Trump vows to press ahead on reshaping America in speech to Congress as Democrats reject everything with crude acts of dissent

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(AP/ TJV/ Britebart ) — President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy in an unyielding address before Congress that left Democratic legislators to register their dissent with stone faces, placards calling out alleged “lies,” and one legislator’s ejection.

NOTE: Democrats did not stand up when President Trump honored numerous American heroes during his address before Congress on Tuesday.

From making a boy with cancer an honorary Secret Service agent to acknowledging Laken Riley, the president had a multitude of universal moments on Tuesday night that the Democrats opted to sit throughout.

Tonight, Democrats refused to stand for:

-13-year-old cancer patient DJ Daniel
-Honoring Laken Riley and Jocelyn Nungaray
-Protecting women’s sports
-Deporting violent criminals
-Tax relief for all Americans
-Eliminating drug cartels
-A path to peace

This is WHO they are.

— Rep. Tom Tiffany (@RepTiffany) March 5, 2025

Democrats refused to stand and clap for a 13 year old cancer survivor getting an honorary secret service badge. Watch this. Best part of the night unless you have a heart of stone: pic.twitter.com/Z8jaJa5YAR

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) March 5, 2025

Trump’s prime-time speech was the latest marker in his takeover of the nation’s capital, where the Republican-led House and Senate have done little to restrain the president as he and his allies work to slash the size of the federal government and remake America’s place in the world.

HIGHLIGHT:

President Donald Trump honored a former girls’ high school volleyball player who suffered severe injuries after a trans player spiked the ball on her face during Tuesday night’s address before Congress.

NO MORE MEN IN WOMEN’S SPORTS: President Trump tells the story of Payton McNabb who is in attendance. pic.twitter.com/icQg3gALTc

— Bannon’s WarRoom (@Bannons_WarRoom) March 5, 2025

 Payton McNabb said she suffered a concussion, brain bleed, and permanent whiplash during her junior year at Hiwassee Dam High School in Murphy, North Carolina, after the trans player spiked the ball with all his might directly in her face at close range.

 

The president’s address, clocking in at a record 99 minutes, added up to a defiant sales pitch for the policies that Trump promised during his campaign and leaned into during his first weeks back in office. Trump pledged to keep delivering sweeping change to rescue the nation from what he described as destruction and mistakes left by his predecessor.

HIGHLIGHT: Tuesday evening at the U.S. Capitol, where he announced the acceptance of a student whose “greatest dream is to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.”

“We’re joined tonight by a young man, Jason Hartley, who knows the weight of that call of duty. Jason’s father, grandfather, and great grandfather all wore the uniform,” President Trump said during his address.

President Trump admits student Jason Hartley to West Point during his State of the Union address! pic.twitter.com/OImUyEQPv3

— Alana Mastrangelo (@ARmastrangelo) March 5, 2025

Emboldened after overcoming impeachments in his first term, outlasting criminal prosecutions in between his two administrations and getting a tight grip on the GOP-led Congress, Trump has embarked on a mission to dismantle parts of the federal government, remake the relationship with America’s allies and slap on tariffs that have sparked a North American trade war.

“It has been nothing but swift and unrelenting action,” Trump said of his opening weeks in office. “The people elected me to do the job, and I am doing it.”

Trump, who has billionaire adviser Elon Musk orchestrating his efforts to slash the size and scope of the federal government, said he is working to “reclaim democracy from this unaccountable bureaucracy” and threatened federal workers anew with firings if they resist his agenda.

Musk, who was seated in the House gallery, received a pair of standing ovations from Republicans in the chamber.

HIGHLIGHT: President Donald Trump announced an executive order during his address to a joint session of Congress renaming a wildlife refuge in Texas after murdered 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, whose alleged killers are illegal aliens.

With Jocelyn’s mother, Alexis, present as one of Trump’s guests, he announced that the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge would be renamed the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Refuge.”

Jocelyn Nungaray will never be forgotten.

Justice for Jocelyn. pic.twitter.com/irhcv75slO

— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) March 5, 2025

Trump  said  that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments, prompting some Democrats to shout, “Not true!” and “Those are lies!” (AP claims Trump is lying, AP however uses DNC talking points in their reporting as opposed to research)

Trump spoke at a critical juncture in his presidency, as voters who returned him to the White House on his promise to fix inflation are instead finding economic chaos. All the gains the S&P 500 have made since Election Day are now gone, while consumer sentiment surveys show the public sees inflation as worsening (AP using DNC talking points, Trump has been president for less than 60 days)

HIGHLIGHT: President Donald Trump made DJ Daniel, a 13-year-old boy diagnosed with brain cancer, an honorary Secret Service agent during his address before Congress on Tuesday night.

