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Trump's Joint Address to Congress Megapost: (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world
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Ok, so here we go... Trump's new joint address to Congress.

Here's how to watch:

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/04/donald-trump-congress-speech-how-to-watch-024384

"Trump’s address to Congress will begin Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. The speech will be broadcast on major television networks and available to stream on certain websites, including POLITICO."

So 6 PM Pacific Time.

Worth noting that like Biden's address to Congress in 2021, this isn't TECHNICALLY a "State of the Union" address, although it has a lot of the trappings of a State of the Union.

Typically the first address from a new President to Congress isn't called a "State of the Union."

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/why-trumps-joint-remarks-to-congress-wont-be-a-state-of-the-union-address

"According to the American Presidency Project, the impacts of these first-year speeches should be considered to have the same heft as the State of the Union addresses that follow in subsequent years. And, just like the State of the Union address, the opposing party to the one that occupies the White House gives a brief speech in response, which, like the president’s remarks, is televised. This year’s will be delivered by Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan."

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[–] MortUS@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I made a list of all the cuts Trump mentioned:

Million(s) Description
$45 International school scholarships (labeled DEI) - [International Relations]
$40 Some kind of international social services? - [International Relations]
$8 Promoting international LGBTQ+? Is this research funding or international relations? - [International Relations]
$60 Indigenous people in central america? Like, international relations? - [International Relations]
$8 Making mice transgender? Like, research? - [Research]
$32 Some kind of left wing propaganda operation in buldova? - [Spy Shit]
$10 Promoting male circumcision in MoseHamBeak? idk - [Weird] [International Relations]
$3.5 Consulting contract for fish monitoring? Like, research? - [Research]
$1.5 Voter confidence in Liberia? Like, trying to help them secure a democracy? - [International Relations]
$14 Social coheasion in Mahli? - [International Relations] [Spy Shit]
$59 Illegal alien hotels in New York. idk - [Yeah, Alright]
$42 Increase vegan local climate action innovation in Zambia? - [What?]
$14 Social and behavior changes in Ughanda? Is this more research funding and is it ethical? - [idk] [Research]
$47 Improving public procurement in Serbia? [Spy Shit]
$101 DEI contracts at the Department of Education? [American Investment Cuts]

(List of Cuts Mentioned by Trump)

$485 Million cut funds to international relations, research, spy shit, and whatever else. I guess the question is, what are they going to do with the 485 Million? Presumably the $22 Billion cut in American Human & Health Services (HHS) is going toward paying down the deficit, right?

[–] BrutallyHonestPOS@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Thats trumps golf budget for the next two years that he will spend at his own businesses. with ~3mio/trip thats 161 trips. with him golfing 30% of his days in office during his last term and him being on track to repeat that, this "golfing budget" will be used up in less than two years.

sorry americans, you got screwed for years to come for some racist orange to loot your contry dry to go golfing and funnel money into his own businesses.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

pbs news hour said to expect a lot of crowing and chest beating and then said. which is his right??? wtf pbs?!

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 9 months ago

Freeze peach. Not for you.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 9 months ago

omg he is crowing about taking over and making partisan the fbi and doj.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 9 months ago

and his succes in ukraine.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

we need greenland for national security and international security but one way or another we are going to take you over. seriously folks. you should be watching this.

[–] Kwyjibo1@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That and the Panama comment was really chilling.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 9 months ago

yeah. especially the way he lead into it with the increased recruitment and ship building (granted that is sorta a funny one since any ships built in the last two months would have had to have been started under biden)

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 9 months ago

now talking about shit building. oh wait. ship building. and reclaiming the panama canal.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 9 months ago

ruh ro. south korea is on the chopping block. japan and sk and taiwan and india better get a defense treaty going.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 9 months ago

I. I. I think trump is taking credit of medical treatments from six years ago. aaannnnnddd. he just said he officially made a 13 year old a member of the secret service.

[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 months ago

Man I'm glad Lincoln Riley isn't alive to see what a piece of shit her mom is.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 9 months ago

crowing about his success in gaza

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 9 months ago

he just mentioned about bidens sending money to ukraine. I mean. how can someone be president without understanding how the house holds the purse strings. I just. I just can't. there are limits to even what alcohol can do.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 9 months ago

oh boy. here comes law and order. we all know what that means.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 9 months ago

lol. america is an independent nation. that apparently does everything that make putin happy.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 9 months ago

I have never had thc but I if one soldier leaves the us im going to be hitting up the dispensaries.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 9 months ago

boasting on how good an idea tariffs are now.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

we are going to be the most dominant civilization according to trump. seriously folks this is scary. I hope his talking about scientific discovery through. apparently. cutting science funding???

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

It's cool we have Ai to do all that science stuff now. EZPZ

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 9 months ago

now hes talking about golden showers. er um. calling it golden dome but we know what they mean.

[–] MortUS@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

What a wild speech.... a lot of fear mongering for sure.

[–] MortUS@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Did anyone else see this weird interaction? Who is this guy Trump is talking to?

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

"New Congressman from Eastern Washington..."

Eastern WA is pretty red. Dude would be Michael Baumgartner.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Baumgartner

WA5. The other guy on the East Side, WA4, doesn't look anything like him, Dan Newhouse.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Newhouse

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 9 months ago

he is now talking about a date that will live in infamy which is the one thing he has said that I agree with (this is funnier if your actually watching).

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 9 months ago

oh and now he is saying dems better vote for his tax cuts or they will never be voted in to office which honestly given some of the supposedly extreme leftist comments I have seen could be true.

[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago

Trump just loves praising himself. I couldn't finish watching his bs.

[–] Sparkega@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Full transcript of his remarks.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Anyone watch Sanders' response?

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