However, Trump’s speech — met with repeated standing ovations from Republicans, while Democrats remained seated in protest and sometimes heckled — was notably short on actual policy announcements. US President Donald Trump, center, delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of the US Congress in Washington on Tuesday night, as Vice President J.D. Demonstrators hold signs during the “People’s State of the Union” rally outside of the US Capitol in Washington on Tuesday night. Top Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer called Trump’s speech “delusional,” and said it failed to address the struggles of ordinary Americans. Underwater in opinion polls, Trump focused on what he said were his administration’s economic achievements, but offered little solace for voters angered by the cost of living.

Source: Taipei Times February 25, 2026 17:47 UTC