The president introduced DJ when praising law enforcement during the speech, noting that he had always wanted to become a police officer. DJ, wearing a police officer’s uniform, stood proudly as the crowd applauded him. The president later asked his Secret Service director to make DJ an honorary agent.

🚨BREAKING: Meet DJ Daniel. The newest member of the UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE!!

LET’S GO DJ!!! 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/QZmdnWFTWz

— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) March 5, 2025

 “Whatever they tariff us, we tariff them. Whatever they tax us, we tax them,” Trump said. At the same time, he tried to ease concerns about the resulting price increases, saying, “There’ll be a little disturbance, but we’re okay with that. It won’t be much.”

Trump said one of his “very highest priorities” was to rescue the economy and offer relief to working families. He promised to organize the federal government to lower costs on eggs and energy, blaming his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden for the situation and offering scant details of his own plans.

HIGHLIGHT: President Donald Trump provided some of the most “appalling” examples of waste discovered by his newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), showcasing this harsh reality to the millions of Americans watching the joint session of Congress Tuesday evening.

“Just listen to some of the appalling waste we have already identified,” Trump said after highlighting DOGE, led by Elon Musk. He then listed off several examples of how the federal government has wasted U.S. taxpayer dollars.

“…$8 million to promote LGBTQI+ plus in the African nation of Lesotho, which nobody has ever heard of,” he said, prompting a smile from Vice President JD Vance. “$60 million for indigenous peoples and Afro-Colombian empowerment in Central America. $60 million.”

“…$32 million for a left wing propaganda operation in Moldova. $10 million for mail circumcision in Mozambique. $20 million for the Arab Sesame Street in the Middle East … $20 million for a program. $1.9 billion to recently created decarbonization of homes … committee headed up, and we know she’s involved, just at the last moment, the money was passed over by a woman named Stacey Abrams,” he continued.

Trump also highlighted a $3.5 million consulting contract for “lavish fish monitoring,” $1.5 million for “voter confidence in Liberia,” $14 million for “social cohesion in Mali,” $59 million for “illegal alien hotel rooms in New York City,” $250,000 “to increase vegan local climate action innovation in Zambia,” $42 million for “social and behavior change in Uganda,” $14 million for “improving public procurement in Serbia, and $47 million for “improving learning outcomes in Asia.”

“…$101 million for DEI contracts at the Department of Education,” he said, noting that he was not even naming all of the worst ways U.S. tax dollars were wasted.

“They’re so bad, many more have been found out and exposed and swiftly terminated by a group of very intelligent, mostly young people, headed up by Elon. We appreciate it. We found hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud, and we’ve taken back the money and reduced our debt to fight inflation and other things,” Trump said, reminding Americans that this is “just the beginning.”

Trump also called for the extension of his first-term tax cuts and additional federal funding for his border crackdown, including for his promised efforts at “mass deportation” of people in the U.S. illegally.

He celebrated his crackdown on migration, saying, “It turns all we really needed was a new president.”

Speaking about his promised tax cuts, Trump seemed to goad Democrats, saying: “I’m sure you’re going to vote for those tax cuts. Because otherwise I don’t believe the people will ever vote you into office.”

HIGHLIGHT: President Donald Trump called out Democrat lawmakers for their hysterics and irrational partisanship during his address to the joint session of Congress Tuesday night.

As Democrats chirped from their seats, moments after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had Rep. Al Green (D-TX) removed for shouting and breaking decorum, Trump took a moment to highlight their partisanship.

.@POTUS: “Democrats sitting before me — for just this one night, why not join us in celebrating so many incredible wins for America? For the good of our nation, let’s work together and let’s truly MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

(Democrats stayed seated) pic.twitter.com/8VL6XwAz2t

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 5, 2025

President Donald Trump called out Democrat lawmakers for their hysterics and irrational partisanship during his address to the joint session of Congress Tuesday night.

As Democrats chirped from their seats, moments after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had Rep. Al Green (D-TX) removed for shouting and breaking decorum, Trump took a moment to highlight their partisanship.

