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CNN 5 Things

Trump speech highlights, Democrat protests, LeBron James milestone & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

We’ll bring you some of the key moments from President Donald Trump’s record address to Congress. Democrats ignored party instructions by making their feelings known. At least two people have died as a mammoth storm continues to pummel parts of the US. Trump says a “top terrorist” has been apprehended. Plus, LeBron James adds another historic record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello from CNN. I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, March 5th.

0:46.3

We have accomplished more in 43 days than most administrations accomplished in four years or eight years, and we are just getting started.

0:49.3

President Donald Trump addressed Congress last night, as he both praised and tried to justify

0:56.4

his actions in his first month and a half back in office.

1:00.4

And he had a lot to say.

1:02.1

His almost one hour and 40-minute speech broke the record for the longest annual presidential

1:07.6

address to Congress in modern history.

1:10.6

He spoke about federal government staffing.

1:13.3

They will either show up for work in person or be removed from their job.

1:18.8

Foreign affairs.

1:20.0

I also withdrew from the anti-American UN Human Rights Council.

1:25.1

And tariffs.

1:26.1

There'll be a little disturbance, but we're okay with that.

1:31.0

The speech came on the same day as Trump imposed broad 25% tariffs on Mexican and

1:37.0

most Canadian goods and doubled the duties on Chinese imports.

1:41.8

Trump also used the address to call for tax cuts on tips and overtime,

1:46.5

blame former President Joe Biden for inflation, and once again say the U.S. wants to take over

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