A president's speech to Congress 바카라 게임 웹사이트 even without the formal gloss of a State of the Union address 바카라 게임 웹사이트 is typically a time for a call to national unity and predictable claims about the country being strong.But that wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트t President Donald Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s plan. His speech on Tuesday night was relentlessly partisan, boasting about his election victory and criticizing Democrats for failing to recognize his accomplishments.The hard edge reflected Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s steamroller approach to his second term, brushing aside opposition and demanding loyalty throughout the federal government.Here are key takeaways from the speech:Trump touts achievements, attacks opponentsTrump struck a divisive tone almost from his first words, calling his predecessor, Joe Biden, the worst president in history and chiding Democrats as so stinting in their praise of him they would not even grant him perfunctory applause.He placed himself alongside the country's first president, George Washington, when discussing what he said were the flood of early achievements of his second term.He was speaking to a house divided. Republicans stood and cheered. For Democrats, it was silence, with occasional shouts of protest, with the only applause when he announced that Ukraine wanted to restart peace negotiations.Trump leaned hard into cultural flashpoints 바카라 게임 웹사이트 his opposition to affirmative action, diversity programs and transgender rights. In a stunning breach of protocol and a measure of the fractious politics, one Democrat, Rep. Al Green of Texas, stood up and shouted at Trump, gesturing toward the president with his cane. He refused to sit when asked by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who ordered him removed.Trump described Democrats as a lost cause. 바카라 게임 웹사이트There is absolutely nothing I can say to make them happy,바카라 게임 웹사이트 he said.Video below: Democratic Rep. Al Green removed from House chamber after disrupting Trump address to CongressTrump warms on Zelenskyy after days of hammering the Ukrainian leaderTrump has been unsparing in his criticism of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.But towards the end of his address, Trump read from a letter from Zelenskyy he had received earlier in the day.바카라 게임 웹사이트The letter reads Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians ... My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts.바카라 게임 웹사이트It remains to be seen if the letter will mark a detente in the long-complicated Trump-Zelenskyy relationship.Late last week, Trump and Vice President JD Vance used an Oval Office meeting to rip Zelenskyy for being insufficiently grateful for the billions of dollars in U.S. aid poured into Ukraine. Trump then abruptly ended the White House meeting where the deal 바카라 게임 웹사이트designed to give the U.S. access to Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트s deposits of titanium, lithium, manganese and more 바카라 게임 웹사이트 was supposed to be signed.On Monday, Trump ordered a 바카라 게임 웹사이트pause바카라 게임 웹사이트 in U.S. assistance to Ukraine as he looked to dial up the pressure on Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations to end the war with Russia.Trump blames the soaring price of eggs on BidenThe president gave voice to a frustration of many Americans over rising costs of groceries 바카라 게임 웹사이트 particularly the skyrocketing cost of eggs, but blamed Biden instead of the bird flu.바카라 게임 웹사이트Joe Biden especially let the price of eggs get out of control 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and we are working hard to get it back down,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump said.His agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, said last week that egg prices could still soar more than 40% this year.Video below: How tariffs could affect produceThe main reason egg prices have increased to a record average of $4.95 per dozen this month is that more than 166 million birds have been slaughtered to limit the spread of bird flu that has overwhelmed flocks around the country.The administration announced the USDA will invest another $1 billion on top of the roughly $2 billion it has already spent battling bird flu since the outbreak began in 2022.The looming presence of Elon MuskTrump lavished praise on Elon Musk, the billionaire who he has tasked with overhauling the federal government and work force. Democrats tried to verbally fact check the president by shouting 바카라 게임 웹사이트false바카라 게임 웹사이트 at some of his assertions of success.Musk, seated in the gallery above, stood when Republicans applauded him. Democrats held signs that said 바카라 게임 웹사이트Musk steals.바카라 게임 웹사이트The president said that Musk has found 바카라 게임 웹사이트hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud,바카라 게임 웹사이트 vastly overstating his team바카라 게임 웹사이트s accomplishments. For example, many canceled contracts were already fully paid, meaning the government received no savings.He was dressed more formally than usual, wearing a dark suit with a blue tie.Musk has vast influence as a presidential adviser, leading Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s efforts to overhaul and downsize the federal government. Thousands of workers have been laid off, with many more expected to follow.Trump presses forward with tariff fightThe president has long viewed the stock market as a lodestar. But he ignored Wall Street losses that wiped out gains since the November election.The stock market has been tumbling as Trump enacts tariffs on Canada and Mexico, critical trading partners that have been retaliating with their own levies. The dispute threatens to increase costs for American consumers even as the president promises to bring down prices.Trump showed no interest in backing off, describing tariffs as integral to his political agenda.