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ByAlexandra Hutzler, Ivan Pereira, and Meredith Deliso Last updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 5:16AM GMT President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday’s marathon State of the Union that “we’re winning so much,” saying he’d sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home while imposing a new world order abroad – hoping that offering a long list
Last updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 5:16AM GMT
President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday’s marathon State of the Union that “we’re winning so much,” saying he’d sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home while imposing a new world order abroad – hoping that offering a long list of his accomplishments can counter approval ratings that have been falling.
For the president, the high-profile speech was a chance to make the case directly to millions of Americans ahead of November’s midterm elections where control of Congress is at stake.
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Fact check of President Trump’s State of the Union address
Just over a year into his second term, President Donald Trump is delivering the State of the Union address, making his case for sweeping policy changes and executive actions that have come to define America’s current moment.
ABC News is live fact-checking some of the president’s statements that may be exaggerated, need more context or are false.
Go here for a look at the full fact check from ABC News.
President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
Schumer, Johnson react to speech
Following President Trump’s State of the Union address, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer offered one phrase to reporters as he left the chamber: “State of Delusion.”
Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson blasted Democrats for some of the heckling and reactions from a few members calling it “shameful.”
Vice President JD Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson shake hands with President Donald Trump following his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 24, 2026.
When asked if the House would vote to censure Democratic Rep. Al Green, as they did last year after the State of the Union, Johnson said, “we’ll find out.” He gave the same response when asked about consequences for Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib’s retorts.
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Dem response: ‘We did not hear the truth from our president’
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said Americans “did not hear the truth from our president” tonight while delivering the Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union address.
“Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family? Is the president working to keep Americans safe, both at home and abroad? Is the president working for you?” she asked, saying the answer to those three questions is no.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Williamsburg, Va.
Spanberger said Trump “offered no real solutions to our nation’s pressing challenges, so many of which he is actively making worse.”
She briefly touched on the files around Jeffrey Epstein and protests in Minnesota against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, which were not mentioned during Trump’s State of the Union.
Trump wraps up record-length speech
Trump’s 108-minute speech broke his own record for longest presidential address to Congress.
President Donald Trump gestures after delivering the State of the Union address in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
The previous longest was his 100-minute speech last year.
Before 2025, President Bill Clinton had the record with speeches clocking in at 89 minutes in 2000 and 85 minutes in 1995.
The president ended his speech at 10:59 p.m.
President Donald Trump’s 2025 address marked the longest State of the Union speech in history, beating last year’s 1 hour and 40 minute speech.
Trump makes scant mention of immigration, long a favorite issue
The issue of immigration helped carry Trump to victory in 2024 and he took giant steps toward reshaping the system during his first year in office. Yet he scarcely mentioned it during his speech, possibly a reflection of his slipping poll numbers on the issue.
He spoke about the steep drop in arrests for illegal border crossings but did not talk about two key initiatives that will cost nearly $100 billion combined: expanding immigration detention and building the border wall.
He did not talk about major policy changes like attempting to end birthright citizenship, denying bond to people who are in immigration custody or suspending asylum at the border.
Nor did he discuss his mass deportation campaign, weeks after Minnesota’s largest cities turned into battlegrounds between immigration officers and protesters and resulted in the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by authorities.
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