Key takeaways from President Trump's State of the Union address

February 25, 2026·21 min·1 clip

Trump declares a historic turnaround for the ages, but his poll numbers are at a nadir and voters aren't feeling it.

President Trump framed his first State of the Union address of this second term as a big transformation, while the NPR panel heard a darker story of a country he said needed saving across the economy, immigration, and culture fights.

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