Trump shouts that the Democrats across the board voted against his tax cuts. The Democrats in the house stood up and applauded when he said this.

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Debt as a percentage of GDP as a result of Trump's tax cuts under possible future scenarios.

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Deficit as a percentage of GDP under Trump Tax cuts scenarios (one big beautiful bill).

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Trump warns that he will continue his tariff policy under different laws after the Supreme Court struck down his existing tariffs. He also warns countries against thinking trade relationships will return to normal. The Supreme Court was right in front of him when he said this.

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Trump blames Democrats for the inflation under Covid and declares their statements regarding inflation to be "blatant lies."

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Trump looks right at Democrats and says that high medical costs were "because of you!"

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The Democrats are mostly sitting and looking defeated.

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Trump says he will pass a bill requiring new AI data centers to be built along with new energy production facilities so as not to cause energy prices to rise for consumers.

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Trump says he will pass legislation to give regular Americans the same retirement benefits as federal workers, matching up to $1000 dollars annually in personal contributions and will ban congressman from profiting from insider trading.

Even Elizabeth Warren clapped for that one.

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Trump refers to "Somalian fraud" in Minnesota and even used the phrase "Somali pirates" when referring to them.

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He seems to be focusing on domestic issues, which is what we all wish he did more of. Support for war in Iran, for example is below 20%

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I will say, it isn't a good look for the Democrats who are sitting there with the demeanor of a child being scolded while Trump degrades them to their faces.

He's shouting at them that they should be ashamed of themselves for their immigration policy.

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Trump is finally getting to foreign policy. He's repeating the lie that he "ended 8 wars."

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So far, Trump's only comment on the conflict in Ukraine was to say that "25k soldiers are dying every month," and that, "it never would have happened if I had been president."

He then turned to Iran. Republicans are now applauding the assassination of Qasem Soleimani...

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Trump is now slandering the Iranian government, accusing them of instigating terrorism. Projection?

He says he will not agree to peace with Iran until they guarantee they will never have a nuclear weapon.

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The only other statement about Ukraine thus far is that Europe is now paying the US for aid to the country.

So far, the entire conflict has been barely mentioned as an afterthought, with no mention whatsoever about the negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States.

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Trump credits US intelligence for the killing of El Mencho.

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Trump is now waxing poetic about the capture of Maduro.

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No mention of the Discombobulator this time...

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Trump's state of the union address appears to be wrapping up. If you blinked, you missed the short mention of the war in Ukraine.

He primarily spoke about domestic politics, immigration, and about the raid to capture Maduro toward the end. There was a short statement about Iran, calling for them to forever abandon the possibility of obtaining a nuclear weapon.

This was basically just an opportunity for Trump to take a victory lap on his most popular issues while scolding the Democrats for everything that ever went wrong. The speech was carefully crafted to avoid his unpopular issues and to shift the heat onto Democrats.

Honestly, I think the look of weakness and defeat on the Democrats' faces was probably a win for Trump after a difficult month of policy failures.

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Missile strikes on targets in Kyiv, as captured from space, and the operation of the Ukrainian air defense system on the night of December 26 to 27, 2025.

From around 00:03, flashes can be seen on the outskirts of Kyiv, and from 00:06, the trajectories of flying ballistic missiles can be observed.

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