March 5, 2025 10:40 AM

Trump lauds aggressive start to term in speech to Congress, draws catcalls from Democrats

U.S. President Donald Trump took a victory lap in an address to Congress on Tuesday, drawing catcalls and interruptions from some Democratic lawmakers who held up signs and walked out mid-speech in protest. The partisan rancor was reflective of the tumult that has accompanied Trump's first six weeks in office upending U.S. foreign policy, igniting a trade war with close allies and slashing the federal workforce. The primetime speech, his first to Congress since taking office on January 20, ...