Donald Trump's Speech to Congress: 5 of His Claims, from George Washington as 'Number 2' to Egg Prices

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Leading up to the presidential address -- which took the place of a State of the Union speech this year -- Trump posted on Truth Social with an all-caps promise.
62% : "It has been stated by many that the first month of our presidency ... is the most successful in the history of our nation," Trump said without citing any source.
50% : Early in his speech, Trump compared himself to George Washington, the first person to hold the office of the President of the United States.
47% : Speaking about reciprocal tariffs, which Trump says will make American businesses more competitive with those of other countries, he says the tariffs -- which will increase prices on foreign goods to make domestic goods more appealing to U.S. consumers -- the president noted that because he is "very superstitious," he will be enacting those tariffs on April 2, presumably a reference to April Fool's Day.
47% : " "As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically," Trudeau added, then addressing Trump directly.
42% : "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 I could find a 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," Trump said.
35% : " Trump turned his attention towards the Democratic section of the assembly, many of whom wore pink in protest.
32% : " "The egg prices out of control, and we're working hard to get it back down," Trump said of inflation.
26% : The president's abrupt dismissal of Zelenskyy and other Ukrainian officials after their peace negotiations broke down with a shouting match has left many wondering whether Trump will turn his back on Ukraine as he looks to bring a swift end to Russia's three-year invasion.
24% : "In fact, it was the one time we saw Donald Trump really get under Nancy Pelosi's skin.
23% : When Zelenskyy shared on March 2 that he believed an end to the war was still "very, very far away," Trump escalated their feud, saying, "This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it for much longer!" Disruptions during presidential addresses to Congress have become fairly commonplace in recent years amid growing partisanship in American politics.
22% : Trump did not include context around bird flu, which Politifact notes heavily impacted egg prices during the previous administration led by President Biden.
21% : Trump outlined a list of spending, mostly to foreign nations, that he called "appalling waste.

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