After more than a year of his chaotic second term, President Donald Trump got a prime time chance to convince Americans the state of the union is strong. CNN annotated Trump’s speech with context and fact checks.

The president joked to the men’s team that he would be ‘impeached’ if he didn’t also invite the gold-winning women’s team as well, a remark that prompted laughter

Others were presented as ornaments meant to illustrate Trump’s successes: Enrique Marquez, a Venezuelan political prisoner freed after U.S. forces deposed the strongman Nicolas Maduro, was given a round of well-deserved applause.

Only 27% of Americans say they support all or most of Trump's policies – down since last year, with the change coming entirely among Republicans.

Border encounters dropped dramatically from 249,740 in December 2023 to just 6,472 in December 2025 under Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies.

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