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Fact Check: Trump Delivers State Of The Union Address

President Trump, flanked by Vice President Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan, giving a joint address to Congress in February 2017, soon after his inauguration.
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President Trump, flanked by Vice President Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan, giving a joint address to Congress in February 2017, soon after his inauguration.

President Trump is delivering his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night. 

His speech, which marks Trump's second year in office, will herald a robust economy and push for bipartisan congressional action on immigration. It will be followed by a response from the Democratic Party. 

Watch live below starting at 9 p.m., and follow along with fact-checking, annotation and analysis from NPR's newsroom.

The White House has said that Trump will also use the speech to discuss national security, trade, immigration and infrastructure.

Sixty-one percent of Americans believe Trump has done more to divide the country than to unite it, according to a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. Trump's approval is at a record low levels, and a majority of Americans see his first year as a failure.

A scripted speech like the State of the Union, with dedicated air time, gives Trump a prime opportunity to lay out his agenda and try to set a new tone. 

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This report includes information from NPR and The Associated Press.

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