President Donald Trump broke the record for the longest-ever State of the Union address Tuesday evening as he boasted about delivering a new age of prosperity that most polls suggest the American public is simply not feeling.
Making familiar remarks about the United States being “the hottest country” in the world right now, Trump hailed his achievements since replacing Joe Biden as “a turnaround for the ages.”
But he did not mention the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein scandal at any point, despite the scandal dogging his first year back in power.
During his marathon one hour and 48-minute speech, Trump pointed at Democratic lawmakers and told them they should be “ashamed” of themselves for not supporting his crackdown on undocumented immigrants, which most surveys show the public has soured on since the killing of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis last month.
The president also railed against the Supreme Court justices, who, on Friday, made the “very unfortunate” decision to strike down his signature tariff policy, who sat in the audience stone-faced.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who provided the Democratic rebuttal, accused Trump of failing on the economy and asked voters: “Is this president working for you?”
