Last night’s State of the Union Address was, though indirectly, in many ways largely indicative of the ‘State of our Union’; irascible, beleaguered, gaslighted, schizophrenic. Despite getting sidetracked for a bit on today’s episode, below you’ll find my extensive coverage of last night’s SOTU, including a timestamped breakdown of my live observations while watching. You’re sure to find some things the MSM has obfuscated or ignored…
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Trump set an all-time record with his second joint address on March 4, 2025, clocking in at one hour, 39 minutes and 32 seconds.
Other Headlines Regarding the ‘State of the Union’
#Fact Check
Drawn from CNN’s Fact checking Trump’s State of the Union address. For more balanced, detailed coverage, see PolitiFact article.
Claim
Rebuttal Source
Rebuttal
‘$18 trillion’ in investments
CNN’s Daniel Dale
“…the White House’s own website said the figure for “major investment announcements” during this Trump term was “$9.7 trillion,” and even that is a major exaggeration; a detailed CNN review in [Oct 2025] found [WH counting trillions in] vague investment pledges, pledges that were about “bilateral trade” or “economic exchange” rather than investment in the US and vague statements that didn’t even rise to the level of pledges.”
Low gas prices (2.30, 1.99, 1.85)
CNN’s Daniel Dale
According to AAA: only 2 states w/ avg < $2.50/gal; GasBuddy: 4:150k (.003%) gas stations w/ gas < $2/gal
Inherited record inflation
CNN’s Daniel Dale
Dec, 2024 Y-O-Y inflation (CPI): 2.9%
Inherited stagnant economy
CNN’s Daniel Dale
False (see details)
Passed largest tax cuts (GBBB) in American history
CNN’s Tami Luhby
“It ranks seventh in terms of share of GDP since 1918, according to Chris Towner, policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan watchdog group.”
Biden allowed ‘11,888 murderers’ to enter US as migrants
CNN’s Daniel Dale
““11,888” number is about non-citizens who entered the US not just under Biden but over the course of multiple decades, including during Trump’s own first administration.”
Foreign countries are paying T47 tariffs
CNN’s Daniel Dale
“In an analysis released in February, officials at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York wrote, “We find that nearly 90 percent of the tariffs’ economic burden fell on U.S. firms and consumers.”…[CBO] wrote in a February report that “the net effect of tariffs is to raise U.S. consumer prices by the full portion of the cost of the tariffs borne domestically (95 percent)”…”
Fraud in Minnesota
CNN’s Daniel Dale
“…Walz admin official said in December that they had “evidence of tens of millions of dollars in fraud to this point,” not $9[/18/19] billion…”
US elections claims
CNN’s Daniel Dale
Disputed (see details)
More Americans are working today than ever
CNN’s Daniel Dale
“The labor force participation rate, which measures the percentage of the population that is employed or actively looking for work, has been almost unchanged…”
Ended eight wars
CNN’s Daniel Dale
Largely disputed (see details)
Achieved no tax on Social Security
CNN’s Tami Luhby
Disputed, misleading (see details)
Balancing the federal budget by ending fraud
CNN’s Tami Luhby
2024 GAO estimate “found that [$233–521B] is lost to fraud annually. But the federal budget deficit came in at just under $1.8 trillion for the most recent fiscal year, which ended in September, according to the Treasury Department – more than triple the highest estimated fraud total.”
#Contemporaneous Notes
Duration: 01:47:43 (longest SOTU in history – breaking the modern record he set last year.)
Timestamp (approx. w/ lag)
CH Notes
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No mention of Epstein or Trump / Epstein Files! Despite many survivors in chamber. No mention of Renee Good, Alex Pretti.
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…our nation is back, bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before.
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“This is the Golden age of America.”
T19:14:36-07:00
“…we have achieved a transformation like no one has ever seen before and a turnaround for the ages. It is indeed a turnaround for the ages.”
T19:15:04-07:00
And we will never go back to where we were just a very short time ago. We’re not going back.
T19:16:03-07:00
“Illegal aliens” / border
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past 9 mo “ZERO illegal aliens admitted”
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Inflation: 1.7%
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Gas as low as 2.30 – 1.99 – 1.85
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Mortgage rates
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$18T [in foreign investment] “pouring in from all over the globe.”
T19:21:14-07:00
70k new construction jobs (AI Data centers?)
