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What Trump Said Last Night, Trump On Immigration, China Tariff Confidence
Wed, 05 Mar 2025
In his first address to Congress of this term, President Trump criticized Democrats and highlighted his administration's policy achievements. Trump used his address to Congress to highlight his administration's aggressive immigration policies, including designating certain gangs as terrorist organizations. And, China's premier outlined the nation's economic priorities and Beijing's retaliation against new U.S. tariffs.Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Roberta Rampton, Kevin Drew, Ryland Barton, Alice Woelfle and Mohamad ElBardicy.It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Chris Thomas.We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis, our technical director is Stacey Abbott.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
What did President Trump discuss in his address to Congress?
President Trump addressed Congress promising new waves of tariffs on products Americans buy and criticizing Democrats for not smiling or applauding. What did the speech reveal about the administration's next moves? I'm Michelle Martin, that's Steve Inskeep, and this is Up First from NPR News. The president also talked up a plan to let rich foreigners buy U.S. residency for $5 million.
He also spoke of current migrants as terrorists. Every last one will be rounded up and forcibly removed from our country. His homeland security czar says they are short of resources, so what's the president's need from Congress?
Also, how is China responding to U.S. tariffs? The communist government has its own public ritual, the annual meeting of its one-party Congress. Our colleague John Ruich is there. and helps us to listen in. Stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your day. President Trump took the occasion of a speech to Congress to proclaim in his view that America is back.
For more than 90 minutes, he talked of securing the border, slashing government and imposing tariffs. And he said he did not expect much support from Democrats.
These people sitting right here will not clap, will not stand and certainly will not cheer for these people. astronomical achievements.
They won't do it, no matter what. The opposition party did spend most of his speech stony-faced, seated, or protesting.
NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordonez was listening to all of those minutes, and he joins us now. Franco, good morning.
Good morning, Steve.
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