“It was a lot of apple pie, not a lot of real concrete concepts relating to the needs of our country from the perspective of what we really need to get done with the amount of money that was mentioned tonight,” O’Halleran said of the “optimistic” speech. Lawmakers host kids of deported mom to send message to Trump He praised Trump’s commitment to keeping the nation safe but wanted more detail. “We are lacking a lot of detail, a lot of specificity,” said Rep. But Democrats did not appear to be as dazzled by the president’s rhetoric as their GOP counterparts. If there was one thing Democrats and Republicans agreed on, it was that the address, while lofty, was thin on specifics. “I myself would’ve preferred more details on the transportation infrastructure plan, maybe a little something more on the tax plan.”
“He didn’t get into the weeds on things,” said Biggs. Andy Biggs, R-Gilbert, who called it a “masterful performance” by the president. He spent most of the first half highlighting the actions taken by his administration during its first month, before offering plans for prosperity and increased national defense for an America that puts itself first. The speech was Trump’s first to a joint session of Congress. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump delivered an hourlong speech to Congress Tuesday that, while short on detail, was long on rhetoric that kept Republican lawmakers jumping to their feet and Democrats mostly sitting on their hands. Reporters gather around a member of Congress in the Capitol’s ornate Statuary Hall on Tuesday for reaction to President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress.