美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)周三晚上向全国发表讲话，宣扬他执政的第一年——以严厉的政治言论表达对拜登政府的熟悉不满，宣扬他所谓的经济改善的迹象，并宣布向美国服务人员发放奖金，他说这笔奖金将由他有争议的关税政策支付。
“11个月前，我接手了一个烂摊子，我正在解决它，”他说。
特朗普说:“仅仅一年后，我们取得的成就超出了任何人的想象。”
特朗普表示，超过140万名军人将获得“战士红利”——一张1776美元的支票。
“支票已经在路上了，”他说。
晚上9点在外交室发表讲话之际，特朗普面临低支持率，尤其是在经济方面在招聘放缓和通胀上升的情况下。
昆尼皮亚克大学投票周三公布的调查发现，大多数美国人认为经济是当今国家面临的最紧迫的问题，只有40%的美国人认可特朗普的处理方式。
根据民意调查，总体而言，40%的美国人赞成特朗普处理工作的方式，而54%的人不赞成。
周三早些时候，特朗普向记者调侃了他的讲话会带来什么。
“嗯，我认为今晚的信息是，我们继承了一个烂摊子，我们做了一件伟大的工作，我们将继续这样做，我们的国家将很快变得比以往任何时候都更强大，”川普在从多佛AFB为在叙利亚丧生的美国士兵举行的有尊严的转移回来时说。
总统主要将经济状况的责任推给他的前任，前任主席乔·拜登。他称之为负担能力，没有证据，一“民主骗局。”
然而，钱包问题主导了今年的选举，预计将成为2026年中期选举的决定性问题，届时共和党人将试图保持对国会的控制。
特朗普发表上述言论之际，美国国会正在进行医疗保健摊牌，由于《平价医疗法案》(Affordable Care Act)补贴即将到期，数百万美国人将在2026年面临更高的保费成本，同时他的政府加大了对委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗(Nicolas Maduro)政权的压力。
白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·莱维特告诉记者，周三的黄金时间演讲将涉及政府所说的特朗普第二任期迄今为止的“历史性成就”。她特别指出边境安全和天然气价格是总统可能讨论的两个问题。
“他将谈论过去11个月的成就，他为让我们的国家重新变得伟大所做的一切，以及他在未来三年继续为美国人民做的一切，”莱维特说。
Trump hits Biden and old grievances, touts 'our country is back' in address
President Donald Trump addressed the nation on Wednesday night to tout his first year in office -- airing familiar grievances against the Biden administration in harsh political rhetoric, touting signs of what he called an improving economy and announcing a bonus to U.S. service members he said will be paid for by his controversial tariff policies.
"Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess, and I'm fixing it," he said.
"After just one year, we have achieved more than anyone could have imagined," Trump said.
Trump said more than 1.4 million military service members will receive a "warrior dividend" -- a $1,776 check.
"The checks are already on the way," he said.
The 9 p.m. remarks from the Diplomatic Room came as Trump faces low approval ratings, particularlyon the economyamid a slowdown in hiring and an uptick in inflation.
A Quinnipiac Universitypollpublished Wednesday found most Americans said the economy is the most urgent issue facing the country today, and just 40% of Americans approve of how Trump has handled it.
Overall, 40% of Americans approve of the way Trump is handling his job while 54% disapprove, according to the poll.
Earlier Wednesday, Trump teased what to expect from his address to reporters.
"Well, I think the message this evening is we inherited a mess and we've done a great job, and we continue to, and our country is going to be stronger than ever before very soon," Trump said as traveled back from a dignified transfer at Dover AFB for U.S. soldiers killed in Syria.
The president has primarily deflected blame for the state of the economy onto his predecessor,former PresidentJoe Biden. He's called the issue ofaffordability, without evidence, a"Democratic hoax."
Pocketbook issues, though, dominated this year's elections and are expected to be the defining issue of the 2026 midterm elections when Republicans try to maintain their control of Congress.
Trump's remarks also come amid a health care showdown on Capitol Hill as millions of Americans are set to face higher premium costs in 2026 due to expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, and as his administration ratchets up pressure on the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Wednesday's prime-time speech will touch on what the administration says are the "historic accomplishments" of Trump's second term so far. She singled out border security and gas prices as two issues the president is likely to discuss.
"He's going to talk a lot about the accomplishments over the past 11 months, all that he's done to bring our country back to greatness and all he continues to plan to do to continue delivering for the American people over the next three years," Leavitt said.
