Donald Trump White House speech: US President boasts about all his victories of 2025

In a rare evening address from the White House, US President Donald Trump has boasted of his accomplishments and blamed his Democratic predecessor for soaring consumer prices as his party braces for a tough mid-term ⁠election next year.

“Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess, and I’m fixing it,” Mr Trump said in his opening remarks.

“We have brought more positive change to Washington than any administration in American history,” he said.

Mr Trump briefly touched on many topics during his speech, including crime, immigration, the war on drugs and restoring strength in America’s military.

He again blamed the previous administration led by former president Joe Biden even as Mr Trump conceded that prices remain high.

“I am bringing those high prices down and bringing them down very fast,” he said.

He praised his administration’s record on wage increases and employment.

“We are the hottest country anywhere in the world,” Mr Trump said.

Mr Trump announced his administration would send a “warrior dividend” of $US1776 to 1.45 million US service members in the coming week.

He also backed a Republican proposal to send cash directly to the public to offset the cost of health insurance rather than provide subsidies through the Affordable Care Act, a proposal that has yet ‌to receive enough support in Congress.

“I want the money to go directly to the people so you can buy your own healthcare,” Mr Trump said. “The ‍only losers will be the insurance companies.”

Trump’s Republicans are seeking to maintain control of the House of Representatives and Senate in November elections next year, while Democrats are highlighting affordability ‌concerns and differences over healthcare policy in an attempt to wrest power away.

High inflation during Biden’s four years in office helped Trump beat former vice president Kamala Harris in last year’s US election.

But Trump’s tariff policies this year have created uncertainty and lifted ‍prices in an economy that has now been overseen by his administration for nearly a year - and Trump, like Biden before him, has been struggling to persuade Americans that the economy is healthy.

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll on Tuesday showed just 33 per cent of US adults approve of how Mr Trump has handled the economy.

Mr Trump’s remarks took place in the White House’s Diplomatic Reception Room and not the Oval Office as presidential addresses often do.

Prior to the speech, the Senate’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer of New York, contended that Mr Trump had failed to live up to his campaign promises.

“He promised he’d bring costs down on day one. That was his number-one promise. That was the number-one reason he won the election. And costs are going up and up and up,” Schumer said at a news conference ‍on Capitol Hill.