President says US is ‘back’ and scolds Democrats: State of the Union analysis
How did the State of the Union play in Northeast Ohio?
"Our nation is back," that was the topline message from President Donald Trump in his marathon and at times combative State of the Union speech Tuesday night.
The speech clocked in at 108 minutes, which broke his previous record set last year when his speech before Congress came in at 100 minutes.
Trump lavished praise on his administration and GOP lawmakers for their accomplishments of the last year.
He also openly scolded Democrats who were at the speech for failing to show any support. Some Democrats skipped the speech for a separate…
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