바카라 게임 웹사이트Tariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again. And it바카라 게임 웹사이트s happening and it will happen rather quickly. There will be a little disturbance, but we바카라 게임 웹사이트re ok with that.바카라 게임 웹사이트Mexico바카라 게임 웹사이트s President Claudia Sheinbaum said she plans to announce retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. on Sunday.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier on Tuesday diagnosed Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s tariffs on Canadian imports as simply 바카라 게임 웹사이트a very dumb thing to do.바카라 게임 웹사이트Trump offers something for everyoneFor rich foreigners, he talked up his plan to introduce a $5 million 바카라 게임 웹사이트gold card,바카라 게임 웹사이트 giving the wealthy preferred immigration status.바카라 게임 웹사이트We will allow the most success for job-creating people from all over the world to buy a path to U.S. citizen,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트It바카라 게임 웹사이트s like the green card, but better and more sophisticated.바카라 게임 웹사이트He also made his case that he바카라 게임 웹사이트s for the everyman, redoubling on campaign promises to pursue three legislative efforts that could have huge impact on working Americans.바카라 게임 웹사이트I바카라 게임 웹사이트m calling for no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on Social Security benefits for our great seniors,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump said.At another point, he gushed that his trade policies will be a boon for the agriculture industry, even as farm-state senators have warned that tariffs could hurt them.That was then, this is nowThe president has always reveled in his reputation for tough talk. But a look back at 2017, when Trump gave his first speech to Congress in his first term, shows how Trump has only become more of a hardliner.Eight years ago, he talked about working with Canada's Trudeau to support women entrepreneurs in both countries. He paid homage to 바카라 게임 웹사이트our nation바카라 게임 웹사이트s path towards civil rights.바카라 게임 웹사이트 He said 바카라 게임 웹사이트real and positive immigration reform is possible.바카라 게임 웹사이트 There was no reference to Barack Obama, who he replaced in the White House.Now Trump is feuding with Trudeau over tariffs. He used his speech to criticize diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, which he바카라 게임 웹사이트s been swiftly eliminating across the federal government. His remarks on immigration focused on deporting criminals. And he repeatedly derided Biden.
WASHINGTON — A president's speech to Congress 바카라 게임 웹사이트 even without the formal gloss of a State of the Union address 바카라 게임 웹사이트 is typically a time for a call to national unity and predictable claims about the country being strong.
But that wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트t President Donald Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s plan. His speech on Tuesday night was relentlessly partisan, boasting about his election victory and criticizing Democrats for failing to recognize his accomplishments.
The hard edge reflected Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s steamroller approach to his second term, brushing aside opposition and demanding loyalty throughout the federal government.
Here are key takeaways from the speech:
Trump touts achievements, attacks opponents
Trump struck a divisive tone almost from his first words, calling his predecessor, Joe Biden, the worst president in history and chiding Democrats as so stinting in their praise of him they would not even grant him perfunctory applause.
He placed himself alongside the country's first president, George Washington, when discussing what he said were the flood of early achievements of his second term.
He was speaking to a house divided. Republicans stood and cheered. For Democrats, it was silence, with occasional shouts of protest, with the only applause when he announced that Ukraine wanted to restart peace negotiations.
Trump leaned hard into cultural flashpoints 바카라 게임 웹사이트 his opposition to affirmative action, diversity programs and transgender rights.
In a stunning breach of protocol and a measure of the fractious politics, one Democrat, Rep. Al Green of Texas, stood up and shouted at Trump, gesturing toward the president with his cane. He refused to sit when asked by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who ordered him removed.
Trump described Democrats as a lost cause. 바카라 게임 웹사이트There is absolutely nothing I can say to make them happy,바카라 게임 웹사이트 he said.
Video below: Democratic Rep. Al Green removed from House chamber after disrupting Trump address to Congress
Trump warms on Zelenskyy after days of hammering the Ukrainian leader
Trump has been unsparing in his criticism of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
But towards the end of his address, Trump read from a letter from Zelenskyy he had received earlier in the day.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The letter reads Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians ... My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts.바카라 게임 웹사이트
It remains to be seen if the letter will mark a detente in the long-complicated Trump-Zelenskyy relationship.
Late last week, Trump and Vice President JD Vance used an Oval Office meeting to rip Zelenskyy for being insufficiently grateful for the billions of dollars in U.S. aid poured into Ukraine. Trump then abruptly ended the White House meeting where the deal 바카라 게임 웹사이트designed to give the U.S. access to Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트s deposits of titanium, lithium, manganese and more 바카라 게임 웹사이트 was supposed to be signed.
