In his first State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump outlined his immigration reform plan, declared a victory over the “Islamic State,” and announced he would keep Guantanamo Bay prison open. US President Donald Trump gave his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night in a talk that lasted approximately an hour and 21 minutes. In the wide-ranging speech, Trump called for a renewal of the US nuclear arsenal, named China and Russia as countries “that challenge American values,” and called for the continued operation of Guantanamo Bay. Trump called for a “four-pillared” plan: “generously” offering a path to citizenship for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, securing the border with “our great wall,” ending the visa lottery system and ending chain migration. And very importantly, reciprocal.”Nuclear renewalTrump said American needs to modernize and rebuild its nuclear arsenal as a deterrent, “hoping never to use it.” He named China and Russia as countries “that challenge American values.”

Source: Egypt Independent January 31, 2018 08:03 UTC