President Donald Trump took the national stage Tuesday night for his State of the Union address at a pivotal moment for his presidency and for his party.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about what the president said — and didn’t say — with a historian, a political scientist and our listeners.

Guests:

• Yohuru Williams is a distinguished university chair, professor of history and founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas.
• Whitney Court is a professor of political science and chair of political science at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University.