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We begin in Washington, where President Trump has given the longest State of the Union address in U.S.
history, referring to his first year in office as a turnaround for the ages.
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.
Our White House reporter, Meredith McGraw, has been covering the speech from Washington throughout the night and joins me now.
Meredith, what did you make of the address?
At the top of the speech, you seem to focus on the economic agenda because that is where Trump has staked his claim.
And it's a big deal for Republicans in the next year ahead of the midterms, right?
A key economic plank for the president, of course, is his tariffs.
He doubled down on those despite some of the Supreme Court justices being in the chamber.
We mentioned immigration off the top.
That sparked some of the more heated moments on the evening, including an exchange of words with Democratic lawmaker Ilhan Omar.
And what of the wider Democratic response?
What did you make of what the Democrats had to say about Trump's first year in office?
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.
Journal White House reporter Meredith McGraw in Washington.
Meredith, thank you for this.
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Plus, tensions rise in Iran as Trump says Tehran wants to strike a nuclear deal.
Those stories and more after the break.