The speech was never-ending, even to the point of eroding the enthusiasm of the Republican members of Congress, who were usually quick to rise and applaud the speaker. For a record-breaking one hour and 40 minutes, Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, March 4, confirming with aplomb his overwhelming political dominance of the moment. "America is back," he declared right from the start – the same words that Joe Biden used when he took office in 2021. The two men did not have the same country in mind, nor the same vision of its role in world affairs.

Tuesday, Trump wanted to celebrate himself first, by stressing the power of the shockwave of his return to the White House. "Over the past six weeks, I have signed nearly 100 executive orders and taken more than 400 executive actions, a record to restore common sense, safety, optimism and wealth all across our wonderful land. The people elected me to do the job, and I'm doing it. In fact, it has been stated by many that the first month of our presidency (...) is the most successful in the history of our nation." The president recalled the highlights of his "common-sense revolution," such as ending the "tyranny" of diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

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