Forty-three days after taking office, Trump put on an elaborate political show on the theme of reinvigorating the American dream.
On the evening of March 4, EST, Trump broke the modern record for the length of a speech to Congress by a U.S. president, delivering a 100-minute speech to a joint session of Congress.
Although the speech was not a formal State of the Union address, it attracted a lot of attention as Trump’s first official address to Congress since returning to the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Congress on March 4, U.S. Eastern Time.
The major U.S. media have live broadcast, Trump cabinet members U.S. Supreme Court justices were also present.
It is worth noting that Musk, who always dresses casual and wears a black MAGA hat, also dressed in a suit, accompanied Trump and First Lady Melania from the White House to the speech site.
The scene Ice and fire.
Speech site, on the one hand, the Republican Party wildly applauded, on the other hand, the Democratic Party applauded, shushing and applause overlap, once again reflecting the serious political polarization of the United States.
Trump, as always, continued the style of self-congratulation, wildly praising his own achievements since taking office.
He proudly told the audience that he was the greatest president in American history, second to Washington, and that he had accomplished more in the last 43 days than most administrations do in four or eight years.
While boasting, he did not forget to step on former President Joe Biden, mentioning him at least 16 times and calling him the worst president.
Republican lawmakers in the audience gave several standing ovations, cheered with American slogans, and frequently expressed their support for Trump.
Democratic lawmakers sitting on the other side of the aisle stood in stark contrast, either coldly protesting, not moving when Republican lawmakers stood, or booing and jeering, causing Trump’s speech to be interrupted several times.
The first protest of the night came from Democratic Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico. She stood in the aisle holding up a piece of paper that read, This is not normal, but it was then snatched up and thrown to the ground by Republican lawmakers.
At the speech, Democratic Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury protested by holding up a piece of paper that said, “This is not normal.
About 10 minutes into the speech, Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green interrupted Trump several more times, waving his cane and yelling at Trump. House Speaker Mike Johnson failed to warn him and had security guards remove Green.
On March 4, Rep. Al Green was asked to leave after he interrupted Trump’s speech by shouting and standing in front of the stage the entire time.
In addition, Massachusetts Senator Markey and others turned their backs on the podium, and numerous members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus wore pink to express their displeasure with Trump in an aesthetic of resistance.
A number of Democratic lawmakers also chose to dress in blue and yellow to express their protest against Trump’s recent behavior toward Ukraine.
All of the incidents on the scene show that after Trump took office, the differences between the two parties in the United States have further intensified and the confrontation has further escalated.
On the evening of March 4, during President Trump’s speech, he was met with a number of Democratic Party lawmakers holding up signs in protest.
Trump made a revolutionary declaration.
The speech, positioned by the White House as an unofficial State of the Union address, was essentially a policy rally for Trump’s second term Both a comprehensive reckoning with the legacy of the Biden era and an acceleration of the America First 2 0 strategy.
Overall, the speech did not deliver the big news that Trump had foreshadowed, and it was a rehash of policy ideas that had already been tossed around, both domestically and diplomatically.
Economic Issues Advocating the tariff stick and supply chain reconfiguration.
At present, the American people are suffering from the problem of inflation, and Trump’s speech began by mentioning the economic issues that the American people are most concerned about.
He detailed a series of initiatives he has taken since taking office to stimulate U.S. economic growth and reduce inflation, while focusing on defending his tariff policies.
Tariffs. Trump claimed that the U.S. will implement a reciprocal tariff policy starting April 2, meaning that any country that imposes tariffs on U.S. goods will have the U.S. impose the same tariffs on their goods Tariffs on agricultural products will also go into effect on April 2nd.
Trump also mentioned that the U.S. has initiated tariff measures on steel and aluminum, which are expected to take effect next week. However, the tariff process on copper is still ongoing, and the tariffs on lumber, which are set to expire next month, have yet to be finalized for continuation.
Internal tax cuts . Trump has proposed making permanent the tax cuts he introduced in his first term, calling for exemptions from taxes on tips overtime pay and Social Security benefits for seniors.
At the same time, he has said he wants to reduce taxes on domestic manufacturing as part of the tax cuts and reiterated a promise he made during the campaign to exempt auto loans from taxation.
