In Trump's first speech before lawmakers from both chambers of Congress in this, his second term, he admitted his presidency was off to a "swift and unrelenting" start. He discussed and defended many of his administrations' controversial actions such as drastic government cuts and mass lay-offs,

Most people watching President Trump’s first joint address to Congress approved of his speech according to snap polls. Seventy-six percent of people approved of the president’s remarks, while 23 percent disapproved as reported Wednesday in CBS News and YouGov survey results.

President Donald Trump receiving rave reviews on his speech Tuesday night to the joint session of Congress. According to a CBS poll, 76% of Americans approved. The CBS News/YouGov survey interviewed a nationally representative sample of speech watchers immediately following the president's address to Congress.