{"id":2409881,"date":"2025-03-05T07:35:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-we-needed-was-a-new-president-trump-declares-america-is-back-as-democratic-protest-falls-flat-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T07:41:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:41:29","slug":"all-we-needed-was-a-new-president-trump-declares-america-is-back-as-democratic-protest-falls-flat-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-we-needed-was-a-new-president-trump-declares-america-is-back-as-democratic-protest-falls-flat-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;All we needed was a new president&#8217;: Trump declares &#8216;America is back&#8217; as Democratic protest falls flat &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fall-we-needed-was-a-new-president-trump-declares-america-is-back-as-democratic-protest-falls-flat-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2409881&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In his \u2064first\u2062 congressional address in five years, President Donald Trump declared that\u2064 &#8220;America is back&#8221; \u200dand\u2063 took a victory lap regarding his administration&#8217;s accomplishments, particularly in border security and economic policy. \u2062Trump emphasized the progress\u2064 made as his election, stating that the country is on the verge \u200dof \u200can unprecedented comeback.He responded defiantly to Democratic protests\u200d during his speech, highlighting \u200brecord\u200c executive actions and legislative \u2062attempts, including efforts \u200dto reform immigration policy and boost\u2062 the\u200c economy amidst concerns over inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s address, themed &#8220;The\u200d Renewal of the \u2063American Dream,&#8221; was marked by interruptions from Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Al Green, who\u2063 protested\u2062 Trump&#8217;s rhetoric. \u2062Throughout his speech, Trump urged Congress for funding to continue deporting\u2063 illegal immigrants and constructing a border wall, arguing \u2064that new legislation wasn&#8217;t required to secure the \u200cborder\u2014just a change\u2063 in\u2063 presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The president also touched \u2063on energy policies, announcing\u2064 the approval of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">notable natural gas pipeline<\/a> \u2063in Alaska, while critiquing the \u200cBiden\u200d administration&#8217;s economic\u200b record. Additionally, Trump \u200bmade several notable presentations, including \u2064honoring families affected by violence attributed to illegal \u2064immigration. Amidst widespread political tension, \u200dDemocratic protests failed to\u200d disrupt\u2064 Trump&#8217;s message, solidifying his stance on various issues.\u200b The\u200b address \u200blasted over an hour, setting \u200ba record, and drew significant \u200cviewership.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;All we needed was a new president&rsquo;: Trump declares &lsquo;America is back&rsquo; as Democratic protest falls flat<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2028176\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> used his first presidential address to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> in five years to take a defiant victory lap on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">border<\/a> and temper expectations regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">economy<\/a>, as Democratic protests fell flat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America is back,&rdquo; Trump said Tuesday. &ldquo;Our country is on the verge of a comeback, the likes of which the world has never witnessed and perhaps will never witness again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3336289\/7-takeaways-trump-combative-joint-address-congress\/\">7 takeaways from Trump&#8217;s combative joint address to Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3337525\/trump-address-congress-fight-jeering-democrats\/\">Trump takes fight to jeering Democrats in speech full of red meat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3337449\/trump-curran-dj-daniel-honorary-secret-service-agent\/\">Trump and Curran make DJ Daniel honorary Secret Service agent: &#8216;Beautiful moment&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The White House previewed Trump&rsquo;s address to a joint session of Congress, the longest in history and one that was interrupted by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3337303\/rep-al-green-removed-house-chamber-protesting-trump-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"protest from Rep. Al Green\">protest from Rep. Al Green<\/a> (D-TX), as an opportunity for the president to champion what he has achieved during the last two-and-a-half months.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump used his prime-time remarks, themed &ldquo;The Renewal of the American Dream,&rdquo; to reminisce about last year&rsquo;s election win as well, which is what prompted Green&rsquo;s response before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House<\/a> Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> had him removed from his chamber.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I look at the Democrats in front of me, and I realize there is absolutely nothing I can say to make them happy, or to make them stand, or smile, or applaud,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Just this one night, why not join us in celebrating so many incredible wins for America?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president added later: &ldquo;Americans have given us a mandate for bold and profound change.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Al Green is removed from the Capitol after protesting President Donald Trump&rsquo;s address (Graeme Jennings)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to underscoring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White ... Releases List of ... Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">record-breaking number<\/a> of executive actions he has taken since inauguration, including withdrawing the U.S. from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/paris-climate-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paris Climate Agreement<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-health-organization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Health Organization<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.N.<\/a> Human Rights Council, Trump emphasized his efforts to reform the federal government, reduce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/regulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regulation<\/a>, and introduce sweeping policies, from renaming the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gulf-of-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gulf of Mexico<\/a> to the Gulf of America, and dictating that there are only two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gender-ideology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">genders<\/a> to even trying to end birthright citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We amended weaponized government, where, as an example, a sitting president is allowed to viciously prosecute his political opponent like me. How did that work out?