This from dailysignal.com.
He painted a picture of what he described as a dark past under Joe Biden and a new future where anyone can achieve the American dream.
Trump stated emphatically:
The American dream is unstoppable, and our country
is on the verge of a comeback the likes of which the world
has never witnessed, and perhaps will never witness again.
Ten takeaways from the President’s speech to a joint Congress:
1. ‘Restore Common Sense’
“Common sense has become a common theme, and we will never go back,” Trump said.
Shortly after Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed for heckling, Trump touted his early presidential actions.
He stated:
Over the past six weeks, I have signed nearly 100 executive orders and taken more than 400 executive actions to restore common sense, safety, optimism, and wealth all across our wonderful land.
Further:
The people elected me to do the job, and I am doing it. In fact, it has been stated by many that the first month of our presidency is the most successful in the history of our nation.
Trump referenced his executive orders defining only two sexes—male and female—and removing men from women’s sports.
Trump honored 19-year-old Payton McNabb, who sustained a concussion and brain bleeding after a male spiked a volleyball at her head when she was a senior in high school.
And:
From now on, schools will kick the males off the girls team, or they will lose all federal funding.
2. ‘Nothing I Can Do’
After boos and heckles, Trump seemed to go off script to voice frustration with democrats communists/globalists.
The President said:
I look at the Democrats in front of me, and I realize there’s absolutely nothing I can say or do to make them happy or to make them stand and smile, or applaud. Nothing I can do.
Further:
I could find a cure to the most devastating disease, a disease that would wipe out an entire nation, or announce the answer to the greatest economy in history, or the stoppage of crime to the lowest levels ever recorded, and these people will not clap, will not stand, and certainly will not cheer.
He invited Democrats to join the celebration:
Why not join us in celebrating so many incredible wins for America?
For the good of our nation, let’s work together and truly make America great again.
3. ‘Restore True Democracy’
The Left spent much of the 2024 election cycle claiming Trump was a threat to democracy, even claiming democracy was on the ballot.
Trump subsequently tackled the federal bureaucracy, which many contend undermines the prerogatives of elected officials.
Trump said:
My administration will reclaim power from this unaccountable bureaucracy, and we will restore true democracy to America again.
Trump signed an “Schedule F” executive order that makes it easier to fire bureaucrats involved in policy matters who would normally have civil service protection from being fired. DOGE has also targeted bureaucratic waste.
Further:
Any federal bureaucrat who resists this change will be removed from office immediately because we are draining the swamp.
4. ‘They Tariff Us, We Tariff Them’
The President said reciprocal tariffs would kick in on April 2.
He explained:
Whatever they tariff us, we tariff them. Whatever they tax us, we tax them. That’s reciprocal back and forth.
Further:
If they do non-monetary tariffs to keep us out of their market, then we do non-monetary barriers to keep them out of our market. We will take in trillions of dollars and create jobs like we have never seen before.
And:
We’ve been ripped off for decades by nearly every country on Earth, and we will not let that happen any longer.
5. ‘Gigantic Natural Gas Pipeline’
On his first day in office, the President declared a national energy emergency, and reversed Obiden Regime energy policies.
He said:
I terminated the ridiculous Green New Scam. I withdrew from the unfair Paris climate accord, which was costing us trillions of dollars.
Further:
We ended all of Biden’s environmental restrictions that were making our country far less safe and totally unaffordable.
Again, he vowed to “drill, baby, drill” to Republican applause.
And:
My administration is also working on a gigantic natural gas pipeline in Alaska, among the largest in the world, where Japan, South Korea, and other nations want to be our partner—with trillions of dollars being spent by them. It will truly be spectacular.
Plus:
Later this week, I will also take historic action to dramatically expand production of critical minerals and rare earths here in USA.
6. Trump Honors Laken Riley
Trump gave a standing ovation to the family of Laken Riley, the 22-year-old girl who was violently murdered by an illegal alien in February 2024.
The President said:
America will never ever forget our beautiful Laken Hope Riley!
Trump highlighted that the first bill he signed as the 47th president of the United States was the Laken Riley Act, which “mandates the detention of all dangerous criminal aliens who threaten public safety.”
Riley is one of numerous American citizens who had been murdered by illegal aliens during The Obiden Regime.
7. ‘End the Savage Conflict’
Just days after the dramatic Oval Office confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump again stressed his goal for peace in the Russia-Ukraine war. He said it was “time to stop the madness.”
Trump read a letter from Zelensky agreeing to the mineral deal and expressing a desire for peace, after all.
Trump added:
Simultaneously, we’ve had serious discussions with Russia and have received strong signals they are ready for peace.
And, also from Zelenskyy:
Regarding the agreement on minerals and security, Ukraine is ready to sign it at any time that is convenient for you.
My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts. We do really value how much America has done to help Ukraine.
8. ‘A Terrible Lie’: Trump Stands Against Child Sex Changes
Trump touted his executive order “cutting off all taxpayer funding to any institution that engages in the sexual mutilation of our youth.”
He highlighted the story of January Littlejohn, a mom who saved her 13-year-old daughter from transgender ideology.
He called on lawmakers to pass a bill:
[B]anning and criminalizing sex changes on children and forever ending the lie that any child is trapped in the wrong body.
The President stated:
Our message to every child in America is that you are perfect exactly the way God made you.
Trump declared “wokeness” as “gone” from American schools, the military, and more.
He emphasized:
Our service members won’t be activists and ideologues. They will be fighters and warriors.”
9. ‘Combating Inflation’ by Ending ‘Waste, Fraud, and Abuse’
Trump said he inherited “an economic catastrophe” and “inflation nightmare” from The Obiden Regime.
To combat inflation, he said he would be reducing the cost of energy and ending “waste, fraud, and abuse” of taxpayer dollars.
He said his new DOGE has estimated annual fraud of more than $500 billion, shouting out DOGE head Elon Musk.
The President explained:
[Those] who resist this change will be removed from office immediately because we are draining the swamp. It’s very simple, and the days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are over.
10. Dems Sit as Young Cancer Patient Honored
Trump honored 13-year-old cancer patient DJ Daniel whose dream is to become a police officer.
The president made him a Secret Service agent, yet none of the Left rose to honor young DJ.
Trump highlighted efforts of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy to reduce childhood cancer rates, and Trump noted the Left should recognize him by his name.
He concluded:
How quickly they forget.
God speed Mr. President.
