Trump delivers his State of the Union. These were the takeaways.
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Good morning. President Trump delivers the longest State of the Union address in history, breaking his own record.
I can say with dignity and pride that we have achieved a transformation like no one has ever seen before and a turnaround for the ages. It is indeed a turnaround for the ages.
NBC News gives us the main takeaways.
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This is Apple News Today. That address to Congress comes at a challenging moment for the president and his party as he faces headwinds before this year's midterm elections. And as recent polls suggest that Trump's approval ratings have steadily declined.
I say tonight, members of Congress, the state of our union is strong.
For much of the nearly two-hour speech, Trump stuck largely to the script, defending his economic record and pointing to policies targeted at middle-class Americans, like Social Security tax cuts and lower mortgage rates. Sahil Kapoor is a political reporter for NBC News. He was in the press gallery and gave us his takeaways.
It was a very triumphant speech by President Trump, a very triumphant State of the Union. He was touting his policies. He was celebrating the economy. He was somewhat braggadocious about his immigration crackdown. Those were the two issues, the economy and immigration, that sent him back to the White House. What's notable here is that the mood of the country has soured on his handling of both the economy and on the issue of immigration recently.
On the economy, Trump returned to the issue of tariffs, which dominated the administration's first year, but were struck down last week in a historic Supreme Court ruling.
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Trump said that he and Treasury Secretary Scott Besant would not change course, pledging additional economic sanctions and holding nations to the agreements they've made under threat.
But the good news is that almost all countries and corporations want to keep the deal and that they already made, right, Scott? Knowing that the legal power that I, as president, have to make a new deal could be far worse for them, and therefore they will continue to work along the same successful path that we had negotiated before the Supreme Court's unfortunate involvement.
Indeed, a new global tariff rate of 10% went into effect after midnight. Trump also devoted a lot of time to immigration. Public support for the administration on this issue, one that in part propelled him back into office, has dropped significantly since the fatal shootings of Rene Good and Alex Preddy in Minneapolis during protests against immigration enforcement. While Trump spoke of deporting criminals and securing the border, he did not mention the immigration operations in that city that sparked so much backlash. Then almost 90 minutes in, Trump addressed what could be the most consequential foreign policy decision of his second term, whether to strike Iran. Right now, there is a massive military presence gathered in the region, and many were listening for a sense of Trump's thinking.
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My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy. But one thing is certain, I will never allow the world's number one sponsor of terror, which they are by far, to have a nuclear weapon. Can't let that happen. Thank you.
That was one of the few moments that brought some Democrats to their feet. But throughout, Trump repeatedly criticized them for failing to stand and applaud. Democrats appear to have made a conscious decision to mostly sit quietly, though some left the chamber early. Others still skipped the event entirely and held an alternative rally outside the Capitol.
The Democrats were, in some cases, they were non-reactive. They were motionless. They were just kind of sitting there staring at him. In other cases, when he started trash-talking the Democrats, some of them shouted back at him.
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So there was a real desire, it seemed, for confrontation on the part of Trump toward Democrats.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:05–0:29
2
What were the main points of Trump's State of the Union address?
0:29–2:03
3
How is cartel violence affecting the FIFA World Cup in Mexico?
2:03–3:22
4
What immigration policy changes are being proposed in Switzerland?
3:22–4:07
5
How is FedEx challenging the Trump administration over tariffs?
4:07–4:38
6
What are the implications of the proposed immigration cap in Switzerland?
4:38–6:48
7
What led to the resignation of the Louvre's director?
6:48–7:25
8
How did a snowball fight escalate into a political controversy?
7:25–15:03
Speakers
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