President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address of his second term on last night, to a joint session of Congress, emphasizing a “turnaround for the ages” after one year back in the White House.
The speech clocked in at one hour and 48 minutes, making it the longest State of the Union address in American history and shattering Bill Clinton’s 2000 record by nearly 20 minutes while also surpassing Trump’s own mark from his March 2025 joint address to Congress. Many observers hailed the address as Trump’s strongest performance yet, surpassing all four of his first-term State of the Union speeches and the 2025 joint session in both substance and delivery.
Trump touted a booming economy with plummeting inflation, record stock market highs, surging energy production, massive tax cuts, including no taxes on tips, overtime, or Social Security, and innovative “Trump Accounts” for children funded by private donors. He proudly declared the southern border the most secure in history with zero illegal crossings in nine months, record deportations of criminal aliens, and sharp drops in fentanyl trafficking and murder rates.
On foreign policy, the president highlighted ending eight wars, obliterating Iran’s nuclear program, capturing Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, releasing political prisoners, and advancing peace talks in Ukraine. Trump called for bold legislation, including the SAVE America Act to require voter ID and proof of citizenship, a ban on corporations buying single-family homes, and a “war on fraud” led by Vice President JD Vance to balance the budget.
In emotional moments, he honored military heroes and everyday Americans by presenting the Medal of Honor to 100-year-old Navy pilot Captain Royce Williams for his Korean War heroism and to Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover for wounds sustained in the Maduro raid. Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to U.S. Olympic men’s hockey goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and the entire gold-medal-winning team for their victory over Canada, while bestowing the Legion of Merit on Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan for rescuing 164 girls during the deadly 2025 Texas floods.
The evening closed with an optimistic vision of America’s golden age, blending policy victories, patriotic honors, and pointed jabs at Democrats that energized Republicans and drew bipartisan applause for the honored guests.
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