President Donald Trump in his first address to Congress condemned recent threats against Jewish community centers, vandalism at Jewish cemeteries and the shooting of two Indian men in Kansas.
"While we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its very ugly forms," he said.
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Trump is aiming to perform a sharp tonal shift in his address to a joint session of Congress: "What we are witnessing today is the renewal of the American spirit."
Striking themes familiar from his campaign, Trump vowed to restore "integrity and the rule of law to our borders."
"We will soon begin the construction of a great, great wall along our southern border," Trump said, drawing raucous Republican cheers even as he didn't mention his earlier promise that Mexico would pay for the wall's construction.
He also said that "real and positive immigration reform is possible."
Trump overruled national security adviser H.R. McMaster, according to a senior administration official, to warn of "radical Islamic terrorism."
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