the first duty of our government is to serve its citizens, many of whom have been forgotten. but they are not forgotten anymore. with every decision and every action, we are now putting america first. we are rebuilding our nation, our confidence and our standing in the world. we have moved swiftly to confront our challenges, and we have confronted them head-on. we are once again investing in our defense. almost $700 billion, a record this coming year. we are demanding extraordinary strength, which will hopefully lead to long and extraordinary peace. we are giving our courageous military men and women the support they need and so dearly deserve. we have withdrawn the united states from job killing deals such as the transpacific