T19:21:34-07:00
Oil, ‘new partner’, Venezuela: 80M barrels of oil
T19:22:35-07:00
100% of all new jobs created, private sector
T19:22:42-07:00
We ended DEI in America
T19:23:32-07:00
The State of our Union is Strong
T19:23:43-07:00
Our country is winning again. In fact, we’re winning so much that we really don’t know what to do about it. People are asking me, please, please, please, Mr. President, we’re winning too much. We can’t take it anymore. We’re not used to winning in our country. Until you came along, we were just always losing, but now we’re winning too much. And I say no, no, no, you’re going to win again. You’re going to win big; you’re going to win bigger than ever. (Narcissistic rant)
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U.S. Men’s Olympic (Gold Medal) Hockey Team… Connor Hellebuyck…
T19:26:22-07:00
U.S. Women’s Olympic hockey team “will soon be coming to the White House” (the team declined invitation to attend WH SOTU)[2][3]
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I will soon be presenting Connor with … the highest civilian honor in our country, the Presidential Medal of Freedom
T19:31:05-07:00
World Cup and Olympics coming to America
T19:36:20-07:00
…government answers to the people, not the powerful…
T19:37:27-07:00
GBBB, Republicans voted for it, all Democrats voted against it.
T19:38:04-07:00
only if car is made in America
T19:38:29-07:00
Megan [Hemhauser]’s story (child tax credit)
T19:39:44-07:00
Trump Accounts, “Tax-free child investment accounts”, supporters; Michael & Susan Dell, Brad Gerstner (“hedge fund mgr”, founder, Altimeter Capital)
T19:41:14-07:00
“$100k by the time they turn 18 – or a lot more (Uh…??) – go to TrumpAccounts.gov”
T19:41:55-07:00
Dow hit 50k, S&P hit 7k
T19:43:43-07:00
Tariffs: ‘country-saving, peace-protecting, time-tested and approved’… taking the great financial burden off the people…
T19:44:47-07:00
A POTUS who put’s America first. I love America
T19:45:11-07:00
For decades before I came along…
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11,888 (illegal alien) murders
T19:46:46-07:00
“They [Democrats] knew their statements were a dirty, rotten, lie.”
T19:47:13-07:00
” The cost of chicken, butter, fruit, hotels, automobiles, rent, is lower today than when I took office, by a lot. And even beef, which was very high, is starting to come down significantly.”
T19:47:56-07:00
Crushing cost of healthcare. I want to stop large pmts to healthcare co’s, and give it to the people. (Isn’t it already the peoples’ money??)
T19:49:25-07:00
Deflating prescription drug costs… Other presidents said they would, tried… didn’t do it… I got it done…
T19:50:29-07:00
“So in my first year of the second term, should be my third term, but strange things happen.” (doublespeak, like Whitney Webb’s Bruce Hemmings quote[1:1])
T19:50:54-07:00
“… price differences of 300, 400, 500, 600 percent and more, (impossible) all available right now at a new website called TrumpRX.gov – and I didn’t name that one either, BTW.”
T19:51:15-07:00
Catherine Rayner (IVF) story
T19:54:34-07:00
We want homes for people, not corporations
T19:54:49-07:00
Making it easier for people to save. Protecting Social Security & Medicare
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Avg. 401k bal up $30k (How the AF can they possibly know that??? WH / POTUS should NOT know those numbers! If they know that, what else do they know??)
T19:56:11-07:00
Members of Congress should not benefit (What about WH & friends???) from using inside information (ironic! Based on last point) Pass the Insider Trading Act right away.
T19:57:19-07:00
MN – members of Somali community pillaging community, $19B. War on Fraud to be led by JD Vance.
T19:59:32-07:00
Dalilah Coleman’s story (child, hit by illegal alien w/ CDL – interesting NOTE: spelling variations: Delilah / Dalilah Law)
T20:01:34-07:00
Angel moms & families. Lizbeth Medina’s story (stabbed 25+ times by Rafeal Govea Romero)
T20:04:00-07:00
Democrat(‘s) shutdown. Helping people clean up the snow.
T20:05:20-07:00
First responsibility of American Gov is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.
T20:07:13-07:00
You should be ashamed of yourself for not standing up (Heckling: Justice Democrats [Omar, Tlaib][4][5][6][7] primarily shouting back)
T20:08:11-07:00
I’m asking you to approve the SAVE America Act. It’s very simple: all voters must show voter ID, proof of citizenship to vote. No more crooked mail-in ballots, except for… Polling at 89%, incl Dems. Even Communist NY Mayor wants shovelers to show 2 forms of ID + SS card
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Sage Blair (& mom, Michelle), gender transition story
T20:13:47-07:00
Look – nobody stands up. These people are crazy. … Democrats have destroyed the country. But we’ve stopped it, just in time.
T20:14:27-07:00
First Lady – now a movie star.
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Sierra Burns (Melania Trump Foster Youth to Independence Program participant) and Everest Nevraumont (11-year-old Alpha School student, AI-advocate, and TedX speaker) representing Melania Trump’s BE BEST Fostering the Future initiative.[8]
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[Then, immediately after] …Christianity, and belief in God. … My great friend, Charlie Kirk. … martyred… Erika is with us tonight. [Fake Tammy Faye tears – and did she mouth ‘I miss you’ to Trump??]