&rdquo; he asked Democrats. &ldquo;Our country will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/woke-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">woke<\/a> no longer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But amid the stock market&rsquo;s reaction to his 25% <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariffs<\/a> on allies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Canada<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mexico<\/a>, the White House has sought to tie any economic pain to the previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Biden<\/a> administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My very highest priority is to rescue our economy and get dramatic and immediate relief to working families,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Joe Biden, especially, let the price of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eggs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">eggs<\/a> get out of control,&rdquo; he added to audible groans from Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dow-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dow<\/a> losing 670 points, or 1.55%, at 42,521 because of the tariffs on Tuesday, Trump appeared undeterred with reciprocal duties expected to start on April 2.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s happening and it will happen rather quickly. There will be a little disturbance, but we&rsquo;re okay with that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The White House conceded to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that February&rsquo;s consumer price index, poised to be published next week, could undermine Trump&rsquo;s campaign promise to decrease <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">inflation<\/a> from day one.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had hoped his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">energy<\/a> policies would put downward pressure on prices, but inflation increased in the month ending January by 0.5% for an annual rate of 3%. <\/p>\n<p>To that end, Trump announced Tuesday that his administration had approved &ldquo;a gigantic&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/now-it-can-be-told-history-will-not-be-kind-to-bitter-joe-biden\/\" title=\"Now It Can Be Told: History Will Not Be Kind To Bitter ...\">natural gas&#038;nbsp<\/a>;pipeline&nbsp;in Alaska,&nbsp;among&nbsp;the largest in the world, where Japan, South Korea,&nbsp;and other nations want to be our partner.&rdquo; <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&ldquo;Later this week, I will also take historic action to dramatically expand production of critical minerals and rare earths here in the USA,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&lsquo;All we really needed was a new president&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>At the same time, Trump welcomed improvements at the border, including recording &ldquo;the lowest numbers of illegal border crossings ever&rdquo; last month. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-patrol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. Border Border Patrol<\/a><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-patrol\/\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>apprehended approximately 8,300 illegal migrants in February.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The media and our friends in the Democrat Party kept saying we needed new legislation,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;We must have legislation to secure the border, but it turned out that all we really needed was a new president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump did use Tuesday&rsquo;s speech to implore Congress to provide more funding for his administration to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deport illegal immigrants<\/a>&nbsp;and build the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">border wall<\/a>&nbsp;as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republicans<\/a>, who have majorities, however slim, in both chambers, remain in disagreement over how to keep the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-cdc-extends-ban-on-evictions-smaller-landlords-struggle-to-keep-properties\/\" title=\"As CDC Extends Ban On Evictions, Smaller Landlords Struggle To Keep Properties\">federal government open<\/a><\/a> after March 14 and pass the president&rsquo;s priorities, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tax code changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump at the House chamber on March 4, 2025 for his presidential address to Congress. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-we-needed-was-a-new-president-trump-declares-america-is-back-as-democrat-protest-falls-flat-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"&#039;All we ... was a new ...&#039;: Trump declares &#039;... is ...&#039; as Democrat protest falls flat ... Washington Examiner\">seeking permanent income tax cuts<\/a> all across the board, and to get urgently needed relief to Americans hit especially hard by inflation I&rsquo;m calling for no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on Social Security benefits for our great seniors,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, Trump, a former reality TV star, has taken advantage of the spotlight to create made-for-TV moments. <\/p>\n<p>Trump did it again on Tuesday by designating the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3337419\/trump-executive-order-honoring-jocelyn-nungaray-joint-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jocelyn Nungaray National Refuge\">Jocelyn Nungaray National Refuge<\/a>&rdquo; after the 12-year-old girl who was killed last year by two illegal immigrants and naming 13-year-old pediatric cancer survivor DJ Daniels as an honorary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. Secret Service<\/a> agent.<\/p>\n<p>The president also informed high school senior Jason Hartley, whose Los Angeles County sheriff father died when he was a child, that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3337643\/trump-high-school-student-accepted-military-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">had been accepted<\/a> into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/west-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">West Point<\/a> and that one of the alleged masterminds behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/isis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISIS-K<\/a>&nbsp;Abbey Gate bombing during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Afghanistan<\/a> withdrawal in 2021 had been captured by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pakistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Tuesday, the White House publicized some of the special guests who would accompany first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Melania Trump<\/a> and sit beside her in her box inside the House.<\/p>\n<p>Guests included the family of Corey Comperatore, the firefighter who was fatally shot during the first attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life last summer in Butler, Pennsylvania, and Marc Fogel, the history teacher, also from Butler, who was released last month after being wrongly detained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a> for 14 years.