The State of the Union Is Long
Feb 25, 2026•45 min•Ep. 1126
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Summary
Jon, Lovett, Dan, and Tommy react to Donald Trump's record-breaking, angry State of the Union address, highlighting his failure to present a clear economic plan and his use of stunts like featuring the USA Hockey men's team. They critique his distorted reality, divisive immigration rhetoric, and unsubstantiated claims about Iran, while also discussing the media's normalization of his speeches. The episode concludes with analysis of Governor Abigail Spanberger's strong Democratic response and the SOTU's limited political impact.Episode description
Donald Trump breaks his own record for longest State of the Union in history, delivering a meandering, angry, tone-deaf speech that utterly fails at its single most important goal: laying out a clear plan for lowering prices. Jon, Lovett, Dan, and Tommy react to Trump's stunts—including bringing on the members of the USA Hockey men's team—what he said about his plans for Iran, the fights he tried to pick with Democrats, and the official Democratic response from Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
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