Trump says he is ‘Just Getting Started,’ as he faces vocal protests from Democrats by Deepa Shivaram

President Trump delivered a joint address to a sharply divided Congress on Tuesday, in which he touted his work to reshape the federal government and triumphantly declared that “America is back,” but also faced repeated jeers from Democrats.

“America’s momentum is back. Our spirit is back. Our pride is back. Confidence is back,” Trump said to applause from the Republican side of the hall and silence from Democrats.

Shortly after beginning his speech, Trump was interrupted by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who stood and shouted that Trump didn’t have a mandate. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., ordered Green escorted from the House chamber. After Green’s exit, Trump continued his remarks, railing against Democratic lawmakers who he said wouldn’t be happy with anything he did.

The president then outlined a laundry list of actions from his first six weeks in office, including ending foreign aid, banning trans athletes from participating in school sports and establishing the Department of Government Efficiency — an initiative to slash the size of the federal government that Trump has tapped billionaire Elon Musk to lead. Musk attended the speech in person, and was thanked personally by the president.

Trump said that DOGE has found evidence of “hundreds of billions” of dollars of fraud, though the administration has not provided a full accounting of those numbers. To read more, go to the link below:

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