PRESIDENT Trump’s Tuesday night speech lasted about 1 hour and 40 minutes, including pauses for clapping, applause and other reactions, which makes it the longest address to a joint session of Congress since at least 1964.
Here it is in full. Please note Elon Musk, smart in suit and tie!
For those with less time, here is a shorter version, including the key parts that may or may not have been highlighted on the news
The President’s March 4 address followed a blitz of more than 100 executive actions that have impacted nearly every aspect of government and U.S. relationships with other nations.
Here are the highlights of the speech, reported in more detail by The Epoch Times, which he began with the statement ‘America is back’ and ended with a call to ‘renew the unlimited promise of the American dream’.
- Pledged across-the-board tax cuts, including personal income, corporate, and industry cuts
- Borders closed, deportations under way
- Common sense revolution, rooting our woke and including merit based hiring
- Tariffs to boost foreign investment in the United States and balance multi-billion-dollar trade deficits
- DODGE’s $105 billion savings through contract cancellations, staff reductions, and identifying fraud and waste
- Commitment to balance the federal budget during his second term
- Remembering victims of illegal immigrant crime
- Appeal to the people of Greenland to join the United States, to benefit them and improve the security of the United States and the world
- Letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, suggesting the note could indicate the nations are closer to reaching a mineral deal
- New White House Office of Shipbuilding to counter China’s strides in the shipbuilding sector.
- Arrest of top terrorist responsible for killing 13 U.S. service members during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 who is now in custody
- Congressional Democrats response. Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was escorted out of the chamber after standing up and yelling during Trump’s speech
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