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America is one nation under God, and we must reject political violence of any kind
T20:17:59-07:00
We love religion. It’s making a great comeback
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[Aug 22, 2025 killing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee] Iryna Zarutska
T20:20:41-07:00
Starting last summer, I deployed National Guard and federal law enforcement to restore law and order to our most dangerous cities, incl.; Memphis TN, New Orleans LA, Washington DC
T20:22:15-07:00
Sarah Beckstrom’s story
T20:27:23-07:00
In my first 10 months I ended eight wars, incl.; (1) Cambodia and Thailand, (2) Pakistan and India, (3) Kosovo and Serbia, (4) Israel and Iran, 5 Egypt and Ethiopia, (6) Armenia and Azerbaijan, (7) the Congo and Rwanda “and, of course, (8) the war in Gaza”. Isn’t it funny? They’re sick people. Cambodia and Thailand… Thank you Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for your help. And I also want to thank the man they report to; Sec. of State, Marco Rubio. … I think he’ll go down as the best ever. Under the cease fire, every hostage, living & dead, has been returned home.
T20:31:42-07:00
And we’re working very hard to end the ninth war, the killing and slaughter between Russia and Ukraine… 25k soldiers die each mo.
T20:32:12-07:00
Operation Midnight Hammer (Iranian attack)
T20:33:57-07:00
[Iran] building weapons that will soon reach America… Renewing their sinister efforts… We haven’t heard those words; ‘We will never have a weapon…’ I will never allow the world’s #1 sponsor of terror (U.S.?!?) to have a nuclear weapon. (Are we de-nuking, then???)
T20:35:43-07:00
we call ‘peace through strength’… and it’s been very effective. (and Orwellian)
T20:38:06-07:00
We got a lotta money… (Really??? Not the American people???)
T20:40:39-07:00
In January (Venezuela) …one of the most spectacular and impressive military feats. … Space Force is my baby. Nicolas Maduro, to face justice… New Pres. of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez.
T20:42:24-07:00
Alejandra Gonzalez (Venezuela) and her uncle story. Uncle released – and here tonight! Enrique, please come down. … Thank you, Enrique. Have a good time. (CREEPY! Esp. since I was thinking ‘Epstein Files’ – unmentioned, BTW! – in back of mind as Alejandra & Enrique embraced, but mostly emotionless)
T20:46:34-07:00
CWO Eric Slover (Venezuelan invasion) story, wife Amy [Slover]‘s holy water… Nation’s highest military award: Congressional Medal of Honor
T20:50:19-07:00
Met w/ [Slovers] at Fort Bragg – we got the name back. … Eric’s fellow warriors will soon be receiving awards @ WH.
T20:51:14-07:00
One last living legend to honor before we go… WWII / Korean ‘War’ Navy pilot, Royce Williams (100 yr-old): Congressional Medal of Honor
T20:54:54-07:00
[Draft dodger!] I’ve always wanted the Congressional Medal of Honor, they say I can’t give it to myself. But, if they ever open that up…
T20:58:18-07:00
“And when God needs a nation to work his miracles, He knows exactly who to ask. There is no challenge Americans cannot overcome, no frontier too vast for us to conquer, no dream too bold for us to chase, no horizon too distant for us to claim. For our destiny is written by the hand of Providence and these first 250 years were just the beginning.”
T20:59:07-07:00
From TX to MI to FL to Dakotas, from Philly to DC, “the Golden Age of America is upon us.” The Revolution that began in 1776 has not ended… b/c Flame of Liberty and independence still burns… Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless America.
#Footnotes
Unlimited Hangout podcast with Whitney Webb, Ep. #37, One Nation Under Blackmail (Aug 10, 2022) ︎ ︎
Why Team USA women’s hockey turned down invitation to White House State of the Union address – Yahoo Sports ︎
Trump joked he is being forced to invite the women’s hockey team to DC. Now, they’ve turned down his request ︎
WATCH: Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib Heckle Trump During State Of The Union, ‘You Killed Americans’ | US News – Times Now ︎
Ilhan Omar And Rashida Tlaib Leave State Of The Union Early After Heckling Trump ︎
‘You have killed Americans’: Ilhan Omar tries to shout down Trump’s immigration attacks | CNN Politics ︎
Midwest ‘Squad’ members shout down Trump during GOP’s biggest State of the Union applause lines: ‘You’re killing Americans’ | The Independent ︎
First Lady Melania Trump’s State of the Union Guests Reflect Her Impact on Education, Tech, and the Foster Community – The White House ︎
