President Donald Trump began his first address to the US Congress in his second term with the declaration that "America is back," prompting Republican lawmakers to chant "America."
"Six weeks ago, under the dome of the Capitol, I declared the dawn of 'America's Gilded Age.' Since that moment, there has been nothing but rapid and relentless action to usher in the most prosperous and successful era in our country's history," said President Trump.
The American leader said that his administration "has accomplished more in 43 days than most other administrations in four or eight years."
To date, President Trump has signed 76 executive orders, some of which are being challenged in court.
Just minutes into his speech, President Trump was interrupted by noise and boos from Democratic lawmakers. House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered Democratic lawmaker Al Green, who represents Texas, to be removed from the floor.
President Trump continued his speech after Congressman Green left the room.
The American leader listed several executive orders, including declaring a national emergency on the southern border and deploying the American military and law enforcement agencies to patrol the border and "repel the invasion of the country," as he put it.
He also said he was imposing an immediate freeze on foreign aid and federal government employment.
President Trump also withdrew the United States from what he called the "unfair" Paris Climate Agreement, the "corrupt" World Health Organization, and the "anti-American" UN human rights council.
The President's State of the Union address, commonly known as the State of the Union address in the years since his inauguration, gave the American leader a public platform to lay out his vision for the American economy and immigration policy. The President defended recent controversial decisions, such as the issue of federal employee layoffs and his clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
President Trump's most urgent challenge will be uniting the Republican majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives to approve a budget to fund the government before March 14, the deadline when the current budget expires.
Republicans are divided on issues related to cutting vital programs such as Medicaid, which provides health insurance to low-income people, reducing the debt, and whether or not to extend a 2017 tax cut law passed during Mr. Trump's first term.
President Trump has called for the passage of what he has called "a big, beautiful law" to fund his domestic policy agenda.
“We have a lot of work ahead of us, but we will deliver on the America First agenda,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, the Republican, told reporters last week. “We will implement all of it, not just parts of it,” he added.
Democratic lawmakers have criticized the budget proposal on the grounds that it benefits the wealthy.
"There should be no doubt that he will rob the elderly, children and people with disabilities, they will pay for the rich to get richer," Senate Democratic minority leader Chuck Schumer said last week. VOA
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