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The State of the Union speech he gave Donald Trump I had a single objective. I needed to convince the American voter, increasingly dissatisfied according to polls, that the United States has entered a ‘golden era’ that has only just begun.
To achieve this he has dedicated a good part of the two hours -117 minutes that make it in the longest State of the Union in history- to highlight the direction of the economy. His usual strategy of charging against his predecessor has not been lacking, Joe Biden.
Unlike other harangues, this one had special importance as it occurred just a few months before the mid-term elections, the famous midterms. The American public will decide which party will control both chambers of Congress – the Senate and the House of Representatives – during the last two years of the presidential term.
Both chambers are currently controlled by the Republican Party which has facilitated Trump’s will so far. However, the drop in popularity that the president has experienced since returning to the White House invites us to think about the possibility of change.
Economy
Precisely because of what is at stake, Trump has offered one of his most complete speeches regarding economic policy.
On the one hand, he has detailed the measures that the Republican Party hopes will benefit it in the elections: the elimination of taxes on tips, deductions on car loans, the so-called ‘Trump Accounts’ that are intended to serve as investment vehicles, etc.
On the other hand, he has presented a more coherent argument than usual against the Democratic Party. And instead of dismissing the so-called “affordability crisis” – the rising cost of life – as a “falsehood”, on this occasion Trump has attacked his rivals, accusing them of having caused this crisis. “They know perfectly well that they have created the price increase that all our citizens have had to endure,” he said.
It should be noted, at this point, that inflation in the United States increased last year after Trump announced the implementation of tariffs. However, as of today the prices that the American consumer must face have fallen again to the levels of a year ago.
Immigration
During that part of his speech, the first hour, Trump focused his gaze especially on the part of the room occupied by members of the Republican Party. Who, in turn, have not stopped interrupting him with applause and shouts of “USA, USA!” As soon as he started talking about immigration, however, the president began to address the opposing party. “The Democrats are destroying our country, but we have stopped them just in time,” he said, linking the immigration issue to insecurity and crime.
Immediately afterwards, Trump has listed several specific tragedies carried out by undocumented immigrants, has accused the Democratic Party of not collaborating in the fight against crime and has especially attacked the Somali community in Minneapolis, some of whose members have been involved in a tax fraud scheme uncovered only a few months ago.
The latter has achieved something that it was probably looking for: the reaction of Ilhan Omara Democratic Party congresswoman of Somali origin. “Liar!” Omar has repeated out loud several times. He has also accused him of “killing Americans,” an allusion to Renée Good y Alex Pretti; the two Americans shot in January by immigration agents while protesting against their raids. “You should be ashamed of yourself,” Trump replied at one point.
Foreign policy
After ending the immigration issue, Trump has gone on to list what he perceives as foreign policy achievements. After saying that he has managed to “end eight wars” – a phrase that fact-checkers have called into question – the president explained that thanks to him the allies of the I’LL TAKE They have increased their commitment to military spending and that in 2035 they will be allocating 5% of their GDP to it.
Trump has also boasted about the new US program for Ukraine, under which European nations buy US-made weapons and then send them to kyiv. “Everything we send to Ukraine is sent to NATO and they pay us in full,” he said to the applause of his people. By then a good number of political rivals had already left the room.
As it could not be otherwise, Iran has also had its place in the discourse. In this regard, Trump has said he wants to “reach an agreement” with the ayatollah regime and “solve this problem.” [el desmantelamiento del programa nuclear iraní] through diplomacy.” However, he has not ruled out possible military actions either.
The comment comes a day before American negotiators meet their Iranian counterparts in a new round of talks to be held in Geneva. In parallel, the United States is accumulating more and more military assets in waters near the Muslim country.
Finally, towards the conclusion of the speech, the tenant of the White House wanted to dedicate a few minutes to the military operation carried out against Venezuela on January 3. The one who removed from power Nicolas Maduro. Trump has taken advantage of the occasion to award one of the soldiers involved in the mission with the Congressional Medal of Honor to widespread applause.
Unfavorable surveys
The State of the Union address took place days after several polls were known that were particularly unfavorable for Trump.
One of them – made by Washington PostABC News and Ipsos – states that only 39% of Americans approve of the way Trump is carrying out his presidential job. The same poll also found that 47% of Americans “strongly disapprove” of Trump. A particularly pronounced disapproval among independent voters.
In another survey published on Monday, this one from CNN, it is said that only 26% of independent voters surveyed approve of his management at the head of the country; a drop of 15 percentage points compared to a survey that appeared in February 2025.
Looking at other details, in the first survey 58% of adults surveyed stated that they did not approve of Trump’s handling of the immigration issue – which at the time was his star issue – while 57% stated that they disapproved of his management of the economy. Furthermore, 65% disapprove of the management of inflation and 64% of the management of tariffs.
Only 38% of adults said Trump’s policies are moving the country in the right direction, according to the CNN poll.
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