Trump reveals Putin has sent signals he's 'ready' for peace in Ukraine

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : And, in one of the more touching moments of the night, Trump named 13-year-old D.J. Daniels an honorary member of the Secret Service.
70% : Trump said: 'I appreciate that he sent this letter, just got it a little while ago.'
62% : Since that time, D.J. and his dad have been on a quest to make his dream come true, and D.J. has been sworn in as an honorary law enforcement officer,' Trump noted.
61% : Instead, many of them worked to embarrass Trump on his big night and they did it on live television.
59% : 'I have created the brand-new department of government efficiency.
58% : Trump, who had stood silently watching what unfolded, said: 'Thank you' and continued his remarks.
58% : But Trump bragged about DOGE and its worked.
57% : Trump said he had been in 'serious discussions with Russia' and had 'received strong signals that they are ready for peace.'
57% : He went on: 'I received an important letter from President Zelensky of Ukraine.' Trump then revealed that Zelensky's letter said: 'Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer.
55% : Later in the evening, Senator Bernie Sanders walked out as Trump spoke.
50% : He said his tax plan will include no taxes on tips, overtime or Social Security benefits - all issues he campaigned on.
48% : 'America is back,' Trump declared from the speaker's rostrum in the House chamber.
44% : The president also defended and praised the actions of Elon Musk, whose Department of Government Efficiency has cut federal jobs, killed federal agencies, and slashed he size and scope of government.
43% : In a marathon 100-minute speech Trump also said Volodymyr Zelensky had written to him following their recent Oval Office showdown, and that the Ukrainian leader was ready to return to the negotiating table.
42% : The protests began from the moment Trump walked through the doors, despite Democratic leaders pleading with their lawmakers ahead of time to behave.
42% : Trump asked.
42% : Trump also had an ask for Congress: to renew his tax cuts that were enacted in 2017 and expire this year.
41% : In his speech to Congress, Trump said he was skeptical of America sending 'billions of dollars' to Kyiv and asked if Democrats wanted the war to 'keep going for another five years'. 'Wouldn't that be beautiful?'
40% : Other Democrats held up signs as Trump spoke.
39% : Trump, paused his speech to sign an Executive Order renaming the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge the 'Jocelyn Nungaray National Refuge' to commemorate the life of twelve-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was tragically killed on June 17, 2024.
37% : Musk's actions have been controversial as he has no official government position and only reports to Trump.
36% : Trump is pushing for more tax cuts as a way to help the economy rebound.
35% : 'Our country will be woke no longer,' Trump said.
34% : They read 'Musk steals' and 'save Medicaid.'
32% : Democratic Rep. Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico held up a sign reading 'this is not normal' as Trump walked past her on his way down the aisle.
31% : Trump spoke about how the incident changed him.
30% : Trump also reupped his plans to take over the Panama Canal, but appeared to change his tune on the U.S. buying Greenland by insisting its fate was up to the people who live there.
29% : Trump gave a laundry list of his accomplishments: securing the border, stopping federal hiring, downsizing government, freezing new federal regulations, a freeze on all foreign aid, withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord and World Health Organization, ending DEI hiring, saying there are only two genders, banning men from women's sports, and renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America.
28% : Trump said he 'appreciated' Zelensky's response, urged him to ink a deal allowing U.S. companies to extract rare earth minerals from his country, and accused European countries of spending more money on Russian oil than helping Ukraine.
27% : But Trump is still pushing to make a peace deal.
27% : 'It's worth it to let people know that there's some of us who are going to stand up to against this president's desire to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.'
27% : Trump, however, didn't let the Democrats derail him.
26% : Trump chastised the Democrats for their actions.
25% : Europe has sadly spent more money buying Russian oil and gas than they have spent on defending Ukraine by far,' Trump said.
25% : Trump, however, didn't react to the vitriol being thrown at him and, instead, stayed on message.
21% : Trump said sarcastically. '
20% : Trump also honored the family of Corey Comperatore, who was killed at the Butler, Pa., rally where Trump was shot.
19% : He booed and shouted at Trump: 'You have no mandate to cut Medicaid!'
19% : Trump then listed off the millions of dollars of government waste he said Musk and his staff have found.
18% : And, when Trump blamed his predecessor Joe Biden for the high price of eggs, Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crocket led fellow lawmakers Reps. Andrea Salinas and Maxine Dexter out of the chamber, wearing black t-shirts that read 'resist' on the back.
14% : As Trump capped off his whirlwind first six weeks in the White House, Democrats heckled him and accused him of 'lying'.

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