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The Chris Cuomo Project

Trump’s State of the Union Proves He Has No Answers

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.53.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Chris Cuomo breaks down what Trump’s State of the Union actually revealed — and why the biggest takeaway wasn’t the applause lines or the outrage, but the absence of real solutions. Cuomo argues that beneath the pageantry and partisan theatrics was something far more consequential: a president who still doesn’t have workable answers on affordability, health care, economic pressure, or transparency. While the speech leaned heavily on symbolism, cultural flashpoints, and partisan contrast, Cuomo says the real test is simple — who has a plan that improves everyday life? He also critiques how Democrats responded, why performance politics won’t win the midterms, and why Abigail Spanberger’s rebuttal offered a clearer model for how to move forward. Join The Chris Cuomo Project on YouTube for ad-free episodes, early releases, exclusive access to Chris, and more: https://www.youtube.com/@chriscuomo/join Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Get 20% off your first order of Lucy nicotine pouches at https://lucy.co with code CUOMO, or find a store near you at lucy.co/stores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support.

0:05.0

The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.

0:16.0

Isn't that ashamed? You should be ashamed of yourself, not standing up. You should be ashamed of yourself.

0:24.6

Guess what? You just saw it. Now you know. The president doesn't have the answers.

0:41.0

He does not know how to fix what is wrong.

0:47.8

That's why he's trying to pretend that reality isn't what you see it as, to distract you with other things.

0:52.8

Everything you need to know was just laid bare in that state of the union.

0:55.9

It's design. it's distractions.

1:02.6

Oh, look, they didn't stand up. It's not about who stands up. It's about what you stand for.

1:10.2

And that's the opportunity here. The opportunity for us to get to a better place. Forget about winning the midterms. It's so obvious now. Don't you see the opportunity for us to get to a better place forget about winning the midterms it's so obvious now

1:12.9

don't you see the opportunity here he laid it bare all the affordability issues how he framed them

1:22.0

how he tried to reject them how he tried to reject reality, what he has on health care, what he thinks

1:29.0

about taxes, what he thinks about all of the big issues. He hit most of them, except Epstein,

1:34.5

where he ignored the survivors in the room, but we know why. The DOJ literally hit allegations

1:39.5

about him in violation of federal law, and no one's even talking about it on his side. Why?

1:44.6

Because they're overwhelmed. They're overwhelmed because they don't have the answers and in that what you

1:52.0

saw in this state of the union is an amazing opportunity if you see it. I'm Chris Cuomo. Welcome to the Chris Cuomo project. We all watch the state of the union.

2:09.0

Well, you should have. Look, splitting it, doing the bad bunny thing that the Democrats did and having their own thing.

2:17.0

I don't love the look. Why? I think that you got to hold on to our traditions. You got to hold on to our institutions. You've got to believe in them. You've got to believe in making them better, not just tearing them down. And I think that this was an extension of that. I get the rejection principle. I get it. I get it. I get why you don't want to suffer any more Trump.

2:37.0

You don't want to be perceived as doing anything to get along with him.

2:43.6

The nonchalance, the not taking it seriously. I saw it. Look, you have all gotten the memo.

2:49.4

Every Democrat lawmaker there last night when he would be talking was like this.

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