On Monday, Trump ordered a 바카라 게임 웹사이트pause바카라 게임 웹사이트 in U.S. assistance to Ukraine as he looked to dial up the pressure on Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations to end the war with Russia.
Trump blames the soaring price of eggs on Biden
The president gave voice to a frustration of many Americans over rising costs of groceries 바카라 게임 웹사이트 particularly the skyrocketing cost of eggs, but blamed Biden instead of the bird flu.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Joe Biden especially let the price of eggs get out of control 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and we are working hard to get it back down,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump said.
His agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, said last week that egg prices could still soar more than 40% this year.
Video below: How tariffs could affect produce
The main reason egg prices have increased to a record average of $4.95 per dozen this month is that more than 166 million birds have been slaughtered to limit the spread of bird flu that has overwhelmed flocks around the country.
The administration announced the USDA will invest another $1 billion on top of the roughly $2 billion it has already spent battling bird flu since the outbreak began in 2022.
The looming presence of Elon Musk
Trump lavished praise on Elon Musk, the billionaire who he has tasked with overhauling the federal government and work force. Democrats tried to verbally fact check the president by shouting 바카라 게임 웹사이트false바카라 게임 웹사이트 at some of his assertions of success.
Musk, seated in the gallery above, stood when Republicans applauded him. Democrats held signs that said 바카라 게임 웹사이트Musk steals.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The president said that Musk has found 바카라 게임 웹사이트hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud,바카라 게임 웹사이트 vastly overstating his team바카라 게임 웹사이트s accomplishments. For example, many canceled contracts were already fully paid, meaning the government received no savings.
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Elon Musk arrives for U.S. President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025.
He was dressed more formally than usual, wearing a dark suit with a blue tie.
Musk has vast influence as a presidential adviser, leading Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s efforts to overhaul and downsize the federal government. Thousands of workers have been laid off, with many more expected to follow.
Trump presses forward with tariff fight
The president has long viewed the stock market as a lodestar. But he ignored Wall Street losses that wiped out gains since the November election.
The stock market has been tumbling as Trump enacts tariffs on Canada and Mexico, critical trading partners that have been retaliating with their own levies. The dispute threatens to increase costs for American consumers even as the president promises to bring down prices.
Trump showed no interest in backing off, describing tariffs as integral to his political agenda.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Tariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again. And it바카라 게임 웹사이트s happening and it will happen rather quickly. There will be a little disturbance, but we바카라 게임 웹사이트re ok with that.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Mexico바카라 게임 웹사이트s President Claudia Sheinbaum said she plans to announce retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. on Sunday.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier on Tuesday diagnosed Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s tariffs on Canadian imports as simply 바카라 게임 웹사이트a very dumb thing to do.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Trump offers something for everyone
For rich foreigners, he talked up his plan to introduce a $5 million 바카라 게임 웹사이트gold card,바카라 게임 웹사이트 giving the wealthy preferred immigration status.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We will allow the most success for job-creating people from all over the world to buy a path to U.S. citizen,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트It바카라 게임 웹사이트s like the green card, but better and more sophisticated.바카라 게임 웹사이트
He also made his case that he바카라 게임 웹사이트s for the everyman, redoubling on campaign promises to pursue three legislative efforts that could have huge impact on working Americans.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I바카라 게임 웹사이트m calling for no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on Social Security benefits for our great seniors,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump said.
At another point, he gushed that his trade policies will be a boon for the agriculture industry, even as farm-state senators have warned that tariffs could hurt them.
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U.S. President Donald Trump stands as he concludes his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025.
That was then, this is now
The president has always reveled in his reputation for tough talk. But a look back at 2017, when Trump gave his first speech to Congress in his first term, shows how Trump has only become more of a hardliner.
Eight years ago, he talked about working with Canada's Trudeau to support women entrepreneurs in both countries. He paid homage to 바카라 게임 웹사이트our nation바카라 게임 웹사이트s path towards civil rights.바카라 게임 웹사이트 He said 바카라 게임 웹사이트real and positive immigration reform is possible.바카라 게임 웹사이트 There was no reference to Barack Obama, who he replaced in the White House.
Now Trump is feuding with Trudeau over tariffs. He used his speech to criticize diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, which he바카라 게임 웹사이트s been swiftly eliminating across the federal government. His remarks on immigration focused on deporting criminals. And he repeatedly derided Biden.