{"id":2409906,"date":"2025-03-05T08:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T13:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-13-moments-from-trumps-2025-address-to-congress\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T08:31:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T13:31:32","slug":"top-13-moments-from-trumps-2025-address-to-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-13-moments-from-trumps-2025-address-to-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 13 Moments From Trump&#8217;s 2025 Address To Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Ftop-13-moments-from-trumps-2025-address-to-congress%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=2409906&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 fifth address to Congress since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump covered a wide range of topics and critiqued Democrats for their perceived\u2064 unwillingness to support American successes. He noted that no matter his achievements, including potential cures for \u2062diseases, Democrats would not celebrate. Trump \u200dalso claimed \u2063to have ended the era of governance by unelected \u200dbureaucrats and honored victims of\u200c crime associated with current immigration policies.<\/p>\n<p>Key moments \u2062included the removal of Congressman Al green for disruptive\u2064 behavior during \u200bthe speech, humorous comments about America&#8217;s health statistics, and a critique of the Biden\u200d governance&#8217;s policies on immigration and law enforcement. trump\u200c announced initiatives focused on revitalizing the military and acknowledged a young boy\u200b diagnosed with cancer as an honorary member of the Secret Service. <\/p>\n<p>Moreover, he reinforced his stance against radical gender\u2064 ideology affecting\u200b children and declared the \u200cimportance of securing the U.S.-Mexico border without needing \u200cnew\u2063 legislation, attributing\u2062 border issues to his predecessor. trump concluded by recalling the tragic loss\u2062 of service \u200dmembers during a chaotic\u200c withdrawal from Afghanistan \u2062and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-wastes-no-time-in-tearing-apart-trumps-return-to-office-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"SNL wastes no time in tearing apart ...&#039;s return to office - Washington Examiner\">made light-hearted jabs<\/a> at political opponents,including a humorous remark \u2062aimed at Senator Elizabeth Warren regarding her stance on the Ukraine conflict.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Less than two months since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump delivered his fifth address to Congress on Tuesday night &mdash; and it did not disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking before lawmakers, the president covered a variety of issues affecting the American people, while also having fun prodding Democrats for their insane policy prescriptions. From roasting warmongering leftists to recognizing American heroes, the president unequivocally let the world know that America is, in fact, &ldquo;back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In no particular order, here are the biggest moments from Trump&rsquo;s address to Congress. <\/p>\n<h2>1. Blasting Dems for Rooting Against American Success<\/h2>\n<p>Noting that his Tuesday speech was the fifth time he&rsquo;s addressed Congress, Trump highlighted how there is no amount of success he could achieve for America that would satisfy Democrats. <\/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. Nothing I can do,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>As The Federalist&rsquo;s Jordan Boyd <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/04\/democrats-protest-trumps-agenda-because-it-forces-them-to-celebrate-americas-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, the president went on to note how Democrats would still not celebrate American success even if he were to achieve significant milestones, such as discovering the &ldquo;cure to the most devastating disease, a disease that would wipe out entire nations or announce the answers to the greatest economy in history, or the stoppage of crime to the lowest levels ever recorded.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And these people sitting right here will not clap, will not stand, and certainly will not cheer for these astronomical achievements. They won&rsquo;t do it no matter what,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Restoring Representative Government<\/h2>\n<p>In decrying the unconstitutional and corrupt nature of America&rsquo;s vast federal bureaucracy, Trump declared, &ldquo;The days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are OVER!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<h2>3. Honoring Victims of Biden&rsquo;s Open Border Policies<\/h2>\n<p>The president remembered several victims of Joe Biden&rsquo;s open border policies, including murdered University of Georgia student <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/04\/a-year-late-laken-riley-finally-gets-the-honor-she-deserved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laken Riley<\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1897123276893323318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">honoring<\/a> her memory, Trump touted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/01\/29\/president-trump-signs-laken-riley-act-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signing<\/a> the Laken Riley Act, a bill which, according to the Department of Homeland Security, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/01\/29\/president-trump-signs-laken-riley-act-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">authorizes<\/a> the detention of illegal aliens accused of &ldquo;theft, burglary, assaulting a law enforcement officer, and any crime that causes death or serious bodily injury.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1897124892576985193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">honored<\/a> Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old Texas girl who was brutally raped and murdered by two Venezuelan nationals. The president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox10phoenix.com\/news\/jocelyn-nungaray-mom-trump-congressional-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signed<\/a> an order renaming a Texas wildlife refuge after Jocelyn. <\/p>\n<h2>4. Al Green Gets the Boot<\/h2>\n<p>Not long into Trump&rsquo;s speech, Democrats attempted to shout down the president, prompting Speaker Mike Johnson to warn attending members that continued disruptions would result in the House Seargeant at Arms removing them from the chamber. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/20-questions-unanswered-after-director-cheatle-resigns\/\" title=\"20 Questions Unanswered After Director Cheatle Resigns\">apparently didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t get the message. After continuing to interrupt Trump, the Democrat congressman was promptly removed from the House. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>BREAKING: Speaker Johnson just directed the Sergeant at Arms to REMOVE Democrat Al Green from the chamber for constant disruptions!<\/p>\n<p>&#128293;&#128293;&#128293; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HuHHLZDAeZ\">pic.twitter.com\/HuHHLZDAeZ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1897112506180706406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>5. One Healthy Country!<\/h2>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">detailing potentially deceased individuals reportedly discovered<\/a> by the administration on the Social Security database, Trump humorously quipped to Heatlh and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy that America is healthier than he originally believed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over 130,000 people &mdash; according to the Social Security databases, are aged over 160 years old. We have a healthier country than I thought, Bobby!&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump: &#8220;Over 130,000 people &mdash; according to the Social Security databases, are aged over 160 years old. We have a healthier country than I thought, Bobby!