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Rachel Maddow debunks lie after lie from Trump's 'frenetic' State of the Union

MS NOW's Rachel Maddow did her best to wrap her head around President Donald Trump's record-shattering State of the Union Address on Tuesday night — and try to counter all of the lies he told just on the economy alone.

"You have just experienced the longest State of the Union ever in State of the Union history," said Maddow. "It wasn't just the feeling you had, it was the math. Over an hour and 47 minutes, the president blowing out of the water. The previous record for the longest State of the Union speech ever, a record he himself set last year in terms of the length of the speech."

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'Cringe': Trump's SOTU speech derided as 'national embarrassment' by internet

A wave of critiques rolled in Tuesday night after President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, with plenty of people saying that the president's speech sounded eerily like one of his MAGA campaign rallies.

The president gave a rambling, record-breaking speech in the House Chamber amid growing concerns over his handling of priorities among voters, the economy and looming potential military action with Iran.

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MAGA piles on Amy Coney Barrett as Trump slams Supreme Court justices to their faces

President Donald Trump slammed members of the Supreme Court to their faces during his State of the Union Address on Tuesday evening, attacking them over their "unfortunate" ruling blocking his ability to impose tariffs unilaterally under emergency powers law — a situation he has vowed to rectify by finding other federal statutes to do the same thing.

Trump's rant earned enthusiastic adulation by far-right MAGA figures on social media — many of whom focused in on the expression worn by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a right-wing Trump appointee who ruled against Trump's tariffs.

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Trump's Cabinet looked like they were on 'horror ride of their lives' during SOTU: analyst

President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday made his Cabinet members look like they were on the "horror ride of their lives," according to one analyst.

Trump gave a record-breaking speech on Tuesday night, where he meandered through topics ranging from the economy to affordability and a few callous attacks against Democrats. Conservative analyst Rick Wilson described the speech as a "lie-a-palooza."

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Trump mercilessly mocked after 'bragging' about kicking people off of food stamps

President Donald Trump was swiftly mocked on Tuesday after he bragged about kicking people off food assistance.

Trump said during his State of the Union address that his administration helped "lift" 2.4 million people out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food assistance to more than 41 million people nationwide. His comments came at a time when his administration cut funding for the popular program by more than $186 billion through his "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."

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Rambling Trump shatters record for longest State of the Union

President Donald Trump spoke for more than 90 minutes Tuesday night during his first State of the Union speech of his second presidential term — breaking records for the longest address in history.

Trump's SOTU speech was reportedly the longest since at least 1964 and broke the previous record for President Bill Clinton's 2000 address, CNN reported.

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Dem delivers blunt explanation for walking out of Trump's State of the Union

One of the Democratic lawmakers who walked out of Presdient Donald Trump's State of the Union Address offered her reasoning to The New York Times on Tuesday evening.

Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) "told me that she left in the middle of Trump’s speech because she 'couldn’t take another minute' of it," reported Michael Gold.

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Woman severely injured by Trump's ICE thrown out of State of the Union

A woman who was brutally injured by President Donald Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last month was thrown out of the State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Aliya Rahman, who was invited to attend the speech, was removed from the gallery after Trump began discussing alleged fraud in Minnesota. Trump claimed that the Somali-American community in Minnesota has taken about $19 billion from taxpayers through fraud schemes, although he has provided no evidence supporting that total.

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Irate Dem yells back as Trump scolds her: 'You should be ashamed of yourself!'

An irate Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) again yelled at President Donald Trump during his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

"You should be ashamed of yourself," Trump scolded as Omar shouted, "You have killed Americans!"

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Trump immediately mocked after big 'fraud war' announcement at SOTU

President Donald Trump's announcement during his State of the Union address on Tuesday about his administration's "war on fraud" was mocked by analysts.

During his speech, Trump announced that Vice President JD Vance would lead the so-called "war on fraud." He also claimed that Somali-Americans in Minnesota have taken about $19 billion through social services fraud schemes. The comments caused Rep. Ilhan Omar to exclaim, "That's a lie!"

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Trump asks child with limited mobility to 'please stand up' in awkward SOTU moment

President Donald Trump asked a child he invited to the State of the Union Address with limited mobility to "please stand up."

The child, Delilah Coleman, was severely injured two years ago when a noncitizen truck driver slammed his vehicle into her family's parked car. Trump invited her to sell Congress on passing what he calls, "Delilah's Law," a federal prohibition on states giving commercial driver's licenses to unauthorized immigrants.

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'That's a lie!' Dem shouts down raging Trump during vitriolic rant on Somali-Americans

A prominent House Democrat erupted on Tuesday night after President Donald Trump lied about the Somali community during his State of the Union address.

"When it comes to the corruption that has been plundering America, there is no more stunning example than what's been happening in Minnesota," Trump said, referring to a years-old investigation into social services fraud in the state. Since 2018, the Department of Justice has charged more than 90 people and secured 60 convictions for social services fraud, according to a report.

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'I stood alone': Dem escorted from SOTU speaks out after dramatic challenge to Trump

WASHINGTON Rep. Al Green (D-TX) broke his silence after he was forced out of the State of the Union address Tuesday night over confronting President Donald Trump.

Just as the president entered the House Chamber, Majority Leader of the House Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) ripped a sign of Green's that said "Black people aren't apes" moments before Trump delivered his speech.

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