By — Hannah Grabenstein Hannah Grabenstein Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-says-u-s-will-be-woke-no-longer Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Trump says U.S. ‘will be woke no longer’ Politics Mar 4, 2025 10:04 PM EDT President Donald Trump shared off a list of his early accomplishments during his March 4 address to a joint session of Congress. Watch Trump’s remarks in the player above. Among them were his return-to-office mandate for federal workers, the withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council, changing the name Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” and his recent executive order mandating English as the country’s official language. “Our country will be woke no longer,” Trump said. “We believe that whether you are a doctor, an accountant, a lawyer, or an air traffic controller, you should be hired and promoted based on skill and competence, not race or gender.” The first speech of Trump’s second term in office, while not officially a State of the Union address, is a chance for the president to lay out legislative priorities and tout early achievements. Trump has moved to deliver on some of his campaign promises at breakneck speed, signing more than 75 executive orders in little more than a month. Thousands of federal workers have been fired at the direction of the Department of Government Efficiency and Trump adviser and billionaire Elon Musk. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Close to half of Americans in the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll disapprove of Trump’s job performance so far, but his approval rating, at 45 percent, is higher than at any point of his first term. While 54 percent of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction, 45 percent believe the country is on the right track, a 10-point jump from December 2024. Find more of our coverage READ MORE: How Americans feel about Trump after his first month back in office WATCH: What to expect from Trump’s address to Congress READ MORE: Why Trump’s joint remarks to Congress won’t be a ‘State of the Union’ address WATCH: Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt discusses Trump’s new tariffs ahead of address to Congress READ MORE: What Trump said in his past addresses to Congress WATCH: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on how Democrats will react to Trump’s address READ MORE: 5 things to watch when Trump gives his address to Congress We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Hannah Grabenstein Hannah Grabenstein @hgrabenstein
President Donald Trump shared off a list of his early accomplishments during his March 4 address to a joint session of Congress. Watch Trump’s remarks in the player above. Among them were his return-to-office mandate for federal workers, the withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council, changing the name Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” and his recent executive order mandating English as the country’s official language. “Our country will be woke no longer,” Trump said. “We believe that whether you are a doctor, an accountant, a lawyer, or an air traffic controller, you should be hired and promoted based on skill and competence, not race or gender.” The first speech of Trump’s second term in office, while not officially a State of the Union address, is a chance for the president to lay out legislative priorities and tout early achievements. Trump has moved to deliver on some of his campaign promises at breakneck speed, signing more than 75 executive orders in little more than a month. Thousands of federal workers have been fired at the direction of the Department of Government Efficiency and Trump adviser and billionaire Elon Musk. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Close to half of Americans in the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll disapprove of Trump’s job performance so far, but his approval rating, at 45 percent, is higher than at any point of his first term. While 54 percent of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction, 45 percent believe the country is on the right track, a 10-point jump from December 2024. Find more of our coverage READ MORE: How Americans feel about Trump after his first month back in office WATCH: What to expect from Trump’s address to Congress READ MORE: Why Trump’s joint remarks to Congress won’t be a ‘State of the Union’ address WATCH: Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt discusses Trump’s new tariffs ahead of address to Congress READ MORE: What Trump said in his past addresses to Congress WATCH: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on how Democrats will react to Trump’s address READ MORE: 5 things to watch when Trump gives his address to Congress We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now