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donald trump

has been the american president for less

than six weeks there has been conflict

he has suggested betrayal by some

members of his staff

or possibly others for leaks of

information

about his administration to the press

he has called the press the enemy of the

american people

for publishing stories about a

relationship

between the administration and russian

president vladimir putin he has also

signed many executive orders including

one

to withdraw from the trans-pacific

partnership

and another to ban travel from seven

muslim majority countries the u.s

court system is currently considering

the executive order

on travel this evening though

president trump took on a softer quality

as he addressed congress and the

american people

i am here tonight to deliver a message

of unity and strength

and it is a message deeply delivered

from my heart a new chapter

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of american greatness is now beginning

what we are witnessing today is the

renewal

of the american spirit our allies will

find that america is once again

ready to lead he said there had been

successes in his first weeks as

president

we have begun to drain the swamp

of government corruption by imposing a

five-year ban

on lobbying by executive branch

officials

and a lifetime ban on becoming lobbyists

for a foreign government we have

undertaken a historic effort to

massively reduce

job-crushing regulations creating a

deregulation task force inside of

every government agency

and we're imposing a new rule which

mandates that for

every one new regulation two old

regulations

must be eliminated

trump also spoke about immigration

he said he will enforce laws that are in

place

and take steps to keep america safe

my administration has answered the pleas

of the american people

for immigration enforcement and border

security

by finally enforcing our immigration

laws we will raise wages

help the unemployed save billions and

billions of dollars

and make our communities safer for

everyone

we want all americans to succeed but

that can't happen

in an environment of lawless chaos

we must restore integrity and the rule

of law

at our borders

for that reason we will soon begin the

construction of a great

great wall along our southern border

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as we speak tonight we are removing gang

members

drug dealers and criminals that threaten

our communities

and prey on our very innocent citizens

our obligation is to serve protect and

defend

the citizens of the united states we are

also taking strong measures to protect

our nation

from radical islamic terrorism

it is not compassionate but reckless to

allow

uncontrolled entry from places where

proper vetting cannot occur

those given the high honor of admission

to the united states

should support this country and love its

people and its values

we cannot allow a beachhead of terrorism

to form inside america we cannot allow

our nation to become

a sanctuary for extremists

that is why my administration has been

working

on improved vetting procedures and we

will shortly take new steps to keep our

nation

safe and to keep those out who will do

us

harm he said

reforming legal immigration

is important to job growth in america

it's a basic principle that those

seeking to enter a country

ought to be able to support themselves

financially

yet in america we do not enforce this

rule straining the very public resources

that our poorest citizens rely upon

switching away from this current system

of lower skilled immigration

and instead adopting a merit-based

system

we will have so many more benefits it

will save countless dollars

raise workers wages and help struggling

families including

immigrant families enter the middle

class

and they will do it quickly and they

will be very

very happy indeed he said

better trade deals will help the

american

economy we've lost more than one-fourth

of our manufacturing jobs since nafta

was approved

and we've lost 60 000 factories since

china

joined the world trade organization in

2001.

our trade deficit in goods with the

world last year was nearly

800 billion dollars

we must restart the engine of the

american

economy making it easier for companies

to do business in the united states

and much much harder for companies to

leave

our country the president called for

congress

to replace the affordable care act

signed into law by former president

barack obama he called on both parties

in congress

to work together for the good of the

country

and the good of the american people

he also said young students should have

a choice

in their education education is the

civil rights issue

of our time

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i am calling upon members of both

parties to pass an education bill

that funds school choice for

disadvantaged youth

including millions of african american

and latino

children these families should be free

to choose the public

private charter magnet religious or

home school that is right for them

on foreign policy he said our foreign

policy calls for a direct

robust and meaningful engagement

with the world it is american leadership

based on

vital security interests that we share

with our allies all across the globe

we strongly support nato an alliance

forged through the bonds of

two world wars that dethroned fascism

and the cold war and defeated communism

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but our partners must meet their

financial obligations

and now based on our very strong

and frank discussions they are beginning

to do just that in fact i can tell you

the money is pouring in

very nice we expect our partners whether

in nato

the middle east or in the pacific to

take a direct and meaningful role

in both strategic and military

operations

and pay their fair share of the cost

have to do that

free nations are the best vehicle for

expressing the will of the people

and america respects the right of all

nations

to chart their own path my job is not to

represent the world

my job is to represent the united states

of america

president trump ended his speech by

asking

americans to come together

and believe in america i am asking

all citizens to embrace this renewal of

the american spirit

i am asking all members of congress to

join me in dreaming big

and bold and daring things for our

country

i am asking everyone watching tonight to

seize this moment

believe in yourselves believe in your

future

and believe once more in america

thank you god bless you and god bless

the united states

i'm dorothy gundy

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