Trump seeks to parlay post-speech boost into action on contentious agenda
By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and John Wagner March 1 at 9:24 AM
President Trump sought Wednesday to build on the momentum of a speech that invigorated fellow Republicans, as the hard work of turning his vision into policy loomed.
Following his first joint address to Congress — in which Trump won high marks for his muscular but measured tone — he planned to meet with leading lawmakers and members of his own team for talks on how to advance his sweeping agenda.
Later in the week, Trump and Vice President Pence will hit the road to pitch their plans beyond the Beltway.
While Trump garnered enthusiastic applause from the Republican side of the aisle for marquee items such as replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law and retooling the tax code, major differences remain within the GOP on the specifics of how to move forward. And Democrats pounced Wednesday on the lack of concrete plans offered by Trump to this point.
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