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By USA TODAY
President Donald Trump addressed the nation in a primetime speech from the White House on Dec. 17, touting what he claimed were achievements in his second administration’s first 11 months.
“Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess, and I’m fixing it,” Trump said.
In the speech he announced that nearly 1.5 million U.S. military servicemembers would receive a $1,776 so-called “warrior dividend,” claiming the payment would come from tariff revenue. Notably, Trump did not address the blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers from entering and leaving Venezuela or potential military action in the country.
He also lashed out at the Biden administration in the 20-minute speech, claiming that crime was at “record highs” and that the country had “the worst trade deals ever made” under his predecessor. He also blamed immigrants without legal status and Democratic politicians for affordability issues that became the focal point of November’s off-year elections.
