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Washington(Reuters)—President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress in a televised 100-minute speech. Today, we bring you takeaways from the night, investors’ reactions, and the Democrats’ response.A triumphant Donald Trump told Congress that “America is back” after he reshaped US foreign policy, ignited a trade war and ousted tens of thousands of government workers in six weeks in power. He said Ukraine was willing to negotiate, reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland, and hailed the “reclaiming” of the Panama canal.
There was little market reaction to the marathon speech, the longest presidential address to Congress in modern US history. From diehard supporters of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement to people who consider themselves more centrist, we asked his voters what they made of the speech.
Political Correspondent Jim Oliphant highlights more takeaways from the night on today’s Reuters World News podcast.
Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, a moderate elected in a state carried by Trump last year, made a case for bipartisan values and invoked former Republican president Ronald Reagan in her party’s rebuttal to Trump’s address.
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