Address to Congress

The address was delivered with a backdrop of economic and political uncertainty highlighted by U.S. trade wars with Mexico, Canada and China and the pausing of military aid programs with Ukraine. He mentioned briefly, but with little development, the return of Israeli and American hostages, and the ceasefire agreement with Hamas. At several points, hed criticize former President Joseph Biden's economic policies despite the data which proves otherwise. He also made reference to his ongoing need to reclaim the Panama Canal built by Americans, and to strengthen U.S. national security by buying Greenland (this proposal was instantly rejected by both Greenland and Denmark). These and many other “applause lines” were robustly supported by Vice President J.D. Vance and Mike Johnson, speaker of the House of Representatives shown behind the president. He ended his 90-minute address with a flurry of self-directed back pats and the promise of America’s coming “Golden Age.”