Trump Delivers First Speech to Congress Since Beginning Second Term

President Donald Trump opened his first speech this term to Congress saying, “America is back.”

The Details: During the beginning of his address, some lawmakers interrupted Trump’s speech with shouts, causing Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to call for order. The sergeant at arms removed Rep. Al Green (D-TX) from the chamber after he continued to call out and wave his walking cane at Trump. 

Key Quotes: Trump began, "Our country is on the verge of a comeback the likes of which the world has never witnessed." He went on to say that the first few weeks of his term have been “nothing but swift and unrelenting action to usher in the greatest and most successful era in the history of our country,” and that he has “accomplished more in 43 days than most administrations accomplished in four years or eight years.” After the chamber settled and Green left, Trump continued, "I look at the Democrats in front of me, and I realize there is absolutely nothing I can say to make them happy or to make them stand or smile or applaud."

How the Media Covered It: Reuters (Center bias) wrote, “Trump wasted little time taking a victory lap” in his address. Reuters added that Green began shouting after Trump “bragged about the Republicans' victories.” Fox News (Right) said the “audience was heard chanting ‘USA, USA, USA’” in the chamber. The Guardian (Left) reported that Trump “appeared to revel in the cacophonous applause of Congressional Republicans.”