Bonus: President Trump addresses Congress

特朗普总统向国会发表演讲

Global News Podcast

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2025-03-05

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Donald Trump has delivered the longest ever presidential speech to Congress. In this extra edition, we go to Washington for analysis of his address.
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  • You're listening to a special edition of the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • Hello, I'm Oliver Conway and we're recording this at 04:30 GMT on Wednesday 5th March.

  • Donald Trump has delivered the longest ever presidential speech to Congress.

  • He said he'd accomplished more

  • since returning to power 43 days ago than most administrations do in four or eight years.

  • On Ukraine,

  • he thanked President Zelensky for reaching out and said he'd received strong signals from Russia

  • that it is ready for peace.

  • The US Leader also defended his imposition of tariffs on America's main trading partners,

  • while acknowledging they could cause disruption.

  • There were frequent chants of USA from Republicans and protests from Democrats,

  • one of who was kicked out of the chamber.

  • We'll hear the main points of the President's speech and get analysis from Washington.

  • Every year, the US President gives an address to the joint houses of the U.S. congress,

  • highlighting recent achievements and outlining priorities for the year ahead.

  • It's a chance to speak directly to a huge television audience.

  • President Donald Trump, a consummate showman,

  • has been a near permanent fixture on our screen

  • since his second inauguration just over six weeks ago.

  • But the speech on Tuesday night, primetime,