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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is now delivering the Democratic response to Trump’s state of the union.

One of her main targets was Trump’s tariffs, which she called a massive tax hike on families.

She slammed Republicans who are unwilling to assert their constitutional authority to stop him. 

"They're making your life harder. They're making your life more expensive."

Trump's state of the union address is over.

Other than his mention of the U.S. Olympic hockey win, Trump didn't mention Canada — explicitly, at least.

He did touch on a few topics that will at least resonate on this side of the border.

Most notably, Trump is insisting tariffs are here to stay as one of his go-to trade policies — even suggesting it could "replace the modern-day system of income tax."

Trump also took a victory lap for NATO allies, including Canada, committing to spend five per cent of GDP on defence. 

Trump said yesterday the address would be a long one because he had "so much to talk about." 

He has now officially delivered the longest state of the union address ever, according to the American Presidency Project at the University of California Santa Barbara. 

Trump held the previous record with his one hour and 39-minute speech last year. He's now passed the one hour and 40-minute mark, and he's still going. 

Some observers were paying particular attention to what Trump might say about any future action he might have planned for Iran.

Last Thursday, Trump said he had set a 10- to 15-day deadline for Iran to agree to a deal over its nuclear program, "otherwise bad things will happen."

But tonight, Trump gave no real hint about any possible action.  

He said his administration is in negotiations with Iran and that they want to make a deal.

"But we haven't heard those secret words: 'We will never have a nuclear weapon,'" he said.

Trump said his preference is to solve the problem through diplomacy, but also he would not "allow the world's No. 1 sponsor of terror …
to have a nuclear weapon."

It's also worth noting that during the section of the speech on his immigration policy, Trump did not allude to the deaths of U.S. Citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents as they protested immigration raids in Minneapolis.

Trump has spoken about three high-profile killings that have happened in the U.S. Over the past year: 

"We must totally reject political violence of any kind," Trump said when talking about Kirk's killing. 

Trump did not mention the other stunning political assassination of the past year in the U.S.: the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband last June.

Trump’s comments about illegal aliens sparked shouts from the chamber by Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar.

It began when Trump asked those in attendance to stand up if they agreed with the statement that the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens and not illegal aliens.

After Trump said those who didn't stand should be ashamed of themselves, Omar repeatedly shouted out, "You killed Americans!"

Following his surprisingly gentle rebuke of the justices, Trump's tone changed when he pivoted to go on the attack against the Democrats and undocumented immigrants.

His language grew more stark and his tone angrier as he went on to accuse the Democrats of allowing "millions and millions" of people to enter the U.S. Illegally, accused Somali Americans in Minnesota of ripping off taxpayers, and accused Democrat lawmakers of blocking the deportation of violent criminals. 

"You should be ashamed of yourselves," he said, staring intensely at the Democrats sitting to his right.

Trump appeared energized by the line of attack.  

"These people are crazy," he said. "Democrats are destroying our country."

One moment that got applause from politicians on both sides of the aisle: Trump's mention of the Stop Insider Trading Act, a proposed law that aims to prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from purchasing individual, publicly traded stocks. 

"As we ensure that all Americans can profit from a rising stock market, let's also ensure that members of Congress cannot corruptly profit from using insider information," Trump said. 

'People have to take a stand,' says congressman ejected from Trump's SOTU address

Rep. Al Green, a Democrat from Texas, spoke to reporters after being escorted out of the House chamber during U.S. President Donald Trump's state of the union address while holding a sign that read: 'Black people aren't apes!'

After getting kicked out of the chamber, Rep. Al Green told reporters outside that he could not let any potential consequences prevent him from doing what he believed was right. 

"That's where we are now. We are back to a point where people have to take a stand," he said. 

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