Trump to deliver State of the Union address in deeply polarized country

RT Robert TaitThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-02-24 · 10:00 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min

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Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver a State of the Union address amid deep political polarization. The speech comes as the midterm elections approach and polling data indicates more voters disapprove of his performance than approve. His last State of the Union address in February 2020 was marked by visible tension, with then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi tearing up his speech afterwards. At that time, Trump used the address to highlight a strong economy and his "Make America Great Again" agenda. The upcoming speech will likely address similar themes against a backdrop of continued division.

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Pelosi ripped up Trump's speech after his 2020 State of the Union address.

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Midterm elections are approaching.

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Trump is to deliver a State of the Union address.

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Trump boasted of a booming economy and restoring US strength.

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Opinion polls show more voters disapprove than approve of Trump's performance.

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Speech comes as midterms loom and opinion polls show more voters disapprove than approve of his performance The last time Donald Trump delivered a State of the Union address, it produced the memorable optics of Nancy Pelosi ripping up his speech after he finished talking. Pelosi’s theatrical gesture at the end of the February 2020 address (his 2025 speech was technically a joint session of Congress, not a State of the Union) eloquently expressed the Democrats’ contempt for Trump’s rosy description of the union he presided over, when he boasted of a booming economy and restoring US strength in characteristic Maga (make America great again) rhetoric. Continue reading...

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