Trump Warns of Tariff 'Disturbance' as He Defends Economic Plans

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Trump touted the pipeline as "among the largest in the world," and said countries including Japan and South Korea would partner on the initiative "with investments of trillions of dollars each.
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.
56% : " Trump touted his tariff moves as more effective at bringing jobs to the US than Biden's efforts, which included the Chips and Science Act and its billions in subsidies and incentives to spur domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
56% : US officials were , with the goal of Trump announcing an agreement as soon Tuesday's speech, people familiar with the matter said.
55% : "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," Trump said.
55% : Musk, who is overseeing an effort to slash the federal government's workforce and spending through the Department of Government Efficiency, was in the chamber and received a standing ovation from Republicans.
50% : If they do non-monetary tariffs to keep us out of their market, then we do non-monetary barriers to keep them out of our market.
50% : Republicans are grappling with how to extend expiring tax cuts from Trump's first term, approve additional benefits he promised during the campaign, and his calls to balance the budget.
49% : Zelenskiy was in Washington last week to sign a deal allowing the US to benefit from developing Ukraine's natural resources, which Trump has cast as necessary to repay US taxpayers for their support and to lay the groundwork for ending the conflict.
46% : Even as Trump highlighted his economic agenda, he touted many of his moves on the cultural issues that have animated his base.
46% : In his second term, Trump has moved rapidly to implement his policies with a slew of executive actions that are reshaping the US government and its economic and security ties with the world.
44% : Georgia Representative , one of Trump's staunchest allies, wore a red hat which read "Trump was right about everything," and the president took the stage to chants of "USA."
43% : But Trump used the address to defend his use of tariffs and unveil new projects, including and efforts to ramp up production of critical minerals and rare earths, that he argues will bolster domestic industries.
42% : And it's happening, and it will happen rather quickly," Trump said.
40% : " Similarly, Trump argued he's taking steps to address persistent consumer concerns -- from egg prices to energy costs -- while expanding critical industries.
39% : Trump will say that he's transmitting a "detailed funding request" seeking additional resources to carry out his ramped up deportations of undocumented migrants and to complete his signature border wall that he wants lawmakers to immediately approve.
32% : Trump is pressuring the war-ravaged country to agree to a peace deal with Russia.
28% : Trump is also expected to discuss the Israel-Hamas War after a six-week truce ended with both sides still divided over how to move toward an open-ended halt to the fighting.
26% : Trump urged lawmakers to eliminate the Chips Act and said he would not give chipmakers any more funds from the law.
21% : Trump reiterated his threat to impose 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel and to put in place reciprocal tariffs on all countries with barriers to American imports, saying that the US had been "ripped off for decades by nearly every country on Earth, and we will not let that happen any longer." "Whatever they tariff us, we tariff them," Trump said.
19% : Speaker called for Green, who has already called for impeaching Trump, to show decorum and sit down.
16% : Trump gave a lengthy list of government programs and grants he cast as examples of waste, and reiterated previous claims - since walked back by other government officials - suggesting that Social Security was providing benefits to those hundreds of years old.

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