US EditionFive Takeaways From Trump’s State of the Union Address
Trump’s record-length speech focused on immigration and election framing but received only 38% positive viewer ratings, the lowest since 2017, poll analyst Nate Cohn said.
- On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union at the US Capitol, with the speech lasting about an hour and 47 minutes and producing little approval change.
- Facing the 2026 race, Trump emphasized immigration, spotlighting `angel moms` whose children were victimized by undocumented immigrants.
- A CBS News poll found likely viewers were 52 percent Republican, 27 percent Independent and 18 percent Democrat, and about 38 percent of speech viewers rated the address very positively, lower than in prior years.
- Analysts say Trump has been underwater for over a year and sinking in the polls for 351 days, and Enten expects the decline to continue due to the speech's poor reception.
- On foreign policy, Trump discussed Iran's nuclear threat, referencing strikes on its nuclear facilities eight months ago while saying he still prefers to cut a deal; on tariffs, he said Congress shouldn't codify them into law.
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CNN data expert predicts 'didly-squat' Trump speech bump
President Donald Trump has been underwater just a few month just a few months into office, and his "State of the Union" address isn't expected to change that, said data analyst Harry Enten. Speaking with CNN on Wednesday morning, Enten explained, "State of the Union address, simply put, usually do diddly-squat-diddly-doo. Why do I say that? Because take a look here. Average shift in approval rating post State of the Union address since 1977, the…
Once again, a recent survey shows a frightening picture for US President Donald Trump: his support for his work continues to decline. For him, it is currently particularly dramatic for independent voters.
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