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President Trump delivers an optimistic "State of the Union" address
31 Jan 2018
Moving away from his gregarious and pompous style, US President Trump delivered an optimistic "State of the Union" speech with a visible frown.
He described a "New American Moment" characterized by prosperity, rebuilding and cooperation.
Even as he spoke about building a "Great America," Trump displayed little emotion, except flashes of anger at some point.
So, what all did he say?
Here's more.
Trump does a victory lap about his newly-enacted tax cuts
Economy
The official theme of Trump's speech was "a safe, strong and proud America."
He triumphantly referred to the recently passed tax cuts and the American economy's overall strength.
He said "Since we passed tax cuts, roughly 3mn workers have gotten tax cut bonuses, many of them thousands of dollars per worker."
Claiming that regulations are thwarting infrastructure-building's progress, Trump promoted his government's deregulation efforts.
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