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| Presidential address: Trump claims 'new chapter in American greatness' – live | Presidential address: Trump claims 'new chapter in American greatness' – live |
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| From Democrat New York Senator Chuck Schumer, in response to this evening’s address. | |
| What the President says to the working people & what the President does for the wealthy & special interests are at odds. | |
| Schumer elaborated in a statement: | |
| President Trump’s speech had an air of unreality because what he said tonight was so different than how he has governed in the first 40 days. He’s proposed nothing on trade or infrastructure, which might help working families; and his budget seems to cut education and medical research, which he talked about improving. The president is simply using populist rhetoric to cloak his hard right, anti-middle class agenda. | |
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| Here’s the full text of Trump’s speech this evening, as it was prepared. | |
| 4.19am GMT | 4.19am GMT |
| 04:19 | 04:19 |
| Iraq 'to be removed' from travel ban list | Iraq 'to be removed' from travel ban list |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Associated Press reports, citing unnamed officials, that Iraq will be taken off the list of seven predominantly Muslim countries affected by the travel ban under the promised revision to the executive order. | Associated Press reports, citing unnamed officials, that Iraq will be taken off the list of seven predominantly Muslim countries affected by the travel ban under the promised revision to the executive order. |
| The Guardian has not yet been able to confirm this. | The Guardian has not yet been able to confirm this. |
| AP reports: | AP reports: |
| US officials say President Donald Trump’s new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary US travel ban. | US officials say President Donald Trump’s new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary US travel ban. |
| Four officials say the administration’s decision follows pressure from the Pentagon and State Department. They had urged the White House to reconsider Iraq’s inclusion given its key role in fighting the Islamic State group. | Four officials say the administration’s decision follows pressure from the Pentagon and State Department. They had urged the White House to reconsider Iraq’s inclusion given its key role in fighting the Islamic State group. |
| Trump is expected to sign the new order on Wednesday. It is designed to replace an earlier Trump order that was blocked by federal courts. | Trump is expected to sign the new order on Wednesday. It is designed to replace an earlier Trump order that was blocked by federal courts. |
| The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the order before it is signed. | The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the order before it is signed. |
| They said six countries Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen - will remain on the travel ban list. | They said six countries Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen - will remain on the travel ban list. |
| Trump’s original travel ban remains suspended since a federal district judge in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order against it in early February. The injunction was upheld by the ninth circuit court of appeals in San Francisco. Trump later announced that a new version of the ban was on its way. | Trump’s original travel ban remains suspended since a federal district judge in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order against it in early February. The injunction was upheld by the ninth circuit court of appeals in San Francisco. Trump later announced that a new version of the ban was on its way. |
| CNN has reported, however, that the signing of the fresh executive order might be pushed back from Wednesday, after “positive reviews” of Trump’s speech tonight: | |
| Amid positive reviews of speech, WH officials have scrapped plans for Trump to sign new travel ban EO tomorrow, per a senior admin official | |
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| at 4.22am GMT | |
| 4.16am GMT | 4.16am GMT |
| 04:16 | 04:16 |
| The billionaire Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross donned some fancy fashions to this evening’s speech: | The billionaire Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross donned some fancy fashions to this evening’s speech: |
| 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 | 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 |
| 4.12am GMT | 4.12am GMT |
| 04:12 | 04:12 |
| The former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox, can always be counted on for some snap Trump analysis: | The former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox, can always be counted on for some snap Trump analysis: |
| .@realDonaldTrump this is the wall I would pay to get it done as fast as possible. #FuckingWall #JointSession pic.twitter.com/rcnlaCyP9c | .@realDonaldTrump this is the wall I would pay to get it done as fast as possible. #FuckingWall #JointSession pic.twitter.com/rcnlaCyP9c |
| 4.11am GMT | 4.11am GMT |
| 04:11 | 04:11 |
| New DNC chair Tom Perez wasn’t impressed with Trump’s speech this evening: | New DNC chair Tom Perez wasn’t impressed with Trump’s speech this evening: |
| When asked about the speech DNC Chair Perez sarcastically clapped: "oh, he read a TelePrompTer!! It's like my kid ate and didn't spill!" | When asked about the speech DNC Chair Perez sarcastically clapped: "oh, he read a TelePrompTer!! It's like my kid ate and didn't spill!" |
| 4.10am GMT | 4.10am GMT |
| 04:10 | 04:10 |
| This just in from AP: | This just in from AP: |
| US officials say new Trump immigration order will remove Iraq from list of countries affected by travel ban. | US officials say new Trump immigration order will remove Iraq from list of countries affected by travel ban. |
| 4.00am GMT | 4.00am GMT |
| 04:00 | 04:00 |
| More in the category of Things Trump Did Not Say: | More in the category of Things Trump Did Not Say: |
| Word NOT in Trump's speech: ***RUSSIA*** | Word NOT in Trump's speech: ***RUSSIA*** |
| Word NOT in Trump's speech: ***MEXICO***He did mention the wall, but not the country he had long said would pay for it. | Word NOT in Trump's speech: ***MEXICO***He did mention the wall, but not the country he had long said would pay for it. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.01am GMT | at 4.01am GMT |
| 3.56am GMT | 3.56am GMT |
