security bill, which Trump signed into law, was also present.
In the past, Trump, a former reality TV star, has used the spotlight to produce made-for-TV moments.
For example Trump surprised radio talk host , Rush Limbaugh , in 2020 by presenting him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom midevent. Before passing away from the disease in 2021, Limbaugh had been first identified with lung cancer two weeks prior.
With Musk present, The White House did a” surprise” for guests Tuesday night. The billionaire entrepreneur, who was welcomed with tepid applause, was reprimanded by U. S. Capitol Police for recording in the room, which is not permitted.
” He’s working very hard,” Trump declared. Just in time, we received it. This is just the beginning”.
Trump will likely not overlook foreign policy, particularly Ukraine, despite a White House official saying that he will concentrate on domestic issues. Even rumors spread that the president might announce the rare earth minerals deal from behind the podium.
” Regarding the agreement on minerals and security, Ukraine is ready to sign it in any time and in any convenient format”, Zelensky wrote on social media Tuesday. We see this agreement as a step toward stronger security guarantees, and I sincerely hope it will work well.
Democrats were also attempting to bring public dissatisfaction with DOGE by bringing fired federal employees who had been upset by the cuts to the forefront.
” We think one of the best ways to let the American people know how horrible Donald Trump’s first 30 days have been is to bring those who have been affected, the victims of his malevolence, of his desire, tax breaks to the billionaires and make Americans pay for it”, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters Tuesday.
However, Green’s and other Democratic protests did not succeed as lawmakers waved” False/Save Medicaid” placards or left the House with shirts with “resist” slogans on the back.
Democrats were “on notice” by the House Freedom Caucus earlier this year, despite Republicans ‘ reputation for being rabble-rousing under Biden.
” The President’s address to tonight’s joint session of Congress is a constitutional obligation — not a sideshow for Democrats to use noisemakers, make threats, throw things or otherwise disrupt”, the group’s leadership wrote. Our coworkers are being informed that the heckler’s veto will not be upheld. You will be taken offended. We expect the Sergeant at Arms and Capitol Police to take appropriate action against any Members of Congress or other persons violating House rules”.
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Trump holds the record for the longest average address to Congress at one hour and 15 minutes, drawing his largest audience of 47.7 million viewers in 2017.
For 90 minutes, Vice President JD Vance overheard asking Johnson how he coped these situations.
The hardest part was delivering it during a stupid campaign speech, Johnson said.
Samantha-Jo Roth and Rachel Schilke contributed to this report.
