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  "path": "/politics/2026/02/24/what-to-watch-for-in-trumps-state-of-the-union-address-tonight",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T00:24:40.690Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>Good evening, everyone.</p><p><b>Start the coffee.</b> President Trump said his <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5716163/trump-congress-state-union\" target=\"_blank\" >State of the Union</a> speech tonight at 8 p.m. CT will be long.</p><p>Last year Trump broke the record for the longest address before a joint session of Congress. That clocked in at 1 hour, 39 minutes, and 32 seconds. I’m imagining an Olympic games-style clock on the screen once Trump cruises past an hour to see if he will break his personal record.</p><p>Here’s what I’m watching for:</p><div class=\"RichTextSidebarModule Enhancement\" data-module data-align-center><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"module-600000\" name=\"module-600000\"></a> <div class=\"RichTextSidebarModule-title\">Analysis bug</div> <div class=\"RichTextModule-items RichTextBody\"><h2>Analysis</h2></div> </div><p></p><h3>Will he mention Chicago?</h3><p>Trump’s first year had a profound impact in Chicago and the state of Illinois. Among the Chicago-related things that could come up: insults aimed at <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor\" >Gov. JB Pritzker</a> and Mayor Brandon Johnson; the Trump administration's Chicago deportation campaign and the cost of the Obama Presidential Center, a more frequent Trump target as the center gets ready to open later this year.</p><p></p><h3>Will this be a speech to all Americans or to Trump’s MAGA base?</h3><p>Trump’s go-to place is to play to his base.</p><h3>What about Iran?</h3><p>Will Trump offer some guiding principles for attacking Iran and tell Congress — to their faces — they have no say?</p><h3>What about pocketbook issues?</h3><p>There's a good bet that Trump will claim everything is cheaper. Please refer to your personal experiences and wallet when Trump almost certainly brings this up.</p><h3>Immigration likely to be major talking point</h3><p>What will Trump say about the deaths in Minneapolis? How will he defend ICE and Border Patrol?</p>",
  "title": "What to watch for in Trump's State of the Union address tonight",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-25T01:16:54.515Z"
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