Booing and heckling is met with chants of “USA! USA!” during Trump’s address to Congress tonight. Rep. Al Green, a Democrat from Texas, was escorted out for disruption.
Trump declared that his presidency has been “the most successful in the history of our nation.”
It’s unclear by which measure.
Trump declared that his presidency has been “the most successful in the history of our nation.”
It’s unclear by which measure.
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He lauds his freeze on fed. hiring, foreign aid and new fed. regulations, along with:
-Withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord
-Withdrawal from WHO
-Ending the Green New Deal
-Withdrawing from UN Human Rights Council
“We believe that whether you are a doctor, an accountant, a lawyer or an air traffic control, you should be hired and promoted based on skill and confidence, not race or gender.”
He mentions he has renamed the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” and renamed Alaska’s famed Denali, calling it Mount McKinley again and will “rescue the economy” by reopening power plants and drilling.
-$22 billion spent on housing and cars for illegal immigrants.
-$45 billion for DEI scholarships in Burma.
-$20 million for Arab Sesame Street in the Middle East.
“We are draining the swamp. It's very simple, and the days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are over.”
Starting April 2, the U.S. will begin reciprocal tariffs against countries that impose tariffs on the U.S.