President Donald Trump has gone before the US Congress to deliver his first speech aimed at addressing a range of controversial issues, including national security, health reforms, increased defense spending, and immigration.
Late on Tuesday, the new US president addressed the Congress on Capitol Hill for a first time after a turbulent 40 days in office and low approval ratings.
The maiden speech came as protesters had taken to the streets of Washington, DC, ahead of Trump’s arrival at the Congress, chanting slogans against him and stressing that they would bring to court the president for a series of his policies, including a controversial travel ban on seven-Muslim majority nations.
The businessman-turned-president opened his speech by asserting his commitment to US civil rights, decrying the recent wave of threats targeting Jewish centers across the country.
“Recent threats targeting Jewish community centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, as…