Trump's week in review: Address to Congress disrupted, aid stripped from Ukraine
1. Trump delivers address to Congress
The highlight of Trump's week was his Tuesday address to a joint session of Congress, during which he laid out his vision for what he described as a "golden age" in American history.
The speech, which at 99 minutes ran longer than any modern presidential address to Congress, emphasized the threat of illegal immigration and vowed a crackdown on the Mexican drug cartels while entreating Congress for more border security funding.
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Trump also noted the plight of female athletes competing against trans-identified men, mentioning his executive order "to cut off all taxpayer funding to any institution that engages in the sexual mutilation of our youth." He urged Congress to pass a bill permanently banning and criminalizing sex changes on children.
Trump also urged tax cuts while touting tariffs. He announced that Mohammad Sharifullah, one of the leaders behind the August 2021 attack in Afghanistan that killed 13 American service members, had been apprehended in Pakistan.
Trump's address was disrupted multiple times by congressional Democrats, who received backlash for refusing to stand during any of Trump's remarks, even those honoring cancer survivors or family members of people killed by illegal immigrants.
Democrats remained seated when Trump honored 13-year-old brain cancer survivor Devarjay "DJ" Daniel, former Russian hostage Mark Fogel and the family of slain Trump supporter Corey Comperatore, who was murdered during the July 13 assassination attempt against Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who has been in Congress since 2005, became the first representative in U.S. history to be ejected from a presidential address after he refused to sit down. After warning him, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., directed the sergeant-at-arms to remove Green as he shook his cane at Trump while complaining about alleged Medicaid cuts.
On Thursday, Green became the 28th member of Congress ever to be formally censured by the U.S. House of Representatives. After Green and several of his Democratic colleagues sang "We Shall Overcome" in the well of the House, Johnson had to recess the House and skip the reading of the censure.
NEW: Rep. Al Green says it's obvious that he is being discriminated against by Speaker Johnson because of his skin color, relates it to sitting in the back of the bus.
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Green was kicked out of Trump's address because he kept interrupting.
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Johnson said there is discussion among House Republicans about removing Green and other disruptive Democrats from their panel assignments, according to Politico. Green has since blamed racism and "invidious discrimination" for his removal from the chamber.
Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Post. Send news tips to jon.brown@christianpost.com
