“America respects the right of all nations to chart their own path. My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America.” – U.S. President Donald Trump
The substance was largely the same but the tone decidedly different. That’s the verdict from most Republicans and Democrats to Donald Trump’s first speech before the U.S. Congress. Immigration, trade, defense spending and terrorism were all on the agenda.
To get a perspective on the speech and his role so far as a U.S. President:
- Ron Paul, former U.S. Congressman and presidential candidate
What is the future of the Trump administration and did the speech have a major impact? Tonight’s panel takes a look:
- Afshin Molavi, senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
- Gianno Caldwell, a Republican strategist and the founder of Caldwell Strategic Consulting
- Simon Marks, president and chief correspondent for Feature Story News
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ICYMI: Watch @POTUS Trump's #JointAddress to Congress https://t.co/zT56mxV2St
— The White House 45 Archived (@WhiteHouse45) March 1, 2017
My budget will increase funding for our Veterans. Our Veterans have delivered for this nation. Now we MUST deliver for them. #JointAddress
— President Trump 45 Archived (@POTUS45) March 1, 2017
This is fascinating. Read both sides. Media on left. Vets on right. https://t.co/5WjpJRzN7t
— Jim Axelrod (@JimAxelrod) March 1, 2017
U.S. President @realDonaldTrump rolls out "America First" agenda in first major speech at Congress on Tuesday night. https://t.co/HdKozCC0qO pic.twitter.com/nZgDr4AiLG
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) March 1, 2017
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