Donald Trump boasted during his address to Congress on Tuesday night that he had secured "a mandate like has not been seen in many decades."
The joint session was his first since his return to the White House as he talked for almost 100 minutes - the longest-ever presidential speech made to a US Congress. The divide in the room was palpable as his entrance was met with a silent protest led by Democratic Rep. Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico.
However, the silence did not last as one Democrat refused to be keep quiet before eventually being kicked out of the House Chamber. Elsewhere, Trump's sidekick Elon Musk - also in the room - received praise from the president for his apparent governmental cost-cutting efforts.
Below are seven bombshell moments that defined Trump's Congress speech.
The Democrats' silent protest as Trump entered the room lasted a matter of minutes as Al Green of Texas raised his cane and started shouting. House Speaker Mike Johnson then warned: "Members are engaging in wilful and continuing breach of decorum, and the chair is prepared to direct the Sergeant at Arms to restore order to the joint session."
However, Green defiantly stated, "He has no mandate," referring to Trump. "Finding that members continue to engage in wilful and concerted disruption of proper decorum, the chair now directs the Sergeant at Arms to restore order, remove this gentleman from the chamber," Johnson ordered, as the Republican side applauded. Green was booted out of the building while some Republicans even sang, "Na-na-na-na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye."
Elon Musk, Trump's adviser and the richest man in the world, was thanked for his "hard work" by the president. The X (formerly Twitter) and Tesla owner stood up and acknowledged the president's words as he watched from the gallery.
Trump said: "Thank you, Elon," before adding: "He's working very hard. He didn't need this." He then listed the ways in which Musk had cut back on so-called wasteful spending, including insulting Lesotho in Africa along the way.
"Eight million dollars to promote LGBTQI+ in the African nation of Lesotho, which nobody has ever heard of," Trump said. Signs saying 'Musk steals' and 'false' could be seen held up by Democrats.
Trump's policy on tariffs has divided his own party, which has included 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, plus an extra 10% on Chinese imports. This led to some Republicans remaining seating throughout his talk on this subject - a stark contrast to other topics discussed on the night.
He said: "Tariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again," adding that, "and it's happening. And it will happen rather quickly. There'll be a little disturbance, but we're okay with that. It won't be much." Trump added that reciprocal tariffs tailored to US trading partners would start April 2.
Trump said in his speech that Volodymyr Zelensky had written to him and is ready to make an important move to bring about peace in Ukraine. The US president claimed that the Ukraine leader said in the message that he appreciates US support for his country in its war with Russia and is willing to negotiate a deal.
Following last week’s disastrous meeting at the White House, Trump said Zelensky had told him Ukraine is ready to negotiate for peace with Russia as soon as possible. He said: "Earlier today, I received an important letter from President Zelensky of Ukraine."
Quoting from the letter, Trump said Zelensky told him that “Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians”.
Trump added that Zelensky said he was ready to sign the minerals deal “at any time that is convenient for you.” Although Trump said he “appreciated” getting the letter, he did not say if it would affect his policy toward Ukraine, which on Monday was dominated by his decision to pause military aid to the country.
Trump took a swipe at his predecessor over the soaring cost of eggs. "As you know, we inherited, from the last administration, an economic catastrophe and an inflation nightmare," he said.
The president then went on to blame Joe Biden for apparently allowing prices to spiral out of control, saying: "Joe Biden especially let the price of eggs get out of control - and we are working hard to get it back down."
Egg prices increased under Biden administration as millions of egg-laying birds were culled last year amid a bird flu outbreak, with some US residents paying more than $12 (£9.31) a dozen. “We have to get the prices down — not the inflation down — the prices of eggs and various other things. Eggs are a disaster," Trump previously said in a cabinet meeting.
Trump announced he had renamed a Texas wildlife refuge after a girl from Houston, Texas who was allegedly killed by undocumented immigrants. Jocelyn Nungaray, just 12, was found dead in June last year after being reported missing.
He mum, Alexis Nungaray was a guest of First Lady Melania Trump during the Trump's speech. Trump said his administration would begin deporting "millions and millions" of immigrants with criminal records as part of his inaugural speech in January.
In perhaps the least controversial moment of the night, Trump surprised a child who was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018 and was only given a few months to live at the time. DJ Daniel, aged 13, was held up by his dad as his initials were chanted in the room and Democrats united Republicans in a standing ovation.
Touchingly, Trump said DJ, who wants to be a policeman, would be sworn in by his new Secret Service director as a member of the force. The stunned boy was then given a Secret Service badge from the agency's director Sean Curran, one of the agents who rushed on the stage to protect Trump during his assassination attempt in Pennsylvania last July.