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Highlights From Trump’s State of the Union

Republicans cheer, Democrats sit on their hands as president lays out his vision

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., rides by as technicians set up lighting in Statuary Hall in preparation for President Donald Trumps' first State of the Union Address on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., rides by as technicians set up lighting in Statuary Hall in preparation for President Donald Trumps' first State of the Union Address on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

While he aimed to deliver a unifying speech, President Donald Trump was speaking to half of the House chamber on Tuesday on a number of the goals he carried from his campaign in his first State of the Union address.

The president hit the familiar themes of a wall along the southern U.S. border and making America great again, which got cheers from the Republican side of the room — even eliciting chants of “U-S-A!” from Republicans — but had Democrats sitting on their hands.

Trump laid out a number of pricy programs — like a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan, increasing defense spending, his border wall, and increased job training and family leave.

Here are highlights from the president’s address:

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