Here are some takeaways from Trumpโs speech:
Trump gives longest address
Trump gave the longest-ever address to a joint session of Congress by any US president, clocking in at more than one hour and 40 minutes.
Trumpโs predecessor, Joe Biden, went for significantly less time last year, coming in at one hour and seven minutes.
During Trumpโs first joint address to Congress in 2017, he spoke for just over an hour, in what was a surprisingly presidential address, a departure from tonightโs speech. He averaged just around an hour and 20 minutes for the next three State of the Union speeches in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively, according to the American Presidency Project. Itโs the highest average in modern presidential history, according to the project.
Trump came close to Clintonโs record in 2019, when his speech went for one hour and 22 minutes.