President Trump has used his State of the Union address to sell a booming America, even as voters worry about the economy.

President Donald Trump on Monday claimed the U.S. was "very nearly under threat" from Iran, contradicting U.S. intelligence assessments as he sought to justify his administration's ongoing attack.

Speaking for approximately one hour and 48 minutes, President Trump beat his previous record for longest speech given to a joint session of Congress.

As a moment of political theater, President Donald Trump set a trap for Democrats while challenging them in his State of the Union address to sit or stand in signifying their belief in the primary role of government.

That was down from last year’s address to Congress (which took place on March 4, 2005, about a month and a half after Trump started his second term as president), which averaged 36.6 million viewers. It’s also down from former President Joe Biden’s second-year State of the Union, which averaged 38.2 million viewers in 2022.

Sen. Tom Cotton on Sunday was put on the defensive over President Trump’s decision to announce a war in a Truth Social video instead of seeking congressional authorization. Pressed on Face the Nation about whether Americans are “owed something more” than an eight-minute clip unveiling deadly strikes on Iran,

The White House called reports that President Trump will address the nation on Saturday following the U.S. strikes on Iran “inaccurate.” “This reporting was inaccurate, the White House has not given any guidance on an address or remarks today,

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is likely to be a test run of the message that Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate.