WASHINGTON: Making a strong pitch for his re-election amidst his impeachment trial, President Donald Trump said that America has staged a “great comeback” and the country was “highly respected again” as he boasted about the “unimaginable” economic growth under his watch.
At his third annual State of the Union address, Trump set out his case for another four years in office, saying that in just three short years, his administration has shattered the mentality of American decline and rejected the downsizing of the country’s destiny.
“We are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago, and we are never going back,” an upbeat Trump said in his 78-minute prime time address to a joint session of Congress.
The US president said that under his leadership, jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is surging, and “our country is thriving and highly respected again.”
“Three years ago, we launched the great American comeback. America’s enemies are on the run, America’s fortunes are on the rise and America’s future is blazing bright,” he added.
Trump underlined the country’s economic gains under his leadership, asserting that “the American Dream is back” and is “stronger than ever before”.
“The years of economic decay are over. The days of our country being used, taken advantage of, and even scorned by other nations are long behind us. Gone too are the broken promises, jobless recoveries, tired platitudes, and constant excuses for the depletion of American wealth, power, and prestige,” he said.
In his report card, Trump asserted that America’s economy is the best it has ever been.
Asserting that the US is moving forward at a pace that was “unimaginable just a short time ago”, Trump, the first president to run for re-election after being impeached, said since his election, his administration has created 7 million new jobs–5 million more than government experts projected during the previous administration. The unemployment rate is the lowest in over half a century, he claimed while noting that the average unemployment rate under his administration was lower than any administration in America’s history.
“If we had not reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration, the world would not now be witness to America’s great economic success,” he said. “Since my election, United States stock markets have soared 70 per cent, adding more than USD 12 trillion to our nation’s wealth,” he said. (PTI)
