Cabot Phillips

What exactly happened in this situation?

Now, some might dismiss the rhetoric of a mayor as being not that consequential to law enforcement, but that's simply not true.

We've seen a pattern in other cities where the mayor has a lot of influence.

They impact morale.

They impact recruiting.

How have we seen this play out in other cities, and how do you see this going for Mamdani in the coming months?

The downward trends in the number of police in cities with policies like this are alarmingly clear.

Randy Sutton, thank you so much for joining us.

Well, President Trump said jokingly beforehand that viewers should be ready for a long night.

And he was not kidding.

By the time he left the podium, the runtime was about an hour and 45 minutes, making it the longest State of the Union address in history.

So it was a long one.

I'll do my best to condense it all.

Trump, of course, hit on the economy and affordability, immigration and foreign policy.

But the main theme of the night really was American greatness.

President Trump repeatedly framed his presidency as bringing America back from the brink while leaning into the looming 250th anniversary celebration this coming July.

And what became arguably the highlight of the night, Trump every few minutes would introduce a new individual candidate.

who represented American exceptionalism.

There was a Coast Guard swimmer who rescued more than 100 little girls during flooding in Texas last year.

Then a National Guardsman who survived being shot in the head in a terrorist attack.