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Trump's 1st State of the Union preview (WATCH LIVE)

30-1-2018 < RT 38 338 words
 

President Donald Trump is delivering his first State of the Union address to Congress, lauding his administration’s accomplishments over the last year and outlining his vision for “building a safe, strong, and proud America.”



A year into his presidency, Trump is expected to take a victory lap on the economy after Republicans passed their tax cut bill and also pitched an infrastructure plan during his first State of the Union speech to Congress Tuesday night.


Each year, the president of the United States delivers a speech to the American people outlining the administration’s legislative agenda for the coming year.



Since almost all most high-ranking officials attend the event each year, one member of the president’s Cabinet is selected to stay at a secure undisclosed location outside Washington DC should they be killed in an attack.


This year, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will serve as the “designated survivor.” The agriculture secretary position is the ninth in the line of succession.


This year, the policy portion of Trump’s speech was written by Vice President Mike Pence, National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, while the text of the speech was crafted by staff secretary Rob Porter, policy advisor Stephen Miller, and speechwriters Vince Haley and Ross Worthington, according to NBC News.



According to excerpts of the speech released by the White House hours before Trump took the stage, the president claims that his presidency has brought about a “new American moment.”


“There has never been a better time to start living the American dream,” Trump said.


It outlines how Trump will praise his administration for eliminating regulations, ending the “war on clean coal,” new trade deals, and military victories against the Islamic State.


However, many have pointed out that Trump’s line declaring a “new American moment” was previously used by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a 2010 speech to the Council on Foreign Relations.


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