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe that my life was saved that day in Butler for a very good reason,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I was saved by God to Make America Great Again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The family of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/laken-riley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Laken Riley<\/a>, the Georgia nursing student who was murdered last year by an illegal immigrant and for whom the first bill Trump signed into law, an immigration and border security measure, is named, were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elon Musk&rsquo;s work is just &lsquo;beginning&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>The other special guest was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>, who was originally welcomed with tepid applause and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3337264\/elon-musk-reprimanded-filming-phone-trump-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reprimanded\">reprimanded<\/a> by U.S. Capitol Police for recording in the room, but received a warmer reception later in the evening when Trump mentioned his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s working very hard,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;We got it just in time. This is just the beginning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite a White House official confirming that Trump would focus on domestic politics, the president did not overlook foreign policy, particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine<\/a>&nbsp;after last week&rsquo;s showdown with&nbsp;Ukrainian&nbsp;President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a>&nbsp;at the&nbsp;White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s time to stop this madness,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s time to halt the killing. It&rsquo;s time to end the senseless war. If you want to end wars, you have to talk to both sides.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elon Musk in the House chamber (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump reiterated his desire to takeover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greenland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Greenland<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/panama-canal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Panama Canal<\/a> too, telling the former &ldquo;if you so choose, we welcome you into the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One way or the other, we&rsquo;re going to get it,&rdquo; he said of Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Democrats were seeking to bring to the fore public dissatisfaction with DOGE by bringing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3335775\/guests-lawmakers-trump-joint-address-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"f\">f<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3335775\/guests-lawmakers-trump-joint-address-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ired federal employees\">ired federal employees<\/a> upset by the cuts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We think one of the best ways to let the American people know how horrible Donald Trump&rsquo;s first 30 days have been is to bring those who have been affected, the victims of his malevolence, of his desire, tax breaks to the billionaires and make Americans pay for it,&rdquo; Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chuck Schumer <\/a>(D-NY) told reporters earlier Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>But Democratic protests, even Green&rsquo;s, did not break through, as lawmakers waved &ldquo;False\/Save <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Medicaid<\/a>&rdquo; placards or departed with shirts saying &ldquo;resist&rdquo; on the back.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-freedom-caucus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Freedom Caucus<\/a> had placed Democrats &ldquo;on notice&rdquo; to demonstrate decorum, irrespective of Republicans&rsquo; recent reputation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/boebert-wears-drill-baby-drill-outfit-sotu-message-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"recent rabble-rousing\">rabble-rousing<\/a> under Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The President&rsquo;s address to tonight&rsquo;s joint session of Congress is a constitutional obligation &mdash; not a sideshow for Democrats to use noisemakers, make threats, throw things or otherwise disrupt,&rdquo; the group&rsquo;s leadership wrote. &ldquo;Our colleagues are on notice that the heckler&rsquo;s veto will not be tolerated. You will be censured.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3337112\/trump-canada-mexico-tariffs-wednesday-howard-lutnick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP LIKELY TO EASE CANADA AND MEXICO TARIFFS ON WEDNESDAY: LUTNICK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SOTU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SOTU<\/a> Warning from the HFC board &#128680;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The President&#8217;s address to tonight&rsquo;s joint session of Congress is a constitutional obligation &mdash; not a sideshow for Democrats to use noisemakers, make threats, throw things or otherwise disrupt. Our colleagues are on notice that the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; House Freedom Caucus (@freedomcaucus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freedomcaucus\/status\/1897078589964841036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump already held the record for the longest average address to Congress at one hour and 15 minutes, drawing his largest audience of 47.7 million viewers in 2017. Tuesday&rsquo;s was one hour and 41 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> was overheard asking Johnson beforehand how he bears these occasions &ldquo;for 90 minutes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The hardest thing was doing it during&nbsp;Biden, when the speech was a stupid campaign speech,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Samantha-Jo Roth and Rachel Schilke contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2028176\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2028176\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump proclaims &#8220;America is back&#8221; in Congress address, dismissing Democratic protests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2409882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-3-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5374,51552,50402,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2409881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-america","tag-democratic-protest","tag-leadership-2","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-3-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409881"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409889,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409881\/revisions\/2409889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2409882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}