US President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union Address to Congress on Tuesday night, receiving cheers from Republicans and jeers from Democrats in the chamber. Speaking before a gathering of lawmakers, the president railed against Democrats, blaming them for the nation’s problems, getting loud applause from Republicans and angry shouts from Democrats.
In the first minutes of his speech, Trump blamed Democrats for causing “record-setting inflation”. He took credit for what he called bringing consumer costs down, although many Americans continued to feel the impact of high prices and economists see no significant relief on the horizon. Trump blasted Democrats for “open borders” policies, saying that Democrats should be ashamed. “You should be ashamed!” Democratic lawmaker Ilhan Omar from Minnesota shouted back.
When Trump claimed that he had resolved eight wars, a Democratic lawmaker interjected loudly, “That’s a lie.” Throughout the address, Republican lawmakers frequently rose to their feet and applauded enthusiastically, while Democratic lawmakers remained largely unresponsive.
A rare moment of bipartisan applause occurred when ice hockey players who had just won gold for Team USA at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games entered the chamber. Trump quipped to Democrats, “That’s the first time I’ve ever seen them get up.”
Xinhua
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