Trump takes credit for ‘swift and unrelenting action’ in address to Congress

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress (Alex Brandon/AP)

President Donald Trump took credit for “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy as he updated Congress and the American people on his turbulent first few weeks in office.

Tuesday’s joint address to Congress, was the latest marker in Mr Trump’s takeover of the nation’s capital, where the Republican-led House and Senate have done little to restrain the president as he and his allies work to slash the size of the federal government and remake America’s place in the world.