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Trump addresses US Congress: As it happened | |
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The US president has begun a “big” speech in which he has promised to “tell it like it is” | The US president has begun a “big” speech in which he has promised to “tell it like it is” |
President Donald Trump is addressing a special joint session of the two chambers of the US Congress for the first time since taking office in January. | President Donald Trump is addressing a special joint session of the two chambers of the US Congress for the first time since taking office in January. |
He said earlier that his address would be “big” and promised to “tell it like it is.” | He said earlier that his address would be “big” and promised to “tell it like it is.” |
The president is expected to make the case for his second-term agenda, including restructuring the federal government at home and advancing ‘America First’ policies abroad. | The president is expected to make the case for his second-term agenda, including restructuring the federal government at home and advancing ‘America First’ policies abroad. |
On Tuesday, Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods and doubled tariffs he slapped last month on products from China. | On Tuesday, Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods and doubled tariffs he slapped last month on products from China. |
Trump reportedly intends to use his address to Congress to announce a deal on Ukraine’s critical mineral deposits, which he sees as part of his efforts to broker a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. The planned signing of the deal last Friday was abruptly cancelled after a heated argument between Trump and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in the Oval Office. | Trump reportedly intends to use his address to Congress to announce a deal on Ukraine’s critical mineral deposits, which he sees as part of his efforts to broker a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. The planned signing of the deal last Friday was abruptly cancelled after a heated argument between Trump and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in the Oval Office. |
On Monday, Trump reportedly instructed the Pentagon to halt all military aid to Ukraine, including the weapons shipments in transit in Poland. | On Monday, Trump reportedly instructed the Pentagon to halt all military aid to Ukraine, including the weapons shipments in transit in Poland. |
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