8 takeaways from Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address

Photo: President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, Tuesday, February 24, 2026, on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Emily J. Higgins via Flickr. US government work. Article by Steven Sloan, AP and Steve Peoples, AP. PBS News – February 24, 2026.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump started in sales mode, using his State of the Union address to deliver an upbeat vision of the U.S. economy. But that portrayal collides with the sentiment of Americans who remain anxious about their finances and feel they haven’t benefited from Trump’s policies. He took the high road to honor the gold medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team and a war hero before pivoting abruptly to a darker tone as he ridiculed Democrats. […]

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