President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday's marathon State of the Union that "we're winning so much," saying he'd sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home while imposing a new world order abroad - hoping that offering a long list of his accomplishments can counter approval ratings that have been falling.
For the president, the high-profile speech was a chance to make the case directly to millions of Americans ahead of November's midterm elections where control of Congress is at stake.
Just over a year into his second term, President Donald Trump is delivering the State of the Union address, making his case for sweeping policy changes and executive actions that have come to define America's current moment.
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Trump thanked congressional Republicans for passing his spending bill, dubbed "One Big Beautiful Bill," that he contended cut taxes for millions of Americans and offered amenities such as no tax on tips.
The president slammed Democrats, who voted against the spending bill.
"They wanted large scale tax increases to hurt the people instead," Trump said.
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer who is credited with saving 165 people during the deadly July 4th flooding in the Texas Hill Country was awarded the Legion of Merit for "extraordinary heroism," President Trump said.
The awardee, Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, was reunited in the chamber with an 11-year-old girl he saved, Trump said.
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"We will always allow people to come in legally, people that will love our country and will work hard to maintain our country."
Trump has actually taken steps to restrict who can emigrate to the U.S. often in the name of protecting national security.
He suspended the refugee program on his first day in office and in October resumed the program but only in limited numbers for white South Africans.
Trump has also placed restrictions on who can travel or emigrate to the U.S. from nearly 40 countries. Many of those countries are in Africa.
"We're going to do a good job in Los Angeles. And Los Angeles is going to be safe, just like Washington, D.C., is now one of the safest cities in the country."
Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington in August 2025 and has credited it with lowering crime to historic lows.
Crime did go down after a surge of federal authorities and national guard members onto the streets. But Mayor Muriel Bowser maintained it was already trending down at the time. Trump and Republicans argued that local police were cooking the books and not giving the surge the true credit it merited.
A House Committee and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro issued reports supporting the fixed crime data claim. Bowser challenged those findings and asked for an inspector general review, which is underway.
Overall violent crime fell 29% in 2025 from 2024. It is currently down 29% so far this year from the same time in 2025. Federal authorities and more than 2,200 Guard members are still on the streets.
