Trump address highlights: Trump sets record for longest presidential address to Congress

Trump's Congress Address highlights: Donald Trump, the 47th US President, arrived at the Capitol for the first Congress address ever since his inauguration in January

President Donald Trump on Tuesday took credit for swift and unrelenting action in reorienting the nation's economy, immigration and foreign policy as he updated Congress and the American people on his turbulent first few weeks in office, which have featured a dismantling of the federal government, tensions with America's allies and a trade war compounding economic uncertainty.

 

His joint address to Congress was the latest marker in Trump's takeover of the nation's capital, where the Republican-led House and Senate have done little to restrain the president as he and his allies work to slash the size of the federal government and remake America's place in the world. With a tight grip on his party, Trump has been emboldened to take sweeping actions after overcoming impeachments in his first term and criminal prosecutions in between his two administrations.

 

Trump's theme was the "renewal of the American dream, the White House said, and he laid out his achievements as well as appealed to Congress to provide more money to finance his aggressive immigration crackdown.

 

It has been nothing but swift and unrelenting action, Trump said of his opening weeks in office, according to excerpts prepared by the White House. The People elected me to do the job, and I am doing it.

 

Early in Trump's remarks, sustained and repeated interruptions came from the Democratic side, with Texas Rep. Al Green standing and yelling that Trump had no mandate.

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