US EditionTrump Prepares for State of the Union
Trump aims to regain support by highlighting immigration reform, tax policies, and national security amid a 36% approval rating, per CNN polling.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump reviewed his speech with advisers over the weekend and previewed it Monday, as Ross Worthington led drafting with senior aides while Trump mimicked the House chamber and invited new media outlets and the U.S. men’s hockey team.
- Amid political pressure, the address arrives as polls slide, Republicans fear losing at least one chamber of Congress, and the Supreme Court has undercut tariff policy amid talk of military action.
- Polls show approval dropping, with CNN at 36 percent and WaPo/ABC/Ipsos at 39 percent, while public opinion among independents is at 25 percent approval.
- Policy highlights will include the president’s goal to defend his record and tout immigration measures like the Laken Riley Act, aiming to rally support.
- Beyond politics, the Supreme Court decision has undercut his tariff agenda, and the State Department ordered departures from Lebanon amid potential action against Iran.
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Trump's eagerly awaited speech on the state of the nation is imminent.
Trump touts economic policies in record-setting State of the Union | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump touted his economic record during the longest State of the Union address in history today, boasting that he had ushered in a “golden age” as he sought to project an aura of success at a fraught moment for his presidency.
In his State of the Union speech, President Trump will seek to give Americans information about the economy and reveal new measures aimed at reducing costs, all of which are aimed at the mid-term elections in November, elections in which Republicans would not have good results.The official theme of the speech, according to White House officials familiar with the draft that they spoke to the newspaper The Wall Street Journal, is “United States at…
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