OPINION: By David N. Bossie - Thursday, March 6, 2025
Trump versus Biden’s speeches to Congress
Fixing problems instead of managing decay
President Trump’s first address of his term before a joint session of Congress was a speech for the ages.
As our 45th and 47th president articulated his optimistic vision for the future while showcasing American exceptionalism throughout his remarks, pathetic congressional Democrats sat on their hands in deranged opposition regardless of the topic. The radical left achieved a new low for all the world to see, and it confirmed the president’s belief that these Democrats have no interest in helping him save America and will oppose everything he says out of pure hatred.
Coincidentally, exactly one year ago, President Biden managed to make it through what was thankfully his final State of the Union address. He spent that evening raising his voice, attempting to make the point that the “new normal” he created with his awful policies was acceptable. In his clueless way, Mr. Biden essentially told the American people that inflation wasn’t that bad, our cities were thriving, the exploding national debt wasn’t a concern, open borders were a good thing, climate change was more important than anything else, and regarding Ukraine, his forever war policy was “as long as it takes.” Eight months and 77 million Trump voters later, the Biden-Harris regime was sent packing.
Mr. Trump, the historic change agent, was reelected when our country desperately needed consequential reform across the board, and that is exactly what he is delivering.
In less than 50 days, this president has sealed the border at hyper speed, is discussing a path to peace directly with Russia and Ukraine, has banned men from competing in women’s sports and has hired Elon Musk and the new Department of Government Efficiency to root out wasteful government spending, to name just a few items.
Mr. Trump’s efforts are propelled by common sense: Security is essential for a successful country, surpluses are better than deficits, and peace is preferable to war — and less expensive.
Mr. Trump’s “America First” agenda is focused on enacting innovative solutions and, by doing so, confronting the broken status quo in Washington. For far too long, the Washington establishment, aka “the uniparty,” has purposefully ignored major glaring problems because of the most cowardly form of political expediency imaginable. From our $36 trillion national debt to suffocating inflation, to the unchecked swamp and federal bureaucracy, to exorbitant taxes and regulations, to open borders, to our failing education system, hardworking families have had a bellyful and deserve far better, and the Trump administration is finally saying, “We’ve got your back.”
Mr. Trump is a man of action, and the entrenched power structure in Washington isn’t taking the change that’s in the air very well. Career politicians and elitists favor kicking the can down the road. It was never going to be easy, but nothing worthwhile ever is.
This president has accomplished big things in his career and has taken that mindset back to the White House to implement the meaningful, lasting, bold changes that the American people have been waiting for. Polling indicates that Americans are in the mood for dramatic reform to a federal government and bureaucracy that has become sinfully bloated, ineffective, out of touch and opaque. Seventy percent agree that government spending is “filled with waste, fraud and inefficiency,” and 69% “support the goal of cutting $1 trillion of government expenditures.” These are ample reasons to be hopeful.
Congressional Democrats and left-wing state and local politicians alike have made the choice to oppose Mr. Trump’s agenda that will fix problems instead of manage decay. …
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