State of the Union address

An annual message delivered to Congress by the president of the United States, in which he describes the condition of the country, outlines the nation's most serious problems, and proposes his annual program of legislation.

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Notes

The name of the address comes from a provision in the Constitution that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.”

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Greene also interjected during Biden's 2024 State of the Union address.

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The speech averaged 36.6 million viewers, according to Nielsen data, an increase of nearly 14% from former President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address.

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It just seemed wrong to behave as if this is business as usual despite the trappings of a normal State of the Union address.

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Slotkin gave her speech after Trump's, which is not a traditional State of the Union address but was expected to serve the same purpose.

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“We have accomplished more in 43 days than most administrations accomplish in four years or eight years — and we are just getting started,” Trump said during his speech, which resembled a State of the Union address.

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state of the art State of the Union message

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