State of the Union: Donald Trump delivers his first address
- 6 years ago
In Washington at 9 P.M. local time, U.S. President Donald Trump started his first State of the Union address. We have Lee Jeong-yeon here to fill us in on the details.
Jeong-yeon, I understand Trump is expected to mention North Korea in his speech today. What can you tell us about that?
Hi Mark, yes President Trump started his first annual remarks to Congress and the American people today on Capitol Hill. The speech is not yet finished, but from exerpts from the speech released by the White House, he is expected to say, "complacency he said, and I quote, “complacency and concessions only invite aggression and provocations. I will not repeat the mistakes of the past administrations that got us into this dangerous position"... hinting a strong stance on the regime.
Okay, now aside from North Korea, what were some other key points from the speech we should know about?
He mainly stressed 'unity' and 'reconciliation' of different parties to come together 'for the people', covering diverse issues from immigration to the economy. Regarding immigration, he said he would push for 'immigration policies that focus on the best interests of American workers and American families'. He touched upon his proposal on a way to provide citizenship to the more than 1 million unregistered immigrants in the U.S., which includes the approximately 700-thousand young immigrants in the soon-to-expire DACA program. In return he hopes to secure billions of dollars to build the proposed border wall with Mexico.
He took credit for the record-low unemployment rate and rising wages after 'years of stagnation,' and claimed that 2-point-4 million new jobs were created since his election.
He also said the U.S. has enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history that he says will provide 'tremendous relief for the middle class and small businesses.' However, critics point out may not be true, as bigger tax cuts were seen by his predecessors Presidents Reagan, Truman, and Obama.
Back to you Mark.
Jeong-yeon, I understand Trump is expected to mention North Korea in his speech today. What can you tell us about that?
Hi Mark, yes President Trump started his first annual remarks to Congress and the American people today on Capitol Hill. The speech is not yet finished, but from exerpts from the speech released by the White House, he is expected to say, "complacency he said, and I quote, “complacency and concessions only invite aggression and provocations. I will not repeat the mistakes of the past administrations that got us into this dangerous position"... hinting a strong stance on the regime.
Okay, now aside from North Korea, what were some other key points from the speech we should know about?
He mainly stressed 'unity' and 'reconciliation' of different parties to come together 'for the people', covering diverse issues from immigration to the economy. Regarding immigration, he said he would push for 'immigration policies that focus on the best interests of American workers and American families'. He touched upon his proposal on a way to provide citizenship to the more than 1 million unregistered immigrants in the U.S., which includes the approximately 700-thousand young immigrants in the soon-to-expire DACA program. In return he hopes to secure billions of dollars to build the proposed border wall with Mexico.
He took credit for the record-low unemployment rate and rising wages after 'years of stagnation,' and claimed that 2-point-4 million new jobs were created since his election.
He also said the U.S. has enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history that he says will provide 'tremendous relief for the middle class and small businesses.' However, critics point out may not be true, as bigger tax cuts were seen by his predecessors Presidents Reagan, Truman, and Obama.
Back to you Mark.