2017 Donald Trump speech to a joint session of Congress

Fact-checkers noted that although Trump's speech to Congress had "fewer untrue statements than many of his remarks",[7] the address nevertheless included numerous false and misleading statements on a variety of issues, including the federal budget, immigration and crime, immigration and the economy, welfare, and the job impact of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines.

[7][8][9][10][11][12] The speech[13] was considered more optimistic, conciliatory[14] and politically conventional[12] and "presidential"[15][16] than Trump's typically populist manner of speaking, at a time in which he was receiving historically low approval ratings.

[citation needed] President Trump announced the creation of the Office of Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) in the United States Department of Homeland Security.

[23] Sanders also stated: "President Trump once again made it clear he plans on working with Republicans in Congress who want to repeal the Affordable Care Act, throw 20 million Americans off of health insurance, privatize Medicare, make massive cuts in Medicaid, raise the cost of prescription drugs to seniors, eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood, while at the same time, he wants to give another massive tax break to the wealthiest Americans.

[24] Trump's speech was aired live on 11 broadcast and cable news networks, and viewed on TV by an estimated 47.7 million people in the United States.