President Trump gave his first address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. Here’s how it went.
UPDATE: Length of Presidents' first address to #JointSession of Congress. President Trump spoke for one hour and 12 seconds. #JointAddress pic.twitter.com/nxqQoshXob
— CSPAN (@cspan) March 1, 2017
Trump’s first speech to Congress — annotated https://t.co/ViuzeeZlLd
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 1, 2017
Trump’s legislative objectives hit prime time in #JointAddress, but little policy specifics, writes @BennettJohnT: https://t.co/Nhe2m36CjS pic.twitter.com/AdNf18ZIYO
— Roll Call (@rollcall) March 1, 2017
The @ABCPolitics team fact-checked the #JointAddress. Check it out here: https://t.co/LmEtFR2Ng8
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 1, 2017
Almost every big claim Donald Trump just made was false https://t.co/vro9jpmG12
— The Independent (@Independent) March 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/TheFix/status/836783174382456833
Final dial settings as Trump finishes his speech. #JointAddress pic.twitter.com/upqUYpRVPb
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) March 1, 2017
After Trump speech, 69% in CNN instant poll say they feel more optimistic pic.twitter.com/s2Fw9w5l4K
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) March 1, 2017
It is so astounding that one hour of faux civility can prompt TV talking heads to set aside 20 months of serial lies, toxic tweets and rage.
— Dick Polman (@DickPolman1) March 1, 2017
Commentary by @willrahn: "Every so often, we get one of these moments where he seems so jarringly normal" https://t.co/8jKUdYNtvi pic.twitter.com/vbmTv5q9ds
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 1, 2017
These are the top Tweeted moments from President Trump's address to a #JointSession of Congress: pic.twitter.com/F0Ihhm0cCu
— Government (@Gov) March 1, 2017
.@ABC's @rickklein on Pres Trump's speech: "new marketing around a familiar-and still generally severe-agenda." https://t.co/uQzoKyyeXg
— Karen Travers (@karentravers) March 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/836792472638476288
Things President Trump did not mention: Mexico paying for the wall. Russia. Iran nuclear deal. Paris climate agreement.
— Matt Viser (@mviser) March 1, 2017
Quite a moment. Trump honors Carryn Owens, widow of slain Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens. https://t.co/XLccbx9eRq pic.twitter.com/enlBbzEBh0
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 1, 2017
What the President did w Owen's widow was capital P Presidential. It was the single most extraordinary moment I've seen from Trump – by far.
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) March 1, 2017
In some countries, eg UK, a politician hailing a slain soldier and praising his widow to forestall criticism of an mission would be shamed https://t.co/XGtyXOkYxp
— David Rennie 任大伟 (@DSORennie) March 1, 2017
CNN's raving about Trump's moment with Ryan's widow, but he still wrapped it in a lie that useful intelligence was gathered
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) March 1, 2017
Still can't get over "I'm a proud Democrat, but first and foremost I'm a proud Republican and Democrat and mostly American."
— Jeremy Pelzer (@jpelzer) March 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/JillBidenVeep/status/836780366123962370
Networks give Trump address glowing reviews: "The most speech-like speech" https://t.co/8rlAZGYmyh pic.twitter.com/DbgIdIm8ns
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) March 1, 2017
Praising "Teleprompter Trump" over "Twitter Trump" is another step in normalizing all of this
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) March 1, 2017
DNC Chairman Tom Perez, sarcastically, on whether President Trump normalized his tone tonight: "It's like my kid ate and didn't spill!"
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) March 1, 2017
Earlier:
Guests invited by Pres. Trump to attend his first joint address to Congress offer glimpse of what to expect tonight: https://t.co/OzVYfew3rk pic.twitter.com/RvbTBSQ52F
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/mckaycoppins/status/836693828975357953
Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross wore $600 slippers by Palm Beach @Stubbs_Wootton, with a custom Commerce Dept logo, to Trump’s speech tonight. pic.twitter.com/Be0apnEUkx
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) March 1, 2017
Congress’s longtime "aisle hogs" won’t make effort to greet Trump https://t.co/V1OQosL2Iv pic.twitter.com/NGqMJ5T5eN
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 1, 2017
Elsewhere in Trump World …
GOP rejects disclosing findings on Trump's business conflicts, Russia ties https://t.co/YgIkmTnzU7 pic.twitter.com/Xm1ae7It3o
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) March 1, 2017
Trump thinks his supporters won’t care about his conflicts of interest. If history is any indication, he’s right: https://t.co/Mz7gbPYNCv pic.twitter.com/FfQP69VGUr
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) March 1, 2017
Sessions: Justice Dept. to "pull back" on suing police for civil rights violations https://t.co/pcrxcd2CbB pic.twitter.com/H5uMH9RQx1
— The Hill (@thehill) March 1, 2017
Trump signs executive order urging dismantling of clean water rule https://t.co/ScZ0Z7lf0n pic.twitter.com/1h7op2JYC1
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) February 28, 2017
Graham: Trump budget is “dead on arrival” https://t.co/QwnX0eBFT8 pic.twitter.com/d5cdkDSVhw
— The Hill (@thehill) March 1, 2017
Trump blaming military leadership for losses in Yemen raid invites military to leak its own version of what went wrong and who is to blame
— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 28, 2017
Rep. Darrell Issa backtracks on call for special prosecutor to look into Russian involvement in 2016 election: https://t.co/MKnkHQmssJ pic.twitter.com/2stmejZN9f
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 27, 2017
Before the Trump-Russia dossier went public, the FBI planned to pay the former British spy behind it to keep digging https://t.co/CZK0JsiI5f pic.twitter.com/WGQqCmwH7x
— ProPublica (@propublica) February 28, 2017
15 times Trump trashed the media on Twitter in the past month https://t.co/cLd8qJLkV5 pic.twitter.com/vi5zLUHVaQ
— The National Desk (@TND) March 1, 2017
uh-oh… lining up the next distraction?
Senior administration official says the president believes North Korea is greatest immediate threat to UShttps://t.co/0GPcGj26mi
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 28, 2017
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