Trump says he “felt very comfortable” during addressing Congress, advertises positive coverage of “fake news”
EXCLUSIVE: President Trump thought about his first address to a joint session of Congress, saying Fox News Digital in exclusive interview That he “felt very comfortable” and that “even false news was saying good things.”
“I felt very comfortable there,” Trump told Fox News Digital on Thursday morning. “I was very comfortable with the theme.”
President Donald Trump arrives to turn to a joint congress session on Capitol 4 March 2025 in Washington. American speaker Mike Johnson, R-L., And Vice President JD Vance applauds behind him. (Win McNamee/Pool via Reuters)
“People liked delivery,” the president continued. “So all that ended well.”
The President said Fox News Digital that he “received wonderful criticism.”
President Donald Trump participates in a joint session of the Congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC, March 4, 2025. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
“Even fake news said good things,” Trump told Fox News Digital.
The president spoke about an hour and 40 minutes – the longest address presided over by the President before the congress meeting, according to the US Presidency project at the California University of Santa Barbara.
The President used his first address to a common session of the congress to highlight the achievements of his administration so far, using his infamous “Weaving Art” technique to connect each section.
The theme of the president’s speech was “renewing American dream”, focusing on border security, economics, energy, end of “awakened” America, his plans for peace around the world and a reinforced army and more.
“My fellow citizens, America has come back,” Trump said at the beginning of his speech on Tuesday, which encouraged the audience to break into the foam “Now, now, now.”
US V President Trump was expected to address the congress about his early achievements of his Presidency and his upcoming legislative program. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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The CBS News survey found that the vast majority of those who watched the president’s address approved his speech. He reported that 76% of Americans who watched on Tuesday night approved a speech.
The CNN poll has also shown that at least 7 of the 10 Americans who watched the speech said they had at least a “slightly positive” speech reaction, with 44% say they had a “very positive” reaction.
The New York Times also published a work entitled: “What some reluctant Trump voters thought of their speech,” with interviews with a series of Americans – some of whom said his address brought “confidence”, “hope” and “empathy.”
In the meantime, Ambassador Al Green, D-Texas, who was kicked out of the house, interrupted the president’s address.
The House of Representatives on Thursday, by a two-sided vote, was censored by Green, D-Texas, several times the disabling president’s address.
“You should be censored,” Trump told Fox News Digital.
The Al Green envoy, D-Texas, was removed from the house to interfere with Trump’s speech. (Reuters/Associated Press)
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“He should be forced to lay an IQ test because he is a low IQ individual and we don’t need low IQ individuals in Congress,” Trump told Fox News Digital, further exploding Green as “Fool and Claun.”
“No one takes him seriously,” Trump told Fox News Digital. “He is a shame to the congress, but much more shame for Democrats.”
Green did not immediately respond to the Fox News Digital request for comment.
