Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) accused President Donald Trump of parroting empty promises on the economy in the Democratic response to his second term’s first joint address to Congress.
Trump, in a defiant victory lap speech lasting roughly 100 minutes, credited his predecessor for high inflation and vowed to bring down the costs of everyday goods while previewing further economic pain from new tariffs.
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