Donald Trump's Joint Session Speech And 11 Times It Actually Made Sense

(And how he's changed his tune)
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Donald Trump has surprised the world once again, but this time by actually sounding like a president.

Speaking in front of Congress on Tuesday evening he gave Republican congressional leaders a rallying cry and even a roadmap for the future as they try to push through a sweeping and divisive agenda, including changes to healthcare and taxes.

House Speaker Paul Ryan declared the speech as a “home run” and even critics were surprised at the measured and sometimes even conciliatory tone of Trump’s address.

Trump's speech was a litany of campaign pledges. But this was a different tone, surprising emphasis on unity and positivity. #Jointsession

— Jake Horowitz (@jacobdhorowitz) March 1, 2017

He's hitting the same issues and themes he talks about at rallies but this is the first time he's used a different tone to sell his agenda

— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) March 1, 2017

So just how different was it from the Trump of old?

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