| 03:56 | 03:56 |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Senator and former presidential would-be Bernie Sanders has been delivering his response in a Facebook live video (see him still going here). | Senator and former presidential would-be Bernie Sanders has been delivering his response in a Facebook live video (see him still going here). |
| There was a lot he didn’t hear from the president, it turns out. | There was a lot he didn’t hear from the president, it turns out. |
| On the environment, for one: | On the environment, for one: |
| Perhaps most astoundingly … I did not hear President Trump say one word, not one word about the need to combat climate change … In fact, he pledged to increase our dependence on fossil fuels. | Perhaps most astoundingly … I did not hear President Trump say one word, not one word about the need to combat climate change … In fact, he pledged to increase our dependence on fossil fuels. |
| I had a difficult time not laughing out loud … on this very, very day he signed an executive order rolling back President Obama’s clean water rules. | I had a difficult time not laughing out loud … on this very, very day he signed an executive order rolling back President Obama’s clean water rules. |
| And on crime and justice: | And on crime and justice: |
| I did not hear President Trump say one word on how he was going to fix a broken criminal justice system. | I did not hear President Trump say one word on how he was going to fix a broken criminal justice system. |
| And on education: | And on education: |
| At a time when we need the best educated workforce in the world … I did not hear President Trump say one word, not one word, about the need to lower the cost of college. | At a time when we need the best educated workforce in the world … I did not hear President Trump say one word, not one word, about the need to lower the cost of college. |
| Not one word about making colleges more affordable, not one word about addressing the crisis of student debt. | Not one word about making colleges more affordable, not one word about addressing the crisis of student debt. |
| Trump did mention draining the swamp, Sanders points out: | Trump did mention draining the swamp, Sanders points out: |
| The swamp big time is now in his administration, which has more millionaires and billionaires than any administration in history. | The swamp big time is now in his administration, which has more millionaires and billionaires than any administration in history. |
| 3.51am GMT | 3.51am GMT |
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| Democrats response to Trump's call to repeal Obamacare: 'this is life or death' | Democrats response to Trump's call to repeal Obamacare: 'this is life or death' |
| Former Kentucky governor Steven Beshear gives the Democrat’s response to Trump’s joint address, focusing mainly on the call to repeal and replace Obamacare, noting that “this isn’t a game.” | Former Kentucky governor Steven Beshear gives the Democrat’s response to Trump’s joint address, focusing mainly on the call to repeal and replace Obamacare, noting that “this isn’t a game.” |
| He sits in a diner in Lexington, Kentucky, with a group of Democrats and Republican “neighbors” (all white) behind him. He seems specifically chosen to appeal to Trump supporters, noting that he grew up the son and grandson of Baptist preachers, has been married for 38 years, and that his family ran a small business. | He sits in a diner in Lexington, Kentucky, with a group of Democrats and Republican “neighbors” (all white) behind him. He seems specifically chosen to appeal to Trump supporters, noting that he grew up the son and grandson of Baptist preachers, has been married for 38 years, and that his family ran a small business. |
| He notes that as governor he found healthcare for over half a million Kentuckians. | He notes that as governor he found healthcare for over half a million Kentuckians. |
| We did that through trust and mutual respect...We put people first, and politics second. | We did that through trust and mutual respect...We put people first, and politics second. |
| He speaks to Trump directly, noting that the president: | He speaks to Trump directly, noting that the president: |
| ...picked a cabinet of billionaires and Wall St insiders who want to eviscerate the protections that most Americans count on and that help level the playing field. Thats not being our champion, that’s being Wall Street’s champion. | ...picked a cabinet of billionaires and Wall St insiders who want to eviscerate the protections that most Americans count on and that help level the playing field. Thats not being our champion, that’s being Wall Street’s champion. |
| Beshear agrees that the Affordable Care Act “needs some repairs” but “so far every Republican idea to replace the Affordable Care Act would reduce the number of Americans covered, despite your promises to the contrary.” | Beshear agrees that the Affordable Care Act “needs some repairs” but “so far every Republican idea to replace the Affordable Care Act would reduce the number of Americans covered, despite your promises to the contrary.” |
| This isn’t a game. This is life or death for people. | This isn’t a game. This is life or death for people. |
| Beshear then comments on Trump picking fights with institutions such as the courts, intelligence agencies and press. | Beshear then comments on Trump picking fights with institutions such as the courts, intelligence agencies and press. |
| President Trump also needs to understand that people may disagree with him from time to time – but that doesn’t make them his enemies | President Trump also needs to understand that people may disagree with him from time to time – but that doesn’t make them his enemies |
| When the president attacks the loyalty and credibility of our intelligence agencies, the court system, the military, the free press and individual Americans – simply because he doesn’t like what they say – he is eroding our democracy. And that’s reckless. | When the president attacks the loyalty and credibility of our intelligence agencies, the court system, the military, the free press and individual Americans – simply because he doesn’t like what they say – he is eroding our democracy. And that’s reckless. |
| Look, I may be old fashioned, but I still believe that dignity, compassion, honesty and accountability are basic American values. | Look, I may be old fashioned, but I still believe that dignity, compassion, honesty and accountability are basic American values. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.56am GMT | at 3.56am GMT |