Welcome to the NewsHour. President Trump touted the economy and his immigration policies in a record long state of the Union address, and he'll soon take those messages on the road.

The White House is hoping President Trump can convince Americans to stay the course, as Democrats today slammed the speech for being too partisan, divisive, and out of touch with people's

economic hardships. To recap the big night and to fact check the president's remarks, we start

with our White House correspondent, Liz Landers. Members of Congress have the high privilege

and distinct honor of presenting to you, the President of the United States. President Trump,

in a marathon address, praised his second term agenda as a transformation

for America.

It is indeed a turnaround for the ages.

And promised in many ways to stay the course, even as his approval ratings have plummeted.

The state of our union is strong.

The longest state of the union ever given, Mr. Trump spoke for an hour, 48 minutes.

In front of likely his largest TV audience before the midterms, the president's speech was

an opportunity for a much-needed reset.

Our latest PBSNPR Marist poll

shows six and ten Americans

say the country is in a worse place than a year ago.

Addressing one of voters' greatest concerns right away,

Trump put affordability front and center.

Just hold on a little while.

We're getting it down,

and soon you will see numbers

that few people would think were possible

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