President Trump Delivers First State Of The Union
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President Donald Trump pauses as delivers his first State of the Union address Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan applaud.
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President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to Congress Tuesday Jan, 30, 2018. Rewatch the speech, and look back at CapRadio and NPR coverage of the event.
![In this July 26, 2017, file photo, Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kennedy, grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, will give the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo](/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=186,height=140,fit=crop/media/10042008/013018JoeKennedyIII(P).jpg)
January 30, 2018Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III, seen as a rising political star with a famous last name, delivered the Democratic response to President Trump's State of the Union.
![President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Susan Walsh / AP](/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=186,height=140,fit=crop/media/10042764/013018 Trump state of the union 2018 02 P.jpg)
January 30, 2018Watch President Donald Trump's first State of the Union, and follow along with an transcript of his remarks annotated and fact-checked by NPR journalists.
![Carryn Owens, the widow of Navy SEAL William "Ryan" Owens, fought back tears as President Trump addressed her during his 2017 speech to a joint session of Congress.
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January 30, 2018The guests offer a snapshot of the political messages that each party is hoping to highlight Tuesday. For Trump, the focus is on national security and law enforcement. For Democrats, it's immigration.
![President Trump, flanked by Vice President Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan, gave a joint address to Congress in February 2017, soon after his inauguration.
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January 30, 2018A senior administration official said that the theme of Tuesday's speech will be "building a safe, strong and proud America" and will highlight economic growth and other successes of the past year.
![Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday.
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January 29, 2018While Rep. Joe Kennedy may have a famous family name, he also represents a younger generation within a Democratic Party led by septuagenarians.
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January 29, 2018Ken Rudin previews President Trump's State of the Union speech and considers a split in the GOP on how to protect Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller from being fired.