{"id":154007,"date":"2025-03-05T08:06:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T07:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/democrats-sit-tight-republicans-cheer-as-trump-addresses-us-congress"},"modified":"2025-03-10T23:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:17:26","slug":"democrats-sit-tight-republicans-cheer-as-trump-addresses-us-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/democrats-sit-tight-republicans-cheer-as-trump-addresses-us-congress","title":{"rendered":"Democrats sit tight, Republicans cheer as Trump addresses US congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Democrats, including former House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, remained seated throughout President Donald Trump\u2019s address to a Joint Session of the United States Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Gathered at the President\u2019s right side, the left-wing politicians largely kept a straight face and at intervals displayed handheld signs showing \u2018False\u2019, \u2018Protect Veterans\u2019, \u2018Musk Steals\u2019, and \u2018Save Medicaid\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It was a sharp contrast to Republicans repeatedly giving the President a standing ovation as he delivered his length speech which lasted about one hour and forty minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson, who sat behind the President, cabinet members, lawmakers, and other supporters often got on their feet to fire up their leader.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s presentation to the legislature was the first since returning to office in January, and the longest by a U.S. President in modern history, surpassing Bill Clinton\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<p>There was a mild drama in the first minutes as Texas Representative Al Green was removed from the chamber after shouting at the President. \u201cI followed the will of conscience,\u201d he later told ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>Starting his address with \u201cAmerica is back\u201d, Trump listed accomplishments since returning to the White House, saying more has been achieved in six weeks than in \u201cfour years or eight years\u201d of his predecessors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe quickly achieved the lowest illegal border crossings ever recorded. We are achieving the great liberation of America,\u201d Trump emphasized while knocking the Biden administration\u2019s open policy border which he said allowed criminals into the country.<\/p>\n<p>The President described the policy as \u201cinsane and very dangerous\u201d, and commended the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other law enforcement agencies for nationwide raids. \u201cWe are getting them out fast,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, however, explained that he stopped men from women\u2019s sports because it was unfair, and recognized a female athlete in the room who was severely injured by a transgender competitor.<\/p>\n<p>The President chastised schools for indoctrinating children with gender change, and declared his administration\u2019s agenda to \u201cgetting wokeness out of our schools, our military, and our society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On security, the President said he declared war on gangs and cartels due to their involvement in serious crimes, and cited last week\u2019s extradition of 29 wanted defendants from Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice said the fugitives include \u201cleaders and managers\u201d of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ca\u0301rtel de Jalisco Nueva Generacio\u0301n (CJNG), Ca\u0301rtel del Noreste (formerly Los Zetas), La Nueva Familia Michoacana, and Ca\u0301rtel de Golfo (Gulf Cartel).<\/p>\n<p>Trump added that MS-13, Tren de Aragua, and Mexican cartels designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations \u201care now in the same category as ISIS, and that\u2019s not good for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will get cold blooded killers and repeated offenders off the streets,\u201d Trump vowed as he referenced the signing of an order mandating the death penalty for anyone who murders a police officer.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also announced the arrest of the mastermind of the fatal attack on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, and thanked the government of Pakistan for its assistance. The suspect is being extradited for prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>The President stated that the nation will witness real democracy, adding \u201cI am doing what I was elected to do&#8230;Americans have given us a mandate for bold and profound change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The US leader praised the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), for uncovering \u201cfraud, waste and theft\u201d, and warned, \u201cAny federal bureaucrat who resists change will be removed immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s address also touched on inflation, investments, federal funding pause, ending of DEI in programs, tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico, reciprocal tariffs starting April 2, reclaim of Panama canal, and Greenland joining the U.S., among others.<\/p>\n<p>In the final part of the address, Trump asserted, \u201cI was saved by God to make America great again,\u201d and assured that the next four years \u201cwould be our greatest era.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy fellow Americans, get ready for an incredible future because the golden age of America has only just begun. It will be like nothing that has ever been seen before,\u201d the President concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Democrats, including former House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, remained seated throughout President Donald Trump\u2019s address to a Joint Session of the United States Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday night. 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