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What were the highlights of President Trump's State of the Union speech?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump's State of the Union speech was a record-setter. Trump spoke to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night for about one hour, 48 minutes, using his speech to claim the country is stronger than ever, even though polls show voters are worried about the economy.
He also confronted Democrats, some of whom shouted at the president over his immigration crackdown.
They're blocking the removal of these people out of our country, and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Democrats largely stayed seated while Republicans stood to applause. And Piers Domenico Montanaro has more on President Trump's reset on immigration.
He tried to rebrand on immigration. He tried to reset this message of his that he's always focused on, which are these kind of gory anecdotes, talking about border security and deporting criminals. And it's sort of this warning to voters that if Democrats are back in office, they'll let the immigrants back in. And that's part of the midterm message. And it's something that Trump ā
believes that he was elected on in the first place. Remember, there have been more than a couple of times in this first year when he's said that he doesn't think that the economy was the thing that got him elected, that it was immigration and crime, even though the exit polls would tell you something different.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger delivered the Democratic response, disputing President Trump's assertion that the nation is in a golden age, saying many Americans are feeling the pinch of high costs more than a year into his second term.
As I campaigned for governor last year, I traveled to every corner of Virginia and I heard the same pressing concern everywhere. Costs are too high. in housing, health care, energy, and child care. And I know these same conversations are being had all across this country.
Spanberger delivered the response from Colonial Williamsburg. She won the Virginia governor's office by double digits last November. Fewer congressional races are expected to be competitive this fall, and experts say the extraordinary mid-decade redistricting efforts initiated by President Trump are largely to blame. NPR's Ashley Lopez reports.
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