Overview
- CNN analyst Harry Enten called it Trump's least well-received joint-session address, with only 38% of viewers rating it very positive.
- Instant reactions reflected a Republican-leaning audience, as a CBS News pre-speech survey showed 52% Republicans and 18% Democrats among likely viewers.
- Enten emphasized that State of the Union addresses historically shift presidential approval by about zero points on average since the late 1970s.
- He reported that Trump's net approval has been negative for 351 consecutive days in his aggregate tracking.
- The one hour and 48 minute speech spotlighted the economy, immigration, and tariffs, drawing sharp opinion-page criticism and intersecting with a recent Supreme Court setback on tariff authority.