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Trump vows to renew American dream and defends policies in address to Congress

  • U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday (March 4) night, six weeks into his second term which has been marked by significant shifts in both domestic and foreign policy.
  • Trump defended his sweeping tariff policy and announced a plan to impose “reciprocal tariffs” on all U.S. trading partners on April 2, saying the tariffs not only protect U.S. jobs but would defend the soul of the country.
  • The President touted new investments announced by SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, Apple and TSMC, praising their decisions to invest in the U.S. rather than China.
  • In the Democratic response, which followed the President’s address, Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin urged the President to focus on tackling high consumer prices, widespread federal worker layoffs and demonstrating leadership in international affairs.

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