5 takeaways from Trump's State of Union address
CNBC
Democrats are nipping at the heels of the incumbent Republicans for control of Congress in the 2026 midterms.
President Donald Trump delivered a nearly two-hour State of the Union address on Tuesday, focusing largely on the economy that he declared was set to boom.
The president delivered the signature annual address as he sees his poll numbers on the economy plummet ahead of the 2026 midterms, which loom less than nine months away. Those elections threaten to shift control of Congress from Republicans and Trump's control of Washington along with it.
Here are five takeaways from Trump's State of the Union:
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