Trump to tout strong economy in State of the Union address debut
- 6 years ago
Now for a look at stories making headlines around the world and we start with President Trump's first State of the Union address.
The highly anticipated speech to Congress and millions of Americans is slated for Tuesday night, Washington time.... or 11AM this morning, Korea time
For more on this and other news we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… what can we expect from Trump's debut State of the Union address?
Well Semin… on Monday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the economy will be "front and center," and Trump will likely take credit for the U.S. economic gains in the past year.
The trend of lower unemployment and higher growth began under his predecessor, but Trump argues the tax overhaul he signed into law late last year has boosted business confidence and will lead companies to reinvest in the United States.
Furthermore, Trump will likely mention plans to rebuild America's infrastructure and continue his demands for renegotiating or scrapping trade deals with other nations.
He is also expected to push for bipartisan congressional action on immigration reform with a possible deal with the Democrats.
At the heart of his proposal is overturning a decision to scrap the so-called DACA program, in which around 700-thousand young illegal immigrants, known as Dreamers, were protected from deportation.
Trump, in return, is hoping to secure billions of dollars for his proposed border wall with Mexico, as well as cuts to legal immigration levels.
If the issue is touched upon, then it would be interesting to see the reactions from dozens of Democratic lawmakers who are bringing Dreamers as their guests to watch the address.
The general goal of Trump's maiden State of the Union address will be to rally support as he struggles with record low approval rating and battles a probe into his campaign's alleged ties with Russia.
The highly anticipated speech to Congress and millions of Americans is slated for Tuesday night, Washington time.... or 11AM this morning, Korea time
For more on this and other news we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… what can we expect from Trump's debut State of the Union address?
Well Semin… on Monday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the economy will be "front and center," and Trump will likely take credit for the U.S. economic gains in the past year.
The trend of lower unemployment and higher growth began under his predecessor, but Trump argues the tax overhaul he signed into law late last year has boosted business confidence and will lead companies to reinvest in the United States.
Furthermore, Trump will likely mention plans to rebuild America's infrastructure and continue his demands for renegotiating or scrapping trade deals with other nations.
He is also expected to push for bipartisan congressional action on immigration reform with a possible deal with the Democrats.
At the heart of his proposal is overturning a decision to scrap the so-called DACA program, in which around 700-thousand young illegal immigrants, known as Dreamers, were protected from deportation.
Trump, in return, is hoping to secure billions of dollars for his proposed border wall with Mexico, as well as cuts to legal immigration levels.
If the issue is touched upon, then it would be interesting to see the reactions from dozens of Democratic lawmakers who are bringing Dreamers as their guests to watch the address.
The general goal of Trump's maiden State of the Union address will be to rally support as he struggles with record low approval rating and battles a probe into his campaign's alleged ties with Russia.