9 Things Donald Trump Said At His First Address to Congress

Top 9 quotes from Donald Trump’s first presidential address to the Congress.

Abhilash Mallick
World
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President Donald Trump reacts after addressing a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: AP)
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President Donald Trump reacts after addressing a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: AP)
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President Donald Trump opened his address to a joint session of Congress by condemning the recent threats against Jewish community centres and a fatal shooting in Kansas – that is being investigated as a hate crime.

Trump called for the need to adopt a merit-based immigration system that could benefit high-tech professionals from countries like India, modifying his hard-line campaign rhetoric with a promise to revive the 'American spirit'.

He also spoke about immigrants, infrastructure and the border wall. Here is a compilation of the important quotes from his address:

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Published: 01 Mar 2017,01:02 PM IST

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