«We annihilated them and they want to start over», he assured. Just hours of negotiations between the United States and Iran in Geneva, Trump reiterated that he prefers a diplomatic solution over a military intervention. The US president, Donald Trump, boasted this Tuesday of advances in the fight against drug trafficking and immigration, rejected Congress's power to impose tariffs, and boasted of the mission to capture Nicolás Maduro and the military power of the United States against Iran's nuclear ambitions, in his first State of the Union address of his second term. In 107 minutes of speech, a historic record before a joint session of the US Congress, Trump stated that the crossing of undocumented immigrants has ceased, the entry of weapons across the border has been reduced, and inflation has fallen, while family incomes have risen, despite the fact that a majority of Americans disapprove of his handling of the economy, according to the latest polls. «After just one year, I can say with dignity and pride that we have achieved a transformation never seen before; a turning point for history», Trump pointed out, applauded by Republicans and members of his cabinet, and booed by Democrats. The head of state criticized the Supreme Court justices present in the hemicycle for the «unfortunate» ruling of last week in which six judges declared the tariffs imposed through an economic emergency law illegal. The Supreme Court determined that Trump had to go through Congress to impose tariffs, a requirement that the president rejected by considering them essential for his foreign policy. Challenge to the Legislature Trump openly challenged the Legislature by ensuring that «Congressional action will not be necessary» to apply the new legal framework that will maintain the 10% global tariffs, imposed from this Tuesday after the judicial setback. «Tariffs will continue under fully approved and tested legal alternatives», he affirmed, when announcing new levies of up to 15%, supported by a 1974 law. The speech adopted a unifying tone when referring to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, but it polarized again when he spoke of a «border invasion», attacked migrant communities, and asked for changes in electoral laws, generating angry reactions from Democrats. Tension increased with the congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, who accused the president of having «killed Americans» during immigration raids in Minneapolis. «Peace through force» Trump reiterated that his foreign policy is based on the doctrine of «peace through force», assuring that he has achieved eight peace agreements and highlighting the operation that led to the capture of Maduro, whom he qualified as an «outlaw dictator». He also affirmed that the Pentagon bombing destroyed Iran's nuclear program, although he acknowledged that Tehran maintains its interest in atomic weapons.
