Iran, immigration, and the economy dominated US President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech on Tuesday to Congress, amid a decline in his popularity as the midterm elections scheduled for November approach. Return to the highlights of this speech.

Published on: 02/25/2026 - 09:48

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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday bragged about his economic achievements during the longest State of the Union address in US history (110 minutes), and said that he had inaugurated a “golden age” in an attempt to create an aura of success at a critical moment during his presidency.

Returning to the highlights of this speech:

Diplomatic solution with Iran, but...

Donald Trump said that he prefers to resolve the confrontation with Iran through diplomatic means, but he warned that he would never allow Tehran to develop a nuclear weapon, and he also accused Iran of seeking to develop missiles capable of striking the United States.

Trump said: “We are in negotiations with them, and they want to conclude an agreement, but we did not hear from them those secret words: We will never have a nuclear weapon.” He added: "I would prefer to solve this problem through diplomacy, but one thing is certain: I will never allow the number one state sponsor of terrorism in the world, which they very much are, to possess a nuclear weapon."

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Boasting a “golden age”

Trump bragged about his economic achievements and said that he had inaugurated a “golden age” in an attempt to create an aura of success at a critical moment during his presidency. In response to the calls of his colleagues in the Republican Party, who are facing difficult midterm elections in November. During the first hour of his speech, Trump focused on the economy, saying that he had curbed inflation, raised the stock market to record levels, agreed to comprehensive tax cuts, and reduced drug prices.

After ascending to the podium, he said: “Our nation is back... bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before.”

Criticism of the Supreme Court

Trump criticized the Supreme Court's invalidation of his global tariffs, describing the decision before a number of court judges as "very unfortunate."

Among those attending the joint session of Congress were Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, both conservatives who joined with liberal Justice Elena Kagan to achieve a 6-3 majority to overturn Trump's tariffs.

But Trump noted that the US trading partners “want to preserve the agreements they have made (...) knowing that the legal authority I have as President to conclude a new agreement could be much worse for them.”

“Black people are not monkeys.” Ilhan Omar shouts at him

Texas Democratic Representative Al Green held up a sign reading “Blacks are not monkeys” during the speech, before he was led out of the hall.

The representative was standing directly opposite Trump when he raised the banner before he was taken out of the Congress building, while chants of “America, America, America” could be heard. This month, Trump posted a video clip showing former President Barack Obama and his wife in the form of two monkeys.

While Trump was praising his implementation of immigration laws, Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, representing the Minneapolis district in the House of Representatives, shouted at him, “You killed Americans!”

80 million barrels of Venezuelan oil

Trump revealed that the United States has received more than 80 million barrels of oil from Venezuela since Washington ousted its president, Nicolas Maduro. He said: “We have just received from our new friend and partner, Venezuela, more than 80 million barrels of oil,” adding: “US oil production has increased by more than 600,000 barrels per day.”

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Immigration and inflation

The Reuters analysis found that Trump, when he's not declaring to beat inflation, devotes nearly half of his speaking time to complaints and other issues.

The Reuters analysis found that in about five hours of conversation, Trump spent about two hours deviating from the topic and touching on approximately 20 topics unrelated to prices. When he did get off topic, his most important issue was illegal immigration, which he spent about 30 to 40 minutes in total talking about.

With agencies

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