State of the Union, Trump
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On the broadcast side, ABC News led the broadcast news networks with 5.1 million viewers, with NBC landing as the closest competitor with 3.6 million viewers. Meanwhile, CBS brought in a viewership of 3.3 million while the Fox broadcast network (not Fox News) scored 2.1 million viewers. Additionally, Fox Business News brought in 269,000 viewers.
Newsmax, granted major access as the first foreign outlet admitted after the US strike, hailed Trump as a ‘liberator’
Beyond Trump vowing to continue the immigration tactics and going around the Supreme Court tariff decision, no policy initiatives were offered.
The setting was different, but the content was pretty much the same as in his "economic" speech in Detroit, prayer breakfast in DC and rally in Fort Bragg
Much of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address focused on the economy, with the president touting what he called a historic turnaround over the last year, while criticizing Democrats for opposing his policies.
President Donald Trump has delivered the State of the Union. Now the challenge for him is to make that message stick. His address on Tuesday was a declaration of pride in the achievements of his still-young second term,
Trump struggled to find a coherent message or tone, and spent much of the speech attacking and sneering at Democrats
Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-Utah) joins Meet the Press NOW to defend President Trump’s economic agenda after the president delivers the State of the Union address. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez, Sahil Kapur and Aaron Gilchrist report on the nation’s reaction to the president’s speech.