Donald Trump pledges 'new chapter of American greatness' in first speech to Congress

He still employed dark language to describe the threat posed by "radical Islamic terrorism".

Donald Trump has issued a broad call for overhauling the nation's health care and boosting military spending, swapping his trademark pugnaciousness and personal insults for a more restrained tone as he addressed Congress for the first time.

Heralding a "new chapter of American greatness, the president said: "The time for small thinking is over."