Graphic: Tracking Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address
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📌 Key Takeaways
NBC News is tracking Trump's 2026 State of Union with live-updating data visualization
The address covers contentious issues including tariffs, immigration, foreign policy, and economy
Trump has delivered three of the 10 longest State of Union speeches since 1966
Topics lasting less than one minute are excluded from the tracking
📖 Full Retelling
President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address since 2020 in the House chamber on February 24, 2026, at 8:50 PM EST, with NBC News tracking the topics covered in a live-updating data visualization that monitors the hot-button issues he addresses. The NBC News visualization, created by data editor Joe Murphy, senior interactive journalist Jiachuan Wu, and intern Melinda Yao, provides minute-by-minute analysis of Trump's speech, excluding topics mentioned for less than one minute. The address covers a wide range of contentious issues including tariffs, immigration raids and ICE deployments, deposing Venezuela's leader, threatening to annex Greenland, inflation, the state of the economy, and recent Epstein file dumps. This real-time tracking allows viewers to understand the focus and emphasis of the president's address as it unfolds. In contrast to Trump's current address, former President Joe Biden focused on different themes during his State of the Union speeches, emphasizing democracy in 2024, the economy in 2023, and the war in Ukraine in 2022. Notably, Trump has already delivered three of the 10 longest State of the Union speeches given since 1966, indicating his tendency for lengthy addresses.
🏷️ Themes
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Annual report by the president of the United States
The State of the Union address (sometimes abbreviated to SOTU) is an annual message delivered by the president of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress near the beginning of most calendar years on the current condition of the nation. The speech generally includes reports...
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President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
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Graphic: Tracking President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union in real time Minute by minute, what the president talked about in the first State of the Union address of his current presidency. Leila Register / NBC News; Getty Images Share Add NBC News to Google Feb. 24, 2026, 8:50 PM EST By Joe Murphy , Jiachuan Wu and Melinda Yao President Donald Trump is back in the House to deliver the State of the Union address , his first since 2020 . There is no shortage of hot-button issues for him to talk about, from tariffs to immigration raids and ICE deployments , from deposing Venezuela’s leader to threatening to annex Greenland , from inflation and the state of the economy to the Epstein file dumps . NBC News will be tracking the major topics Trump touches on during his speech, and this graphic will update automatically through the night. Topics talked about for less than a minute are not included. In his State of the Union addresses, former President Joe Biden focused on themes such as democracy in 2024 , the economy in 2023 and the war in Ukraine in 2022 . In 2020, Trump devoted the most time in his State of the Union address to national security. Heading into this address, Trump had delivered three of the 10 longest State of the Union speeches of those given since 1966. This chart will be updated after tonight’s address with the latest data. Follow live updates about the 2026 State of the Union address . Share Add NBC News to Google Joe Murphy Joe Murphy is a data editor at NBC News. Jiachuan Wu Jiachuan Wu is a senior interactive journalist for NBC News Digital. Melinda Yao I am an intern for NBC News’ Data / Graphics team.
