Trump slams Democrats for heckling him during speech
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Trump criticized Democratic lawmakers for disruptive behavior during his speech, calling for them to be penalized in upcoming elections.
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President Donald Trump arrives to address a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP)
US President Donald Trump criticized Democratic lawmakers who heckled him during his speech to Congress, stating they behaved so poorly that they should lose the next congressional election.
During his speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, Trump highlighted his radical policies, focusing on his efforts to dismantle federal bureaucracy while declaring that his administration was "just getting started."
His remarks were met with applause from Republicans, but several protests erupted mid-speech. One Democratic congressman was removed for continuing to heckle and shake his walking stick at the president, while others silently held up signs reading "False" and "That's a lie!"
On his Truth Social platform, Trump remarked, "The Democrats should lose the Midterms based on their behavior at last night’s Joint Address to Congress." He added, "They didn't even have the common courtesy to stand, smile, or applaud," and urged Republicans to use this behavior as a campaign point for the 2026 midterm elections.
The White House also condemned the Democrats' actions, with Trump's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt labeling them the "party of insanity and hate" due to their disruptive protests.
Leavitt stated, "The Democrats exposed themselves as the party of insanity and hate," adding, "The behavior of Democrats last night was completely disgraceful and demonstrated how severely out of touch they are with the American public."
She went on to call it "the most shameful moment in the history of presidential addresses in that beautiful chamber."
She continued, "In what was supposed to be a unifying moment for our country, Democrat members of Congress instead screamed at the president of the United States."
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Democrats disrupted the speech, forcing House Speaker Mike Johnson to condemn the disruptions as a "breach of decorum" and direct the sergeant at arms to remove Democratic Congressman Al Green from Texas.
Amid the charged atmosphere, Trump announced that since taking office, he has imposed an immediate freeze on federal hiring, new regulations, and foreign aid.
Trump touted his decision to terminate what he calls the "ridiculous Green New Scam" and withdraw the US from the "unfair" Paris Climate Accord, the "corrupt" World Health Organization, and the "anti-American" UN Human Rights Council.
He claims to have ended Biden’s environmental restrictions, which he argues made the country "far less safe and totally unaffordable." Highlighting another policy reversal, he declares, "Importantly, we ended the last administration’s insane electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto workers and companies from economic destruction."
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