The Heat: President Trump Addresses Congress

The Heat

President Trump addresses CongressPresident addresses a joint session of Congress

“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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