Speak for Yourself: Trump Set to Address Congress, Gaslight America
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What should we expect from Trump's address to Congress?
OK, Donald Trump seems to be doing a lot of things right now that are making Vladimir Putin very happy. I mean, just in the last half hour, we learned that the Trump administration is pausing all military aid to Ukraine. And at the very same time, he's doing a lot of things that are making our closest allies very angry. Just hours ago, Trump confirmed that tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go into effect at midnight tonight, just a few hours from now. And I'm going to talk to Chrystia Freeland, who could very well be the next prime minister of Canada, about all of that in just a minute. And ahead of Trump's joint address to Congress tomorrow night, I'm also going to talk to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar about how Democrats are pushing back and how they will tomorrow. Well, the thought Donald Trump walking into the House chamber again may make you want to crawl into the fetal position, which I totally understand. That speech is actually where I want to start. And here's why.
Because tomorrow night, he's going to give you his version of events. And I want to give you mine. Now. I could sit here and tell you all about the inner workings of how a big speech like this typically comes together in a White House, how the writing process typically works, how the preparation typically works, how the strategy typically works, what a president is thinking about in the days ahead, all of the things. I could talk about all of that. But the thing is, in this moment, that would all be pretty useless. Because this is not a normal speech. It's not a normal presidency. It's not a normal reality. We are all living in to state the obvious. And I think it's important to remember all of that heading into tomorrow night. Because Trump is going to have a big platform.
And he's definitely going to try his hardest to convince you that his plan and his last six weeks in office have helped you somehow. Now, I mean, just this morning, Trump previewed his speech by saying, quote, tomorrow night will be big. I will tell it like it is. Let me translate that for you real quick. When Trump says he'll tell it like it is, what he really means is that he's going to tell you what his own warped version of is, of what he wants you to believe. I mean, I obviously don't know what's in the speech. I can't entirely predict all the things he's going to talk about at all. But I think it's pretty safe to say that he's going to lie. He's going to exaggerate. He's going to sugarcoat.
He's going to say a lot of things that aren't true. As you're watching that and resisting the urge to throw something at the TV, if you do, just make sure it's a soft thing, just remember that you know what's true. No matter what he says tomorrow, you know what he's already done. You know what you've been seeing with your own eyes. You know how you and your family and your neighbors have been feeling. I mean, you probably felt a little less safe booking that next flight after a series of recent crashes and air disasters, as Trump and Musk continued their quest to gut the FAA. I bet you've heard about the measles outbreak in Texas, killing a child that might be the same age as your kid or your grandkid, as Trump and Musk got the Department of Health and Human Services. You might have seen the news today that for the first time in history, your Social Security checks might not come on time.
You've probably gone to the grocery store over the past few weeks and seen that the prices have not actually gone down, but up. And you know that when Trump imposes his tariffs on Canada and Mexico in a few hours, costs will go up even more. If you have money in the stock market, you probably noticed that the markets tanked today after Trump confirmed those tariffs are coming. And I know you saw what happened in the Oval Office on Friday when Trump berated an ally under attack and sided with a murderous dictator. The point is this. You see what's happening. You know what's happening. And if you spent the last few weeks worrying about what all of this means for you and what this means for the country and your community, you're not alone.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What should we expect from Trump's address to Congress?
0:08–16:02
2
How are Trump's tariffs impacting Canada?
16:02
3
What are the implications of Trump's military aid pause to Ukraine?
14:43–19:40
4
What is the significance of the reactions to Trump's policies?
19:40–25:36
5
How are Democrats responding to Trump's State of the Union?
25:36–29:29
6
What are the consequences of Trump's actions on American consumers?
29:29
7
How does Trump's approach compare to past administrations?
26:21–35:36
8
What strategies should Democrats adopt moving forward?
35:36–41:45
Speakers
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