Scenes from inside the chamber during Trump's speech to Congress
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered an address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday that drew Republican applause and silence and protest from Democrats as he vowed to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy.
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Trump's address to Congress U.S. President Donald Trump walks in to address a joint session of Congress in the Capitol building's House chamber on Tuesday, March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) holds a sign reading "This is not normal" as President Donald Trump arrives to address a joint session of Congress in the Capitol building's House chamber in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025.
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Trump's address to Congress U.S. President Donald Trump greets Vice President JD Vance (R) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) as he arrives to deliver his address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is speaking about the early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda. (Photo by Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress First lady Melania Trump is seen as her husband U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Win McNamee / POOL / AFP) (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. Representative Al Green (D-TX) shouts out as President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Win McNamee / POOL / AFP) (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. Representative Al Green (D-TX) shouts out as President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Win McNamee / POOL / AFP) (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) seen before U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the Capitol building's House chamber in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI) wears a jacket with writing of the U.S. Constitution on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives ahead of President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress Elon Musk gives two thumbs up before U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the Capitol building's House chamber in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) applaud as US President Donald Trump looks to the guests during his address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Win McNamee / POOL / AFP) (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress Democrat lawmakers hold up signs to protest as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol building's House chamber in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025.
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Trump's address to Congress U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Win McNamee / POOL / AFP) (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat from Oregon, holds up a Ukrainian flag as President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a thumbs as President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Win McNamee / POOL / AFP) (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. Representative Maxwell Frost, Democrat from Florida, wears a shirt reading "No kings live here" as he walks out of the House Chamber while President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (D-HI) holds a protest sign with fellow Democrats as President Donald Trump speak during an address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Win McNamee / POOL / AFP) (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress Cabinet members and Republican members of Congress stand and applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren, Democrat from California, puts her hand on her face as she listens to President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John Roberts, Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy attend President Donald Trumps address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress Bettina Anderson (top left) and Donald Trump, Jr (top center) attend U.S. President Donald Trumps address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress Empty seats after some democrats left as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the Capitol building's House chamber in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD) listen as President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress D.J. Daniel, a 13-year-old cancer survivor, receives an honorary special agent certificate from Secret Service Director Sean Curran, right, during U.S. President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. His father, Theodis Daniel, holds him up. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the Capitol building's House chamber in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his address to a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 4, 2025. Vice President JD Vance, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., listen behind. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., holds a sign as U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress Family members of Corey Comperatore, a firefighter who was killed by the gunman who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania in July 2024, stand as Trump recognize them during an address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. Comperatore's wife is Helen (R) and daughters Allyson and Kelly. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio stand and applaud as President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent from Vermont, walks out as President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his address to a joint session of Congress in the Capitol on Wednesday, March 4, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Trump's address to Congress U.S. President Donald Trump stands as he concludes his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Win McNamee / POOL / AFP) (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
