Trump Delivers State Of The Union, Economic Focus, Aviation Safety Bill
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🗓️ 25 February 2026
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President Trump touted the beginnings of an American revival during his State of the Union address. He talked about a “turnaround for the ages,” in a record-length speech filled with exaggeration.
And a bipartisan aviation safety bill failed to advance in Congress after the Pentagon withdrew its support.
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(0:00) Introduction
(01:54) Trump Delivers State Of The Union
(05:34) What Trump Had To Say About The Economy
(09:34) Aviation Safety Bill
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| 0:00.0 | President Trump touted the beginnings of an American revival during his State of the Union address. |
| 0:06.9 | He talked about a turnaround for the ages and a record-length speech filled with exaggeration. |
| 0:11.5 | Did he hit reset with Americans losing faith? |
| 0:13.9 | I'm me Martinez. That's Leila Fodle, and this is up first from NPR News. |
| 0:20.7 | A year into his presidency, Trump blamed Democrats for the current affordability crisis in the country in his state of the union address. |
| 0:27.7 | Their policies created, the high prices. |
| 0:30.7 | Our policies are rapidly ending them. |
| 0:34.1 | What specific plans the president lay out to bring down prices? |
| 0:37.4 | And a bipartisan aviation safety bill failed to advance in Congress after the Pentagon |
| 0:42.2 | withdrew its support. |
| 0:43.8 | So why did the military reject it? |
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| 1:08.8 | President Trump addressed the nation last night at a critical moment in his presidency. |
| 1:13.2 | During an almost two-hour state of the union address, Trump was using a fair bit of exaggeration. |
| 1:18.9 | He painted a nation that's in the early stages of a historic economic boom, though polls show most Americans disagree. |
| 1:26.2 | Our nation is back. Bigger, better, richer, and stronger than ever before. |
| 1:32.7 | Like Republicans wanted, Trump focused much of his speech on the economy and affordability. |
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