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recapated six weeks of aggressive efforts to cut the federal workforce, reorganize the economy and reorient foreign policy in his first address to a joint session of the United States Congress on Tuesday. ‘s speech was longer than usual and caused more opposition from other political parties than any other in recent memory. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson expelled , a congressman from Texas and long-time critic of , after he disrupted the president a few minutes into his speech. Most Republicans present applauded this move. As mentioned law enforcement, some Democratic lawmakers shouted “January 6”, referring to the 2021 Capitol riot that led to several deaths in the Capitol Police force. Johnson banged his gavel and demanded decorum. emphasized his commitment to imposing tariffs and defending the country, even though there may be moderate disruptions. also mentioned that Mexico had surrendered 29 of the largest drug cartel leaders to the United States, a claim which requires clarification. Mexico did extradite 29 criminal bosses to the United States, but this had happed before ‘s presidency, contrary to his statement. also claimed that the U.S. Army had its best recruiting month last January, but the number has actually been declining since 2022. This decline cannot be reality attributed to the “woke” policies being adopted by the military. also referred to an increase in autism rates, saying there must be something wrong, but diagnostic and screening advances as well as greater awareness about the condition have led to the increase. defended his choice of Robert F Kennedy Jr. as his Health and Human Services Secretary. made false claims about autism and vaccine conspiracy theories. The current estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is that one in 36 children had an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, compared to estimations of 2-4 per 10,000 during the 1960s. overestimated U.S. aid to Ukraine. The U.S. has provided around $175bn to $185bn, not $350bn as stated. The Department of Government Efficiency, as created by , claimed hundreds of billions in fraudulent spending, but its website showed only $105bn in savings at the time. Inaccuracies were common and fraud must involve criminal intent. The administration claimed that the Humanitarian Parole Program started by Joe Biden, which allowed 30,000 immigrants from Peru, Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela to enter the U.S. monthly, flew immigrants into the U.S. without paying for their travel, but in fact, immigrants were responsible for their travel arrangements. falsely claimed that 21 million undocumented immigrants entered the U.S. in the previous four years, when in reality, immigration authorities recorded approximately 10.4 million immigrants crossing the U.S. border from February 2021 to January 2025. This number rises to 12.4 million when considering those who border officials did not stop. However, encounters represent individual events, so one person crossing the border multiple times would skew the count. Expulsions and removals are also not the same as admitting undocumented immigrants. misled the public when he referred to Social Security databases showing millions of people over the age of 100 receiving payments fraudulently. Although there is the possibility of data entry errors, or an individual’s birthdate being listed inaccurately, there is only minimal evidence of ongoing fraud. Social Security Administration data shows that approximately 89,000 people between the ages of 99 and older receive Social Security payments with no emphasis on fraudulent activities. ‘s claim of historic inflation under Biden is partially correct. The largest inflation rate under Biden’s presidency was almost 9 percent in 2022, but some years during the 1970s and early 80s had inflation rates from 1

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