Fact Check: Trump's 2019 State Of The Union AddressPresident Trump delivered the annual speech, which had been delayed because of the government shutdown, on Tuesday night. NPR reporters provided context and analysis in real time.
President Trump delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Vice President Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., watch.
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Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., right, high fives Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., as Democratic members celebrate in the House Chamber.
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President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
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Supreme Court Justices John Roberts, Elena Kagan and Neil Gorsuch attend the State of the Union address.
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Special guest Grace Eline, left, and sixth grade student Joshua Trump, right, attends the State of the Union address.
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Senator from New Jersey Cory Booker greets other lawmakers ahead of the State of the Union address.
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Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin salutes as he is recognized by President Trump during the State of the Union.
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President Trump arrives before delivering the State of the Union address.
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President Trump shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi while joined by Vice President Mike Pence.
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First Lady Melania Trump, center, is greeted, surrounded by special guests of the President.
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (Tx-R), arrives for the State of the Union address.
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President Trump arrives to deliver the State of the Union address.
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President Trump delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night, a speech that had been delayed during the government shutdown.
The annual remarks came as a bipartisan group of lawmakers continue to negotiate border security funding and Trump's wall proposal — the central issue that led to the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
