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President Donald Trump provided his first major speech of his second term on Tuesday evening at a joint congress session of the congress.
The 78-year-old president used his roughly and forty-minute speech to promote his Maga agenda and to praise what he considered as victories from his first six weeks at the office.
“We have achieved more in 43 days than most administrations that have been completed in four years, eight years, and we have just started,” Trump claimed.
He stated that “America's Momentum is back” and “the American dream rises bigger and better than ever before.”
It was the longest address of its kind ever delivered by a president before a joint session of the congress.
During his comments, Trump took the time to beat his predecessor Joe Biden several times by name, including blaming him for persistent inflation.
He also checked his 2024-Vice president Kamala Harris from 2024.
The president destroyed illegal immigration, praised the work of billionaire Elon Musk and his Doge team, leaned in cultural war issues and emphasized the many executive orders he has signed since he took office.
However, while he spoke, the president made several demonstrable false claims during his speech, including that Americans received social security controls for decades after running 100 and that illegal border crossings were the lowest ever registered among him.
President Donald Trump provides his first speech of his second term for a joint session of the congress on March 4
During his speech, the Republican legislators got up and cheered while Democrats were silent and signed in protest. Various calls even reports in response to the president's comments.
Republican and Democratic speechwriters and strategists shared their judgments about the Primetime address with DailyMail.com. Here is how they would assess his comments:
Jessica Anderson: 'Invite in our Golden Age'
Grade: A+
Jessica Anderson, president of the conservative Sentinel Action Fund praised the president to comply with his promises.
“Standing in front of a united government, led by the Republicans, President Trump marked a new era and direction for our country tonight,” Anderson said.
“After a historic six weeks in function, it is clear that this administration gives priority to the safety, health and prosperity of Americans and the Biden-Democrat-Perus of corruption and deception leaves behind,” she continued.
Anderson said Trump is'Keep his promises to restore trust in our government and to give common sense to Washington DC '
She claimed that his 'rapid actions to reduce doge waste, save Americans and bring a movement to light to make the government work for people again',
Vice President JD Vance and Huispreker Mike Johnson give a standing ovation while Trump speaks
Billionaire and doge leader Elon Musk Greeting Trump during his address on March 4
She also claimed that he has'Violin illegal migrants removed from the country and stopped the invasion at our border. And he put an end to the Democratic Cultural War that had infiltrated infiltrated schools, health care, women's sports and companies. '
“We see a embrace of the first values ​​of America throughout the country, led by President Trump, Vice-President Vance and our Republican majorities in the Senate and the House of Representatives,” Anderson told DailyMail.com.
“Now it is more than ever the time to use the momentum of the first 43 days of President Trump and to work together as a nation to continue with our Golden Age,” she argued.
Jonathan Bronitsky: 'America is back'
Grade: A+
According to Dr. Jonathan Bronitsky, co-founder and CEO of Athos and formerly Chief SpeechWriter at the Ministry of Justice during the first government of Trump: “America is back and there is no thing that can do left.”
“From planting the flag on Mars to building a rocket dome to the name of a young cancer survivor, an honorary doctorate, Trump revived the imagination of America – after four long, gloomy years – filling in the nation to dream in Technicolor again,” Bronitsky.com said.
He said that the delivery of Trump was 'hilarious, devastating and inspiring' and that it was a performance 'in the best sense – an emotional ride that was designed to remind Americans that they earn better.'
Bronitsky Agued that Biden's'Trademark of Word Salad and Dystopic Despair 'had disappeared in an instant.
“Trump explained a crystal clear, America-first agenda full of real victories and exciting plans for the future,” he said.
Trump laughs while looking for the crowd during his speech to a joint session of the congress
“With boomtatistics that expose government waste, fraud and abuse, Trump reminded us that although the problems are serious, politics does not have to be boring,” said Bronitsky.
“He made America laugh again,” he added.
'Can someone remember a single moment of lightness in four years of Biden's Doom-and-Gloom monologues? Biden's speeches were a long funeral procession. The address of Trump was a victory parade, “Bronitsky claimed.
He said that the fact that Democrats were 'in the Meltdown mode' about the speech 'proves that Trump is a consistent figure' and that Democrats looked like kindergarten those mugs in time-out. '
Kevin Madden: 'Unapologetic' but not a lasting effect
Grade: B+
Republican strategist Kevin Madden said that Trump focuses on 'expanding the policy, themes and messages from his 2024 campaign in his first 100 days'.
“He remains fully convinced that he has a mandate to continue on large initiatives such as reforms of government efficiency and border security,” he added.
Madden noticed that the attitude and rhetoric of the president “were not apologetic, who still have a huge rally effect with his party bonds in the congress.”
He said that the president “uses made-for-TV moments to his advantage, and his most active critics are still slow when it comes to combating his approach.”
Trump who points to the crowd while he delivered his address to a joint session of the congress
Congress woman Marjorie Taylor Green in a hat with a Maga theme in the living room while listening to Trump's address
But Madden noticed that these speeches do not have a lasting effect.
'Increasingly, the stupid of these addresses are only food for partisans, “he said.
'Inflation problems, the economic impact of trade wars and worldwide conflicts are still very present threats that will form the broader contours of public opinion and the votes of voters in the longer term, Madden continued.
Rusty Hills: 'Classic Trump'
Grade: C-
According to Professor Rusty Hills from the University of Michigan, the address of the president was a joint congress session 'classical Trump'.
'The speech was a campaign rally that was held under the Capitol Dome. It was a two -hour 'Greatest Hits' tour, with all the favorite lines from Mr. Trump from the '24 Campaign Trail: 'Drain the Swamp', “Drill, Baby, Drill,” and, of course, “Make America Great Again”, Hills told DailyMail.com
“And, just like in his campaign meetings, there were repeated attacks on former President Joe Biden, his opponent from 2024, vice -president Kamala Harris and all Democrats,” Hills noted.
He noted that Trump touched his well -known themes, including immigration, rates, tax cuts, the termination of waste, fraud and abuse with the government, and Eliminating all programs for diversity, equity and inclusion (dei).
Trump holds a copy of an executive order during his address
'Mr. Trump played on his basis and his supporters during the two hours, “said Hills. “Encouraged by his victory last November, there was no duality, not an outreach for the Democrats.”
Hills said as a campaign field that he would give it an 'A', but as a report to the American people and the congress, 'it deserves a' C '' '
Joel Payne: 'Nothing' for Americans about the economy
Grade: No letter – 'Too much wrong information'
Democratic strategist Joel Payne was not impressed by the speech of the record.
“Trump really had nothing for the American people on the economy,” Payne told DailyMail.com after the speech.
“He decided to be heavy to blame Biden and lean in the cultural wars,” he added.
Payne shouted a “daring bet for the country that continues to say that they are worried about the economy.”
Democrats held signs while Trump spoke with a joint session of the congress
The Democratic strategist argued that democratic members of the congress seemed to have matched the opposition energy that their base demands' and that the shows of protest were 'that Democrats begged for'.
“They will not all be good enough to saturate the worries of everyone,” Payne claimed, but he suggested “a somewhat one turning point.”
