The US president focused on the economy, tariffs, border security, and foreign policy in a record-long address

US President Donald Trump has delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, using the primetime speech to defend his administration’s record and outline political and economic priorities ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The address on Tuesday, the first State of the Union of Trump’s second term, ran for around 1 hour and 49 minutes, making it the longest such speech in modern history.

Framing his remarks around the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Trump said the US had…

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