7 takeaways from Trump's first address to Congress after his return to the White House
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80% : Find more of our coverage READ MORE: How Americans feel about Trump after his first month back in office WATCH: What to expect from Trump's address to Congress READ MORE: Why Trump's joint remarks to Congress won't be a 'State of the Union' address WATCH: Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt discusses Trump's new tariffs ahead of address to Congress READ MORE: What Trump said in his past addresses to Congress WATCH:64% : "I'm calling for no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on Social Security benefits for our great seniors," Trump said.
61% : " Trump offers something for everyone For rich foreigners, he talked up his plan to introduce a $5 million "gold card," giving the wealthy preferred immigration status.
59% : But towards the end of his address, Trump read from a letter from Zelenskyy he had received earlier in the day.
59% : "We will allow the most success for job-creating people from all over the world to buy a path to U.S. citizen," Trump said.
54% : "The letter reads Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer," Trump said.
54% : Rep. Pramila Jayapal on how Democrats will react to Trump's address READ MORE: 5 things to watch when Trump gives his address to Congress
47% : Late last week, Trump and Vice President JD Vance used an Oval Office meeting to rip Zelenskyy for being insufficiently grateful for the billions of dollars in U.S. aid poured into Ukraine.
47% : Trump then abruptly ended the White House meeting where the deal -- designed to give the U.S. access to Ukraine's deposits of titanium, lithium, manganese and more -- was supposed to be signed.
46% : Trump says Congress needs to pass 'tax cuts for everybody' At another point, he gushed that his trade policies will be a boon for the agriculture industry, even as farm-state senators have warned that tariffs could hurt them.
37% : READ MORE: 5 things to know about tariffs and how they work Trump showed no interest in backing off, describing tariffs as integral to his political agenda.
33% : Trump presses forward with tariff fight The president has long viewed the stock market as a lodestar.
27% : In a stunning breach of protocol and a measure of the fractious politics, one Democrat, Rep. Al Green of Texas, stood up and shouted at Trump, gesturing toward the president with his cane.
27% : On Monday, Trump ordered a "pause" in U.S. assistance to Ukraine as he looked to dial up the pressure on Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations to end the war with Russia.
27% : The stock market has been tumbling as Trump enacts tariffs on Canada and Mexico, critical trading partners that have been retaliating with their own levies.
25% : But a look back at 2017, when Trump gave his first speech to Congress in his first term, shows how Trump has only become more of a hardliner.
20% : Trump described Democrats as a lost cause.
19% : Now Trump is feuding with Trudeau over tariffs.
15% : "Joe Biden especially let the price of eggs get out of control -- and we are working hard to get it back down," Trump said.
8% : Trump airs grievances and inflates achievements Trump set a tone of division almost from his first words, calling his predecessor Joe Biden the worst president in history and chiding Democrats as so stinting in their praise of him they would not even grant him perfunctory applause.
8% : Trump warms on Zelenskyy after days of hammering the Ukrainian leader Trump has been unsparing in his criticism of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
4% : Trump blames the soaring price of eggs on Biden, not bird flu The president gave voice to a frustration of many Americans over rising costs of groceries -- particularly the skyrocketing cost of eggs, but blamed Biden instead of the bird flu.
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