The President of the United States, Donald Trump, made a statement to the nation at the White House this Wednesday (17), in which he harshly attacked former President Joe Biden and highlighted what would be the achievements of his first eleven months in office. Trump at no time mentioned the war in Ukraine or the military tensions with Venezuela.
“Our country is back, stronger than ever,” is the sentence that closed and concluded this Wednesday’s speech. On the defensive, the Republican stressed that, under his leadership, the United States had its borders “more protected than ever” against what he considers an invasion of immigrants “from prisons.” “For the past seven months, not a single illegal immigrant has been allowed into our country, a feat that everyone said was absolutely impossible,” he said.
Trump also attacked Biden’s actions on immigration and said his administration is the one that has made “the most positive changes of any administration in the history” of the country. “We inherited the worst border in the world and quickly transformed it into the strongest border in our country’s history.”
As expected, the president also highlighted his economic achievements. “My favorite word: tariffs,” Trump said, saying he had reduced prices that had risen under Biden and fostered an improvement in the labor market. “100% of the jobs created in my government came from the private sector,” he stressed. “There are more people working today than at any other time in American history.”
He argued that, in the face of the “invasion” of immigrants, his government had increased the employability of American citizens. In about 18 minutes of speech, the Republican also talked about reducing drug prices and health care costs. “I have negotiated directly with pharmaceutical companies to reduce drug prices by up to 400%, 500% and even 600%.”
In response to criticism he received over the price increase, the president said: “I am reducing these high prices and I am reducing them very quickly.” His tariff policies created uncertainty and increased prices during his first year in office. A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday found that only 33% of American adults approve of the Republican’s handling of the economy so far.
Trump also resumed his talk that he had solved the world’s wars and said he had brought “peace to the Middle East for the first time in 3,000 years.” “I restored American strength, resolved eight wars in ten months, destroyed the Iranian nuclear threat and ended the war in Gaza,” he said.
The president thus promised to grant a “warrior’s dividend” to members of the country’s armed forces. “We’re going to send $1,776 to every soldier,” he said. “The checks are on their way.”
Earlier on Wednesday, the president had already given a taste of what he would say: “The message tonight is this: we inherited a chaotic situation, but we have done a great job and we will continue to do so. And our country will be stronger than ever.” Announcing the statement on social media, Trump also wrote: “This has been a great year for our country, and THE BEST IS YET TO COME! »
The address to the nation was delivered in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, not in the Oval Office, as is customary for speeches of this type. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump would also discuss possible policy changes for next year. The Republican was already expected to address economic and domestic policy issues, since his popular approval on the subject has fallen in recent opinion polls.
Furthermore, the international community was waiting for the Republican to speak about Venezuela, but he did not. Trump has led an escalation of military tensions in the Caribbean region. He accuses dictator Nicolás Maduro of running a drug trafficking cartel and the Venezuelan claims the United States wants to overthrow him because it is interested in the country’s oil.
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