Donald Trump claims credit for American boom
In his first state of the union address, Trump says his administration is working to build a safe, strong US
Washington — Donald Trump sought to connect his presidency to the nation’s prosperity in his first state of the union address, arguing that the US has arrived at a “new American moment” of wealth and opportunity. The president largely dispensed with his trademark antagonism in a bid for bipartisanship, portraying his administration — marked in his first year by discord — as working to build a “safe, strong and proud America”. In contrast with polls that show most Americans consider him divisive, Trump promised to unify the country “as one team, one people and one American family”. “I am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties, Democrats and Republicans, to protect our citizens of every background, colour and creed,” Trump said on Tuesday. The White House billed the speech as part economic victory lap and part gesture across the aisle. Central to the president’s vision of a more unified country is an electorate widely benefiting from an economic boom for which Tru...
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