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Checking the facts in Trump’s state of the union address

Moderation: Trump showed he can be disciplined in delivering a focused message, something that he has often failed to do in recent speeches. It appeared that he stuck largely to the prepared script. He even reined in his vitriol toward the Supreme Court justices who ruled against his tariff regime and spent very little time repeating his usual disproven claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.  

Celebration: Trump revelled in celebrating American success, a winning formula in a country fuelled by patriotism. He capitalized on the euphoria of Team U.S.A.'s Olympic hockey gold medal wins and the appearance of the men's team in the House. He touted plans for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. And he conferred medals on U.S. Military heroes.        

Immigration: Although the White House has signalled a bit of a shift in its immigration enforcement campaigns, Trump showed no sign of wanting to ease up. Arguably his darkest tone of the night came as he blamed Democrats for allowing "millions of illegal aliens" into the country, and blamed undocumented immigrants for violent crime. "We will take care of this problem," Trump said. "We are not playing games." 

Canadians should take Trump's threats 'seriously and not literally': U.S. House Speaker

Johnson said he regards Canada as "a good neighbour and a close ally" and that it's important the U.S. Keep a good relationship with their close neighbour.

He said the two countries have a lot in common and that’s something "we ought to celebrate together."

Of course, Johnson couldn’t resist a slight dig, mentioning the U.S. Men's team's "hockey gold" appearance at tonight's address.

"It was all in good fun and good spirit. We have nothing against Canada."

In one of the few moments of bipartisanship tonight (along with celebrating the U.S. Men’s hockey team), the gallery gave an extended standing ovation to navy Capt. E. Royce Williams, a 100-year-old war veteran. 

The ovation came after Trump announced he was presenting Williams with the Medal of Honor, the country's highest military award, for his actions in a secret mission during the Korean War.

Williams shot down four Soviet MiG jets in "one of the most exceptional and brave feats of naval aviation in our history," Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly posted on X.

But to avoid escalation with the Soviet Union, the details of the mission were kept secret for decades and Williams wasn't recognized at the time, Kelly wrote. 

First Lady Melania Trump, seated beside Williams in the gallery, placed the medal around his neck as the chamber rose in applause. 

U.S. Trade representative suggests Canada needs to accept 'higher tariffs'

Greer suggested Canada should accept some form of tariffs in order to reach a deal with the Trump administration.

"When we go to other countries and make a deal with them, they agree that we can have a tariff on them," he said.

"If Canada wants to agree that we can have some level of higher tariffs on them while they open up their markets to us on things like dairy… then that's a helpful conversation."

Greer added that he has "very open lines of communication" with his Canadian counterparts.

U.S. Trade representative Jamieson Greer just spoke with our colleagues at the Capitol and laid out where he sees things are with Canada at the moment.

He said he is in constant contact with Canadian officials and specifically name checked Minister LeBlanc.

But Greer also listed a number of sticking points the U.S. Has with Canada on the trade front, including allowing U.S. Producers more dairy market access.

On CUSMA, Greer said he wants to see more "reshoring" of industries in the U.S.

"If we want to have that deal, you need to have better rules, stricter rules, to make sure there's more U.S. Content in what we have," he said.

Greer specifically pointed to auto-maker Stellantis planning to move Jeep production that was slated for Brampton, Ont., to the U.S. As "results we want for American workers."

The rhetoric, policies, actions and laws Trump has pushed through the Republican-controlled Congress only serve to enrich himself, his family and his friends, Spanberger said.

"The scale of the corruption is unprecedented," she said.

She accused him of a coverup on the Epstein files, crypto scams and cozying up to foreign princes for airplanes while putting his name and face on buildings all over D.C.

"This is not what our founders envisioned, not by a long shot," she said. 

Spanberger slammed Trump for his mass firings of government employees and the appointment of "deeply unserious people to our nation's most serious positions."

That, she said, "has endangered the long and storied history of the United States of America being a force for good." 


She repeatedly asked if Trump was working to keep Americans safe at home and abroad.

"We all know the answer is no."

She said Trump, in his state of the union, did what he always does. 
"He lied, he scapegoated and he distracted. And he offered no real solutions to our nation's pressing challenges, so many of which he is actively making worse."

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. 

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