Trump fixes gaze on Republicans during speech to U.S. Congress


  • World
  • Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018

U.S. President Donald J. Trump (L) gestures at the podium in front of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (L) and Speaker of the House U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) during his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Win McNamee/Pool

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in his speech to Congress on Tuesday that he wanted to extend an "open hand" to work with both parties on issues like immigration but he spent most of the address facing Republicans while seldom glancing at Democrats.

In the House of Representatives chamber where Trump delivered his first "State of the Union" speech, Republicans, who sat to Trump's left, showed their enthusiasm as he touted tax cuts and boasted of the economy's performance.

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