From The New York Times, I'm Michael Barbarrow. This is the deal.

Today, in his first state of the Union address, the president left behind the divisive rhetoric calling for one American family.

But hidden in the many stories he told of everyday Americans acting heroically was a deeply nationalist message.

It's Wednesday, January 31st.

Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the United States.

From the moment President Trump took the podium Tuesday night, it was a very different Donald Trump on display.

Mark Landler was covering the state of the Union on Tuesday night.

So let's begin tonight by recognizing that the state of our Union is strong because our people are strong.

Rather than telling Americans, he was really showing Americans a vision of the country, a vision of everyday Americans helping each other out.

And very much in this part of his address, he focused on all the trials and tribulations the country had been through during his first year in office.

We have shared in the heights of victory and the pains of hardship.

Mass shootings in Las Vegas. We have endured floods, fires in California, and storms, hurricanes in Texas and Florida.

But through it all, we have seen the beauty of America's soul and the steel in America's spine.

And then he pointed to people in the room standing in the visitor's gallery who had acted bravely and courageously and selflessly through the course of these tragedies.

We heard tales of Americans like Coast Guard, petty officer Ashley Leppert, who was one of the first helicopter pilots on the scene in Houston after Hurricane Harvey.

We heard about Americans like firefighter David Dalberg, a firefighter who faced down all the flames to rescue almost 60 kids trapped at a summer camp in California.

The legend from Louisiana, Congressman Steve Scalise, the Louisiana Republican who survived a shooting at a congressional baseball game.

And in each case it was sort of a very heartwarming anecdote about someone who had survived a terrible experience and helped other people in the course of it.

Each test has forged new American heroes to remind us who we are and show us what we can be.

I mean, one of the realities of the Donald Trump presidency is that his base is only about 36 to 40% of the American public depending on how you count his polling numbers.

What he's trying to do in this speech is transcend those limitations.

Present himself as the president for all Americans, not just for his base.

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