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WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

And here's the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

We begin in Washington, where President Trump has given the longest State of the Union address in U.S.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

history, referring to his first year in office as a turnaround for the ages.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

In a speech full of showmanship and patriotism, Trump celebrated his immigration enforcement operations and heralded his economic agenda, at a time when polls show him struggling to connect with the public on the economy and Republicans bracing for a challenging midterm election.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

Our White House reporter, Meredith McGraw, has been covering the speech from Washington throughout the night and joins me now.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

Meredith, what did you make of the address?

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

At the top of the speech, you seem to focus on the economic agenda because that is where Trump has staked his claim.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

And it's a big deal for Republicans in the next year ahead of the midterms, right?

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

A key economic plank for the president, of course, is his tariffs.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

He doubled down on those despite some of the Supreme Court justices being in the chamber.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

We mentioned immigration off the top.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

That sparked some of the more heated moments on the evening, including an exchange of words with Democratic lawmaker Ilhan Omar.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

And what of the wider Democratic response?

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

What did you make of what the Democrats had to say about Trump's first year in office?

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

There was also some moments of bipartisan support for the president, right, Meredith, including when he handed out a number of medals on the night.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

Journal White House reporter Meredith McGraw in Washington.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

Meredith, thank you for this.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

Coming up, the rest of the day's news, including what Paramount's new offer for Warner means for Netflix.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

Plus, tensions rise in Iran as Trump says Tehran wants to strike a nuclear deal.

WSJ What’s News
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

Those stories and more after the break.