(VOVWORLD) -President Donald Trump’s first speech of his second term in office before the US Congress Tuesday night received Republicans’ thunderous applause, but Democrats’ boos and walkouts.
During the 100-minute speech, President Trump proclaimed that America was back, that the country’s golden age lay ahead, and that “momentum” had returned. “To my fellow citizens, America is back,” “Our country is on the verge of a comeback the likes of which the world has never witnessed, and perhaps will never witness again,” Trump said to a standing ovation from Republicans.
But protests began from the Democrats. A number of Democrat lawmakers repeatedly yelled out to protest specific remarks from Trump. Other Democrats chose to walk out of the speech. Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin criticized Mr. Trump's agenda in rebuttal to Trump address.
President Trump’s "America First" agenda with policies on economy and tariffs has caused mixed reactions. The American public has been divided over his approach of resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict.