US President Donald Trump made a ‘special appearance’ at the White House briefing on Tuesday,20 January to mark the first anniversary of the start of his second term. However, the ‘special guest’s’ appearance was delayed as per multiple reports.
The White House press briefing schedule on Tuesday had announced Trump as a “special guest,” on the occasion of the 79-year-old completing one year in office since taking over in January 2025.
Reportedly appearing ‘very quiet and low key,’ Trump arrived at the Whote House almost an hour behind schedule. He appeared with a large binder of files, which he called a list of his “achievements,” reported BBC.
– ‘365 wins, 365 days’: Before Trump began to speak, reporters in the room were handed out copies of a press release talking about “365 wins in 365 days” for the US President. Multiple reporters also posted on social media about the ‘31 page briefing packet’ handed out to them.
– Immigration policies, photos of ‘criminals’: Listing his “achievements”, Donald Trump began his address to the White House by mainly talking about his immigration policies of the past 12 months. He also held up some photos of people who have been arrested in Minnesota, claiming they are “criminal, illegal aliens”.
– ‘10,000 undocumented residents apprehended in Minnesota’: The POTUS claimed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has apprehended 10,000 undocumented residents in Minnesota. Trump’s claims come after the US experienced weeks of unrest and protests after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good earlier this month.
– Machado ‘unbelievably nice woman’: Briefly touching on the topic of Venezuela, Trump hailed this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado as “an unbelievably nice woman.” She gave Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal when visiting the White House earlier this month. “Maybe we can get her involved in some way,” said Trump.
The POTUS’ rare appearance comes as he faces extraordinary pushback from America’s European allies over his planned tariffs over Greenland – tensions he’s likely to confront in person this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
(This is a developing story. Keep checking for more updates)