An all-time record Presidential address to Congress (almost 1 hour and 40 minutes), followed by a short and concise opposition response, fact-checkers working overtime, while Congressional Democrats were derided for their action or inaction during the event.
That and much more happened during President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress on March 4, 2025. Both sides attacked their opposition and laid out their plans for a better America. The question is where do we go from here? Can the Trump administration continue to push through is non-mandated agenda or can Democrats mount a serious opposition to this threat to Democracy?
For further reading:
- CBS News — Poll on Trump’s 2025 joint address to Congress finds large majority of viewers approve. (“The viewership was heavily Republican…”)
- CNN — Takeaways from Trump’s address to Congress
- Fox News — If anyone doubted Trump is the ‘political colossus’ of our time, his joint address ‘put that to rest,’ says Brit Hume
- The Guardian — ‘Somebody slap me and wake me up’: Democrats react to Trump’s speech
- The Independent — Fox News pundit calls Trump address ‘most partisan ever’ as marathon speech met with muted response in polls: Live
- MSNBC — Where Elissa Slotkin won me over in the Democratic response to Trump’s address
- MEDIAite — MSNBC Host Calls Out Democrats For Protesting Trump Speech With ‘Bingo’ Signs: ‘Not Landing’
- NBC News — Democratic Rep. Al Green removed after disrupting Trump’s speech
- NPR — 6 takeaways from Trump’s pointedly partisan address to Congress
- Politico — ‘Giving bingo’: Democrats’ silent protest against Trump falls flat
- USA Today — Democrats protest Trump’s address with signs: ‘This is not normal,’ ‘Save Medicaid’
