Trump makes State of the Union speech

US President Donald Trump is slated to commence his first State of the Union address shortly, today (Wednesday). Some important topics that he is likely to discuss in his speech have been released ahead of the actual address. As of the documents, Trump is expected to: 1. Push for more efforts against Daesh in the war on terrorism, 2. Talk about employment, infrastructure, immigration, trade, and national security. LIVE UPDATES US President Donald Trump points towards Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan during his State of the Union address to a joint session of the US Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst "Less than one year has passed" since the night when Trump's "administration had already taken very soft action" in the plan to 'make America great again', the US President said, in his first State of the Union address, delivered in the chamber of the House of Representatives. ?This is our new American moment. There has never been a better time to start living the American Dream,? he said. He urged the bitterly-divided Democrats and Republicans to work toward compromises on immigration and infrastructure after a bruising year of partisan battles that have centred on his leadership. ?Tonight, I call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground, and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people we were elected to serve,? Trump said, noting the "incredible progress" and "extraordinary success" experienced since January 20, 2017. ?Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs, including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone. After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages,? he said. According to Trump, the unemployment in the African-American community has reached the lowest levels, while that for the Hispanic people is at a historical low. A Gallup poll said the incumbent American head-of-state had an average job approval in 2017 of 38 percent, the lowest first-year rating for any president in the firm?s history. Gallup said that was nearly 20 points lower than the 57 percent averaged by Barack Obama ? his Democratic predecessor. Just before the event, stock markets around the world experienced a bearish trend, with the value of the US dollar dipping. ?Geo.tv will be updating this story in real time. Stay tuned.