A president usually gives their inaugural address time to sink in and saves the State of the Union address for the following year, when they are constitutionally obliged to make some report to Congress.

During his first Joint Address to Congress, Donald Trump made some fairly bombastic claims. One rambling remark asserted that his tax cuts increased domestic production, and created the “most successful economy in the history of our country.

President Donald Trump is dismissing business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners and the prospect of higher prices and isn’t ruling out the possibility of a recession this year.

US President Donald Trump has dismissed business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners, as well as the prospect of higher prices. The US leader is also not ruling out the possibility of a recession this year.