Trump set to deliver State of the Union at a low point in second presidency
Who's accountable for the results?
President Donald Trump could not be in a more different political position to deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term compared to his address to a joint session of Congress last March.
A year ago, Trump provided his first presidential report to Congress of his second term from a position of strength, months after not only winning the Electoral College vote against former Vice President Kamala Harris, but also the popular vote — the first Republican presidential nominee to do so since former President George W. Bush in 2020.
Now, despite Trump’s projection of strength, this year’s State of the Union comes days after the Supreme Court dealt him the biggest political blow of his second term.
The Supreme Court undermined Trump’s signature economic policy last Friday when it decided that the tariffs the president had imposed using his emergency economic powers, including his Liberation Day duties and fentanyl-related levies, were unconstitutional.
“Trump had the cards when he won in November of 2024,” Suffolk University Political Research Center director David Paleologos told the Washington Examiner. “Now he’s doubled down, and he’s overplayed his hand.”
Aaron Kall, co-author of Mr. Speaker, The President of the United States: Addresses to a Joint Session of Congress, added. “This is one of the most difficult moments the president has had to encounter, and some of it is circumstances out of his control, but some of it also has been caused directly by things that he’s done.”
With the Supreme Court and the economy top of mind, Trump previewed on Monday that his State of the Union, which he will deliver with the justices in the audience, would be “long” because “we have so much to talk about.”
Trump broke former President Bill Clinton’s 2020 record for the longest State of the Union with his address to a joint session of Congress last year, lasting 1 hour and 39 minutes.
“We have a country that’s now doing well, greatest economy we’ve ever had, most activity we’ve ever had,” Trump told so-called Angel Families, or families who have had members killed by an illegal immigrant, on Monday. “I’m making a speech tomorrow night, and you’ll be hearing me say that.”
Trump’s admission that he will underscore his economic accomplishments during his State of the Union was welcomed by Republican strategists, some of whom have been imploring the president to do so for months.
“Voters want to hear first and foremost that the resident …
Who's accountable for the results?
President Donald Trump could not be in a more different political position to deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term compared to his address to a joint session of Congress last March.
A year ago, Trump provided his first presidential report to Congress of his second term from a position of strength, months after not only winning the Electoral College vote against former Vice President Kamala Harris, but also the popular vote — the first Republican presidential nominee to do so since former President George W. Bush in 2020.
Now, despite Trump’s projection of strength, this year’s State of the Union comes days after the Supreme Court dealt him the biggest political blow of his second term.
The Supreme Court undermined Trump’s signature economic policy last Friday when it decided that the tariffs the president had imposed using his emergency economic powers, including his Liberation Day duties and fentanyl-related levies, were unconstitutional.
“Trump had the cards when he won in November of 2024,” Suffolk University Political Research Center director David Paleologos told the Washington Examiner. “Now he’s doubled down, and he’s overplayed his hand.”
Aaron Kall, co-author of Mr. Speaker, The President of the United States: Addresses to a Joint Session of Congress, added. “This is one of the most difficult moments the president has had to encounter, and some of it is circumstances out of his control, but some of it also has been caused directly by things that he’s done.”
With the Supreme Court and the economy top of mind, Trump previewed on Monday that his State of the Union, which he will deliver with the justices in the audience, would be “long” because “we have so much to talk about.”
Trump broke former President Bill Clinton’s 2020 record for the longest State of the Union with his address to a joint session of Congress last year, lasting 1 hour and 39 minutes.
“We have a country that’s now doing well, greatest economy we’ve ever had, most activity we’ve ever had,” Trump told so-called Angel Families, or families who have had members killed by an illegal immigrant, on Monday. “I’m making a speech tomorrow night, and you’ll be hearing me say that.”
Trump’s admission that he will underscore his economic accomplishments during his State of the Union was welcomed by Republican strategists, some of whom have been imploring the president to do so for months.
“Voters want to hear first and foremost that the resident …
Trump set to deliver State of the Union at a low point in second presidency
Who's accountable for the results?
President Donald Trump could not be in a more different political position to deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term compared to his address to a joint session of Congress last March.
A year ago, Trump provided his first presidential report to Congress of his second term from a position of strength, months after not only winning the Electoral College vote against former Vice President Kamala Harris, but also the popular vote — the first Republican presidential nominee to do so since former President George W. Bush in 2020.
Now, despite Trump’s projection of strength, this year’s State of the Union comes days after the Supreme Court dealt him the biggest political blow of his second term.
The Supreme Court undermined Trump’s signature economic policy last Friday when it decided that the tariffs the president had imposed using his emergency economic powers, including his Liberation Day duties and fentanyl-related levies, were unconstitutional.
“Trump had the cards when he won in November of 2024,” Suffolk University Political Research Center director David Paleologos told the Washington Examiner. “Now he’s doubled down, and he’s overplayed his hand.”
Aaron Kall, co-author of Mr. Speaker, The President of the United States: Addresses to a Joint Session of Congress, added. “This is one of the most difficult moments the president has had to encounter, and some of it is circumstances out of his control, but some of it also has been caused directly by things that he’s done.”
With the Supreme Court and the economy top of mind, Trump previewed on Monday that his State of the Union, which he will deliver with the justices in the audience, would be “long” because “we have so much to talk about.”
Trump broke former President Bill Clinton’s 2020 record for the longest State of the Union with his address to a joint session of Congress last year, lasting 1 hour and 39 minutes.
“We have a country that’s now doing well, greatest economy we’ve ever had, most activity we’ve ever had,” Trump told so-called Angel Families, or families who have had members killed by an illegal immigrant, on Monday. “I’m making a speech tomorrow night, and you’ll be hearing me say that.”
Trump’s admission that he will underscore his economic accomplishments during his State of the Union was welcomed by Republican strategists, some of whom have been imploring the president to do so for months.
“Voters want to hear first and foremost that the resident …
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