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MsYJJkKNEx\">pic.twitter.com\/MsYJJkKNEx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1897117912231727602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>6. A &lsquo;New President&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>Trump blasted the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/03\/trumps-success-proves-democrats-and-weak-republicans-were-holding-border-security-hostage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">phony Biden-era narrative<\/a> pushed by Democrats and weak-kneed Republicans that Congress needed to pass a bill to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. The president eloquently noted, &ldquo;The media and our friends in the Democrat Party kept saying we needed new legislation to secure the border. But it turned out that all we really needed was a new president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump: &ldquo;The media and our friends in the Democrat Party kept saying we needed new legislation to secure the border. But it turned out that all we really needed was a new president.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I8JW2cBf9C\">pic.twitter.com\/I8JW2cBf9C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/1897127072986009817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>7. Dunking on Democrat Lawfare<\/h2>\n<p>Trump took a victory lap on defeating Democrats&rsquo; use of lawfare to try and imprison him ahead of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve <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 needed was a new ...&#039;: ... declares &#039;America is back&#039; as Democrat protest falls flat - Washington Examiner\">ended weaponized government<\/a> where, as an example, a sitting president is allowed to viciously prosecute his political opponent &mdash; like me!&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;How did that work out? Not too well!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>President Trump: &#8220;We&#8217;ve ended weaponized government where, as an example, a sitting president is allowed to viciously prosecute his political opponent&mdash;like me!<\/p>\n<p>How did that work out? Not too well!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GLs33AgAJu\">pic.twitter.com\/GLs33AgAJu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1897114061487398913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>8. A New Member of the Secret Service<\/h2>\n<p>Trump designated D.J. Daniel, a young boy diagnosed with brain cancer who wants to become a police officer, as an honorary member of the U.S. Secret Service. <\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<h2>9. Standing for Gender Sanity<\/h2>\n<p>The president offered a strong condemnation of radical leftists&rsquo; efforts to force radical gender ideology on children. Speaking against this barbaric obsession with &ldquo;transing&rdquo; minors with harmful chemicals and surgeries, Trump affirmatively told America&rsquo;s children that they &ldquo;are perfect exactly the way God made [them].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump: &#8220;Our message to every child in America is that you are perfect exactly the way God made you!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jmSz9Eds7F\">pic.twitter.com\/jmSz9Eds7F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1897129153876693283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>10. Revitalizing America&rsquo;s Military<\/h2>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/04\/us\/politics\/transcript-trump-speech-congress.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spoke<\/a> of the importance of revitalizing America&rsquo;s depleted military. He specifically noted the boost in recruiting numbers since coming into office, and how the Army &ldquo;had its single best recruiting month in 15 years&rdquo; for the month of January. <\/p>\n<p>The president subsequently announced that his administration is launching a &ldquo;new office of shipbuilding in the White House that offers special tax incentives to bring this industry home to America,&rdquo; and revitalize the Navy&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/07\/11\/how-years-of-decay-and-neglect-crippled-americas-navy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">depleted fleet<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>In a surprise moment, Trump also informed attending West Point applicant, Jason Hartley, that he had been accepted into the Army academy. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>WOW: The Commander in Chief Donald Trump just informed a young cadet that he has been ACCEPTED into West Point!<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Jason! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UMXKQVZsN7\">pic.twitter.com\/UMXKQVZsN7<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1897130566241411529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>11. Justice for Abbey Gate Bombing<\/h2>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/04\/us\/politics\/transcript-trump-speech-congress.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remembering<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-13-u-s-service-members-dead-in-kabul-airport-attack\/\" title=\"Pentagon: 13 U.S. service members dead in Kabul airport attack\">13 service members killed<\/a> during Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;disastrous and incompetent&rdquo; 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, Trump revealed that his administration has &ldquo;apprehended the top terrorist responsible&rdquo; for the deadly Abbey Gate bombing, and that &ldquo;he is right now on his way here to face the swift sword of American justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>12. Honoring Corey Comperatore<\/h2>\n<p>The president took the time to remember Corey Comperatore, a firefighter killed during the assassination against Trump during his July 13, 2024, rally in Buter, Pennsylvania. Trump recognized Comperatore&rsquo;s wife and daughters, all of whom attended Tuesday&rsquo;s address.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump: &#8220;Corey was taken from us much too soon, but his destiny was to leave us all with a shining example of the selfless devotion of a true American patriot. It was love like Corey&rsquo;s that built our country.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/THeeoL2K2k\">pic.twitter.com\/THeeoL2K2k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1897136016022212687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>13. Roasting &lsquo;Pocahontas&rsquo; <\/h2>\n<p>While discussing his attempt to bring about a peaceful end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Trump asked Democrats &mdash; who have attacked him for his efforts &mdash; if they &ldquo;want to keep it going for another five years.&rdquo; After noticing Sen. Elizabeth Warren clapping in response to his remarks, the president quipped, &ldquo;Pocahontas says yes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>President Trump roasts Elizabeth Warren on the Ukraine War: &#8220;Do you want to keep it going for another five years? Pocahontas says yes.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#128514;&#128514;&#128514; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DALQADAR0s\">pic.twitter.com\/DALQADAR0s<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/1897132699086938185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr>\n<p>      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s fifth Congress address was entertaining and impactful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2409907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Donald-Trump.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50782,51559,3634],"class_list":["post-2409906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2025-2","tag-address-to-congress","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Donald-Trump.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409906","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\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409906"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409910,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409906\/revisions\/2409910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2409907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}