From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro. This is The Daily.

Today, the president gives an hour-long speech to Congress,

but his real audience is the American family,

whom he vows over and over to protect from terror,

from jobs leaving America, and from an era of globalization that has threatened the promise

of America first. It's Wednesday, March 1st.

Mr. Speaker, the president of the United States.

On Tuesday night at 9 p.m., Donald Trump walked onto the floor of the United States House of

Representatives to formally address Congress in their chambers for the first time as president.

Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress,

the first lady of the United States.

He started by telling a story. In nine years, the United States will celebrate

the 250th anniversary of our founding. 250 years since the day we declared our independence.

It will be one of the great milestones in the history of the world.

But what will America look like as we reach our 250th year?

What kind of country will we leave for our children?

It was a story of where America has been.

For too long, we've watched our middle-class shrink as we've exported our jobs and wealth

to foreign countries. What has done wrong?

We've defended the borders of other nations while leaving our own borders wide open for anyone

to cross and for drugs to pour in at a now unprecedented rate. And we've spent trillions and

trillions of dollars overseas while our infrastructure at home has so badly crumbled.

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