Tariffs, Elon Musk, Ukraine: Key Takeaways From Donald Trump's First Congress Address

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : World leaders stood with Zelensky following the tense meeting with Trump, reiterating their support for Ukraine.
52% : Much of the headlines overnight were on Democrats protesting throughout the speech, with some walking out during the address and the majority refusing to clap or stand up as Trump laid out his accomplishments since taking office.
50% : China, Canada, and Mexico have all indicated readiness to clap back if Trump pushes through with more tariffs.
50% : "Whatever they tax us, we will tax them," he said, further threatening that countries that use non-monetary tariffs will also get the same treatment from the Trump government.
44% : The reciprocal tariffs will start on April 2, Trump said.
44% : " Trump has always been at the center of talks in terms of transgender rights and diversity in the United States, and he made sure Tuesday that he wasn't forgotten for his trademark tirades against what he said was "wokeness.
43% : On Tuesday, Trump doubled down on his tariffs strategy.
43% : Trump also made sure to place Musk, his tech billionaire adviser, on a pedestal at some point in this address, saying the Tesla CEO didn't really need a position in the government, but he was supposedly still "working very hard.
38% : Trump doesn't think it's the bird flu.
37% : Trump also broke former President Bill Clinton's record for the longest State of the Union (SOTU) or Joint Session of Congress speech on Tuesday night.
37% : Trump also reiterated his earlier calls that the Panama Canal and Greenland should be placed under U.S. control, saying the country will "take back" the Panama Canal.
36% : Despite the tariff row, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that the president is actually considering easing tariffs on Canada and Mexico as soon as Wednesday. Trump did not mention such a path toward tariff relief in his speech.
25% : Aside from the drama with Green, Trump's address was also packed with a defensive stance over his tariffs on some of the United States' largest trading partners, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his recent public showdown with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
21% : Trump Refuses to Roll Back Tariffs Despite Market Impact As soon as he took office in January, Trump made good on his campaign threats of slapping more tariffs on several countries, pulling down stock markets and raising concerns about the impact on the American economy.
21% : Following last week's Oval Office drama with Zelensky and U.S. Vice President Vance, Trump has not said much about whether he was planning to mend the torn bonds.

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