President Donald Trump turned his joint address to Congress into a rally Tuesday night, declaring “America is back,” and connecting the vigorous actions taken in the first six weeks of his administration to the campaign promises made en route to a mandate victory for Republicans in the 2024 election.
Trump’s speech came just six weeks after he was sworn in as the 47th president, and while it was not an official State of the Union address, the night generated all the pomp and circumstance of such an address. The president’s partly polemic, partly playful, and partly pressing speech brought Republicans to cheers and tears.
Democrats, on the other hand, held up signs reading “false” during much of Trump’s address, and refused to stand for Trump’s invited guests—including D.J. Daniel, a child with brain cancer Trump made an honorary member of the Secret…
