Al Jazeera English Trump delivers State of the Union address amid tariff setback, Iran tensions

US President Donald Trump has touted his economic record during the longest State of the Union address in history, boasting that he had ushered in a “golden age”, as he sought to project an aura of success at a fraught moment for his presidency.
Trump did not offer more clarity regarding his plans for Iran, amid growing concern that he may be inching closer to a military conflict with the nation. “My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy,” he said.
Trump took a moment to again target Somali Americans in Minnesota by labelling them “pirates”, and blamed unrestricted immigration for increased crime and rising economic costs for Americans.
Trump’s address comes amid economic uncertainty driven, in part, by his use of far-reaching tariffs, some of which were struck down by a Supreme Court ruling last week.

Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett joins us live from Washington, DC to discuss this.

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