“This is my fifth such speech to Congress, and once again, 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,” Trump said.

Trump said even if he discovered “a cure to the most devastating disease,” Democrats would not clap. He went on:

I could find a cure to the most devastating disease, a disease that would wipe out entire nations or announce the answers to the greatest economy in history or the stoppage of crime to the lowest levels ever recorded, and these people sitting right here will not clap, will not stand and certainly will not cheer for these astronomical achievements.

.@POTUS: “Democrats sitting before me — for just this one night, why not join us in celebrating so many incredible wins for America? For the good of our nation, let’s work together and let’s truly MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

(Democrats stayed seated) pic.twitter.com/8VL6XwAz2t

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 5, 2025

 Trump emphasized that the dynamic is “very sad and just shouldn’t be this way.”

He then made a plea to Democrats to work together for the benefit of America.

HIGHLIGHT: President Donald Trump called out Democrats for wanting the war between Ukraine and Russia to continue, noting that “Pocahontas” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) “says yes.”

TRUMP CALLS OUT DEMOCRATS FOR WANTING THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR TO CONTINUE

“Do you want to keep it going for another five years?… Pocahontas says yes.” pic.twitter.com/tLp4Zo4cR7

— The First (@TheFirstonTV) March 5, 2025

During Trump’s presidential address before a joint session of Congress, Trump revealed that he is “working tirelessly to end” the Ukraine-Russia war. Trump questioned Democrats about whether they wanted the war to continue for “another five years.”

“I’m also working tirelessly to end the savage conflict in Ukraine,” Trump said. “Millions of Ukrainians and Russians have been needlessly killed or wounded in this horrific and brutal conflict with no end in sight.”  Trump added that the United States “has sent hundreds of billions of dollars to support Ukraine’s defense.”

 

Republicans were boisterous as Trump stepped to the lectern in the House, chanting “USA! USA!” as the president basked in the cheers. The GOP lawmakers were jubilant, having won a trifecta of the White House, Senate and House in the elections. However, they face the challenging task of delivering on Trump’s agenda as well as avoiding a government shutdown later this month.

Across the aisle, out-of-power Democrats set the tone early, with most remaining seated without applauding or making eye contact with Trump as he was introduced in the chamber.

 

After several interruptions, House Speaker Mike Johnson jumped in and called for decorum to be restored in the chamber as Republicans shouted “USA” to drown out the cries from the other side of the aisle. Johnson then ordered Texas Rep. Al Green removed from the chamber.

“It’s worth it to let people know that there are some people who are going to stand up” to Trump, Green told reporters after being thrown out of the chamber.

 

Other Democrats held up signs criticizing like “Save Medicaid” and “Protect Veterans” during Trump’s remarks, seeking to drive public awareness to elements of Trump’s agenda they believed might offer them a pathway back to the majority (All DNC lies and talking points, not grounded in reality)

 

Some Democrats chose to highlight the impact of Trump’s actions by inviting fired federal workers as guests, including a disabled veteran from Arizona, a health worker from Maryland and a forestry employee who worked on wildfire prevention in California.

 

Trump also used his speech to address his proposals for fostering peace in Ukraine and the Middle East, where he has unceremoniously upended the policies of the Biden administration in a matter of just weeks. On Monday, Trump ordered a freeze to U.S. military assistance to Ukraine, ending years of staunch American support for the country in fending off Russia’s invasion.

 

Trump recited a letter he received earlier Tuesday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying that the wartime president wants to come back to the table after a explosive Oval Office meeting last week broke down negotiations for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. “We’ve had serious discussions with Russia and have received strong signals that they are ready for peace,” Trump said. “Wouldn’t that be beautiful?”

 

He also announced the arrest of a suspect in the 2021 suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops during the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

 

Trump’s 1 hour and 39 minute speech was the longest annual address a president has ever delivered to Congress, breaking Bill Clinton’s record of 1 hour and 28 minutes.

 

Watching from the gallery with first lady Melania Trump were guests including 15-year-old Elliston Berry, of Aledo, Texas, who was the victim of an explicit deepfake image sent to classmates.

 

Other White House guests included relatives of Corey Comperatore, the former Pennsylvania fire chief who was killed as he protected his family during an assassination attempt on Trump last summer.

 

Republican lawmakers cheered the conclusion of Trump’s address with chants that echoed his words after he was struck in the ear by a bullet: “Fight! Fight! Fight!”

 

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