Like or loathe his policies, you can’t deny Donald Trump has star power.

It was on full display in his address to Congress on Tuesday night, in which the US president told the audience “America is back” and declared his first month in office the most successful since George Washington.

Daily T favourite Tim Stanley stayed up late watching so you don’t have to and joins Camilla and Kamal to explain how Trump made a mockery of Democrats like Al Green and Elizabeth Warren in his 100-minute speech.

They also react to the president’s remarks about peace in Ukraine; his plans to “get” Greenland and the Panama Canal; and the now-scrapped DEI scheme in Lesotho, a country he says “nobody has ever heard of”.

Kamal is unconvinced by Trump’s policies, but may just have been won over by his showmanship…

Read: Trump reigns supreme. His enemies no longer matter

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Trump’s speech masterclass – and what world leaders can learn

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Trump’s speech masterclass – and what world leaders can learn