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https://youtu.be/2d_pXeaJwUU (Eagle News) – President Duterte has decided to cut short his official speech for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22, personally editing it from 28 pages to just 19 pages, according to Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. He said that the president decided to shorten the prepared speech during the SONA practice Friday night, July 19. “For the past three years, siya talaga ang nag-eedit ng speech niya,” Andanar […]
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump urged Americans to come together Tuesday in a State of the Union speech seeking to turn the page on two years of divisive turmoil and transform him into a bipartisan national leader. “We must reject the politics of revenge, resistance, and retribution — and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation, compromise, and the common good,” Trump told Congress and a […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban were making headway as he voiced cautious hope for a negotiated end to America’s longest war. “My administration is holding constructive talks with a number of Afghan groups, including the Taliban,” Trump said in his annual State of the Union address to Congress, weighing “a possible political solution to this long and bloody conflict.” © Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would hold his long-awaited second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on February 27 and 28 in Vietnam. “If I had not been elected president of the United States, we would right now, in my opinion, be in a major war with North Korea,” Trump said in his annual State of the Union address to Congress. © Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to get his disputed border wall built despite Democratic opposition, even as he urged Congress to “work together” and forge a deal on border security. “I’ll get it built,” Trump said in his State of the Union speech. “Simply put, walls work and walls save lives. So let’s work together, compromise, and reach a deal that will truly make America safe,” he said, just 10 […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday told Congress that Washington’s aggressive trade negotiations with Beijing would mean an end to China’s alleged “theft” of US jobs and wealth. In his annual State of the Union address, Trump also called on China to make the kind of far-reaching “structural” changes to industrial policy that analysts say Beijing is likely to resist. The world’s two largest economies have 24 days left in a three-month truce […]
Donald Trump took a swipe Tuesday at the ongoing probe of the president’s possible connections to Russia, saying during his State of the Union address that “ridiculous partisan investigations” could slow down America’s economic growth. “An economic miracle is taking place in the United States, and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics, or ridiculous partisan investigations,” Trump said during his speech. “If there is going to be peace and legislation, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address on Tuesday to call for a new era of cooperation to break “decades” of political gridlock and unlock America’s promise. “We can make our communities safer, our families stronger, our culture richer, our faith deeper, and our middle class bigger and more prosperous than ever before,” Trump said. “But we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance, and retribution — […]
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump was to appeal for unity among Americans in a State of the Union speech Tuesday where he sought to turn the page on two years of divisive turmoil and recast himself as a bipartisan national leader. “The agenda I will lay out this evening is not a Republican Agenda or a Democrat Agenda. It is the agenda of the American People,” […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump plans to ramp up the pressure on Venezuela’s embattled leader Nicolas Maduro in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, doubling down on US support for his challenger Juan Guaido. “We stand with the Venezuelan people in their noble quest for freedom,” Trump is set to say, according to excerpts from his annual speech to Congress — where the opposition leader’s envoy to Washington was among […]
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump promised sunny optimism in his State of the Union speech Tuesday but the spirit of bipartisanship appeared to be at risk of withering before he even took to the podium. The White House says the annual speech to Congress will see Trump in “optimistic,” even “visionary” mode — and looking to heal the Republican-Democratic divide. “The president is calling for unity. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will address the nation on Tuesday, Sept. 11. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. Roque said, however, that there was no topic in particular that was slated to be discussed. The speech is scheduled at 3 p.m.