Increased investment . Trump claims to have convinced companies like Apple OpenAI Honda to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the U.S., creating a large number of jobs in the country since he took office.
Take control of resources. Trump has renewed his emphasis on increasing production of fossil energy sources such as oil and natural gas , lowering domestic energy prices while revitalizing U.S. manufacturing. He also said he will announce later this week the launch of a historic initiative to dramatically increase production of key minerals, particularly rare earths.
Overall, Trump’s economic proposals are strongly isolationist and protectionist.
On the evening of March 4, President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress to lay out his domestic and foreign policy plans.
Border security emphasized deportation of illegal immigrants and the war on fentanyl .
Border security is one of Trump’s centerpiece concerns.
In his speech, he touted the fact that after taking office, he launched the most comprehensive border protection and illegal immigration crackdown in U.S. history, quickly achieving the lowest number of illegal crossings in history.
Trump also bragged about his success in pushing Mexico and Canada, through the threat of tariffs, to step up their efforts to crack down on fentanyl trafficking.
Under his pressure, Mexico pledged to send an additional 10,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to interdict drug smuggling Canada, on the other hand, has labeled drug cartels as terrorists and formed a joint U.S.-Canada strike force.
Trump also mentioned again the previously introduced gold card for immigrants, touting that the $5 million card would not only create jobs, but also help the U.S. pay off its debt. See also the article, “Crazy poor? Trump launches gold card to cash in
He said anyone with a gold card would not have to pay taxes in the United States, but they would have to create jobs.
Foreign Policy Advocates strategic contraction and reshaping the diplomatic landscape.
This time, Trump’s speech focused primarily on the domestic agenda of the United States, and it was only an hour into the speech that he began to talk about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
The U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal, which was previously scheduled to be signed on February 28, was temporarily put on hold due to Trump’s dispute with Zelensky, but Trump said in his speech that there was still a chance the deal could be revived .
He also mentioned in his speech a letter sent by Zelensky earlier in the day.
According to Trump, Zelensky said in the letter that Ukraine was ready to sit down at the negotiating table as soon as possible and stood ready to work toward a lasting peace under Trump’s leadership, and that the U.S. side was ready to sign the mineral and security agreements at any convenient time.
However, Ukrainian officials later clarified that Zelensky had not written to Trump and that the alleged letter was in fact a post by Zelensky on a social media platform.
Trump did not say so directly, but the implication was that he would not give up on the deal easily and would still pressure Ukraine to use its mineral resources to pay off its U.S. debt.
In addition, Trump was again adamant in his speech that he wanted to take back the Panama Canal and control Greenland. He said that the United States needs Greenland and will get it no matter what. See also the article in this number Recovering the Panama Canal Is Trump trying to unify the world?
Trump said nothing about the rumors of a possible U.S. withdrawal from NATO, which attracted widespread attention before the speech.
Domestic reforms Support Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency Reforms.
In his speech, Trump praised Musk and the Department of Governmental Efficiency’s government streamlining program, citing Musk as a model for tackling waste and fraud. See also the article Government Efficiency Changes, Musk Down, Musk Up.
To a round of applause from Republicans, Trump thanked Musk in public for his hard work.
Trump also hinted that even Democrats appreciate Musk , they just don’t want to admit it.
At the speech, Trump thanked Musk and the Department of Governmental Efficiency.
According to Trump, the Department of Governmental Efficiency is a budget-saving tool that has streamlined agencies, uncovered hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud in the course of its work, and plans to cut the deficit by $1 trillion by 2026, cutting federal agencies from 428 to 99 and encouraging federal employees to leave their jobs voluntarily through buyout programs.
The theme of Trump’s speech was revitalizing the American dream, which mirrors what he has been advocating to make America great again.
By reforming federal agencies, deporting illegal immigrants, imposing tariffs on the outside world, and other controlled disruptions, he is attempting to reshape American domestic and foreign affairs, reverse the accelerating decline of American hegemony, and thus become the greatest president in American history.
However, the reality is that this self-proclaimed greatest president is drowning the American dream at an accelerated rate.
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