{"id":35105,"date":"2025-03-05T12:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/trump-says-administration-just-getting-started-in-address-to-congress-first-thing\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T12:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:45:43","slug":"trump-says-administration-just-getting-started-in-address-to-congress-first-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/trump-says-administration-just-getting-started-in-address-to-congress-first-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says administration \u2018just getting started\u2019 in address to Congress | First Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats protested from the chamber as he thanked Elon Musk and spoke about upending US foreign policy. Plus, half of world\u2019s CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions \u2018come from 36 fossil fuel firms\u2019<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/2018\/sep\/17\/guardian-us-morning-briefing-sign-up-to-stay-informed\">Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Good morning.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/mar\/04\/donald-trump-congress-address-speech\">used his lengthy address to Congress on Tuesday<\/a> to declare that his administration was \u201cjust getting started\u201d, hailing his purging of the federal workforce, upending of foreign policy and intensification of a risky trade war as the beginning of the \u201cmost thrilling days in the history\u201d of the US.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What else did the Democrats do?<\/strong> Some brought fired federal workers and Americans who rely on the social safety net programs Trump is threatening. The formal rebuttal, by the Michigan senator Elissa Slotkin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/mar\/04\/elissa-slotkin-trump-speech-democratic-response\">called on voters<\/a> to actively hold politicians accountable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did all the Democrats attend?<\/strong> No \u2013 several, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, skipped it in protest. Ocasio-Cortez instead live-posted on the social media platform BlueSky.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What has Zelenskyy said about a deal?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/mar\/04\/zelenskyy-ukraine-peace-plan-ready-work-with-trump\">He suggested the \u201cfirst stages\u201d<\/a> could include a release of prisoners and a ban on missiles and long-range drones used to attack energy and civilian infrastructure. A mutual truce in the sea could also be included.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/mar\/05\/first-thing-trump-says-administration-just-getting-started-in-address-to-congress\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats protested from the chamber as he thanked Elon Musk and spoke about upending US foreign policy. Plus, half of world\u2019s CO2 emissions \u2018come from 36 fossil fuel firms\u2019 Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. 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