President Donald Trump's first speech to Congress on Feb. 28, 2017. (Getty Images)
In one of his first executive actions this year kicking off his second non-consecutive term, Trump signed "Celebrating America's 250th Birthday," which will "provide a grand celebration worthy of the momentous occasion of the 250th anniversary of American Independence on July 4, 2026."
In 2017, Trump continued his first address to the nation after the Obama administration by promising to crack down on illegal immigration, implement an America-first agenda and restore the economy. Noticeably, however, there was no mention of Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) nor "radical" gender ideology.
"These are kind of common themes when he speaks today, and those are gone," Tevi Troy, presidential historian and former HHS secretary under the George W. Bush administration, told Fox News Digital in an interview. "Those are not there. But that aside, there are a lot of similarities, and at first I was reading and wondering if it could be given in this administration, because there's a lot of the same stuff."
"He talks about borders in there, for example, and he talks about unleashing the American economy," Troy said. "And so the themes are the same, but some of the circumstances have changed."
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Melania Trump kisses former President Donald Trump after he finished giving his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 18, 2024. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
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So far this year, Trump has signed a slew of executive orders, many aimed at bolstering American manufacturing and the domestic economy as well as removing the U.S. from worldwide climate change commitments.
Jamie Joseph is a U.S. Politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering transgender and culture issues, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, and stateside legislative developments.
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