Good morning! President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address last night. Before I say more, here is an excerpt from the conclusion of the speech, which I feel will stay with me.
âTwo hundred and fifty years is a long time in the life of a nation, but in another sense, it's really a mere moment in the eye of history. Two of the gentlemen we met in the gallery this evening took their first breaths one century ago,â the president said, referring to two veterans he honored earlier in the address.
âOne hundred years before that, on July 4, 1826, the author of the Declaration of Independence, brilliant Thomas Jefferson, drew his last breath. Just a single long human lifespan separates the giants who declared and won our independence from the heroes who stand among us tonight. Everything our nation has done, everything we have achieved, has been the work of those few great lifetimes.â
Our reporters worked into the early hours of the morning to bring you the takeaways and memorable moments from the speech. But if youâre just wondering whatâs new in terms of policy, here is the shortlist:
