Donald Trump has delivered the longest ever presidential speech to Congress. In this extra edition, we go to Washington for analysis of his address.
Chapter 1: What is the focus of President Trump's speech to Congress?
Hallo, ich bin Oliver Conway und wir machen das hier auf 4.30 Uhr auf GMT, am Dienstag, den 5. März. Donald Trump hat den längsten jahrelangen Präsidentensprache im Kongress geliefert. Er hat gesagt, er hätte mehr erreicht, seit er 43 Tage vor der Regierung zurückgekehrt ist, als die meisten Regierungen in vier oder acht Jahren.
Chapter 2: How did President Trump address international relations and trade?
In der Ukraine hat er Präsident Zelenskyj bedankt, dass er rausgekommen ist und gesagt hat, dass er von Russland starke Signale bekommen hat, dass es bereit ist für Frieden. The US leader also defended his imposition of tariffs on America's main trading partners, while acknowledging they could cause disruption.
There were frequent chants of USA from Republicans and protests from Democrats, one of who was kicked out of the chamber. We'll hear the main points of the President's speech and get analysis from Washington. Every year the US President gives an address to the joint houses of the US Congress, highlighting recent achievements and outlining priorities for the year ahead.
Chapter 3: What were the reactions within Congress during Trump's speech?
It's a chance to speak directly to a huge television audience. President Donald Trump, a consummate showman, has been a near permanent fixture on our screen since his second inauguration just over six weeks ago. But the speech on Tuesday night primetime allowed him to use the full political pageantry of the United States to get his message across.
To my fellow citizens, America is back.
Chapter 4: What are the key messages from President Trump's address?
Mr. Trump spoke for more than an hour and a half, the longest ever presidential speech to Congress, covering tariffs, illegal immigration and free speech. There were cheers from Republicans and some protests from Democrats. The House Speaker Mike Johnson even ordered Democratic Congressman Al Green to be removed from the chamber for heckling Mr. Trump. Here's a flavour of the event.
Mr. Green, take your seat. Take your seat, sir. Take your seat. Finding that members continue to engage in willful and concerted disruption of proper decorum, the chair now directs the sergeant-at-arms to restore order. Remove this gentleman from the chamber.
America's momentum is back. Our spirit is back. Our pride is back. Our confidence is back. And the American dream is surging bigger and better than ever before. The American dream is unstoppable and our country is on the verge of a comeback, the likes of which the world has never witnessed and perhaps will never witness again. I have created the brand new Department of Government Efficiency. GOJ.
Perhaps you've heard of it. Which is headed by Elon Musk, who is in the gallery tonight. Thank you, Elon. He's working very hard. He didn't need this. Thank you very much. We appreciate it. Everybody here, even this side, appreciates it, I believe. They just don't want to admit that. Tariffs are not just about protecting American jobs. They're about protecting the soul of our country.
Tariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again. And it's happening and it will happen rather quickly. There'll be a little disturbance. But we're okay with that. It won't be much. But we will take in trillions and trillions of dollars and create jobs like we have never seen before. We have been ripped off for decades by nearly every country on earth.
And we will not let that happen any longer. Earlier today I received an important letter from President Zelensky of Ukraine. I appreciate that he sent this letter. Just got it a little while ago. Simultaneously we've had serious discussions with Russia and have received strong signals that they are ready for peace. Wouldn't that be beautiful? Wouldn't that be beautiful?
It's time to stop this madness. It's time to halt the killing. It's time to end the senseless war. If you want to end wars, you have to talk to both sides. My fellow Americans, get ready for an incredible future, because the golden age of America has only just begun. It will be like nothing that has ever been seen before. Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.
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Chapter 5: How did Democrats respond to Trump's Congressional speech?
Donald Trump there. The democratic response to his address came from Senator Elisa Slotkin.
America is not perfect, but I stand with the majority of Americans who believe we are still exceptional, unparalleled. And I would rather have American leadership over Chinese or Russian leadership any day of the week. Because for generations, America has offered something better.
Our security and our prosperity, yes, but our democracy, our very system of government, has been the aspiration of the world. And right now, it's at risk. It's at risk when the President decides you can pick and choose what rules you want to follow, when he ignores court orders and the Constitution itself, or when elected leaders stand by and just let it happen.
But it's also at risk when the President pits Americans against each other, when he demonizes those who are different and tells certain people they shouldn't be included. Because America is not just a patch of land between two oceans. We are more than that.
Senator Elisa Slotkin. Just after President Trump finished speaking, I spoke to our correspondent in Washington, Merlin Thomas, and asked what she made of it.
He had a laundry list of his successes and that's how he really started off, talking about how America is back, that this is the revival of the American dream. But he touched on two main focuses of his speech, which were really immigration and also those culture war issues that we heard about.
And on those cultural issues, he spent quite a lot of time talking about how he was cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion issues, cracking down on some of those trigger point issues as well. So when he talked about renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, making English the official language of the U.S.,
As well as then moving on to someone who he has been very keen to emphasize the presence of, Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and unelected advisor, who is leading the mission to reform and reshape the federal government. And he leads DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency. And President Trump listed off a number of those things that he claims were savings that DOGE had identified.
And it's worth saying that there were a number of misleading statements in his speech. There aren't very transparent figures on Doge's website about the savings that are made. And BBC Verify have actually contacted the White House about those numbers, but haven't received a response.
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