Trump’s Speech Was Full of Broken Promises, Lies, and Warnings of More Damage for Women and Families

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Trump’s Speech Was Full of Broken Promises, Lies, and Warnings of More Damage for Women and Families

PUBLISHED 3/5/2025 by Roxanne Szal

Trump’s speech painted a bleak future for American women, as he doubled down on harmful policies, economic inequality and extreme immigration measures.

As President Donald Trump took the stage on Tuesday night for his joint address to Congress, the stock market is down, inflation is up, consumer confidence levels are at their lowest levels since August 2021, and a large majority of Americans believe the economy and their personal cost of living are on the wrong track.

Yet Trump took the opportunity to rail against culture issues, including “DEI,” “critical race theory,” the trans community and “sex changes on children”; blame the Democrats and the Biden-Harris administration for high prices at the grocery store and gas pump; spotlight a child in a years-long fight with brain cancer, all while his administration has cut millions in public health funding, including $190 million for pediatric cancer research; and rewrite history about the U.S. border.

As Trump spoke, Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson could be seen looking on, laughing and nodding. The last time a State of the Union or presidential address to Congress featured a white male president flanked by two other white men was six years ago: in January 2019, during Trump’s first term, with Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan behind him. (Trump’s relationship with both men has significantly deteriorated since then: Pence has openly challenged Trump’s claims about the 2020 election and the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and Ryan has criticized Trump, calling him a “populist, authoritarian narcissist” and that he lacks the character required for the presidency.)

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