Read reports on and responses to Trump's first state-of-the-union speech of his second administration from nine reputable sources:
• ABC News
• BBC News
• CNN
• Factcheck.org
• The Guardian (UK)
• NBC News
• NPR
• PBS (fact-checking Democrats' responses)
• USA Today (focus on ending eight wars)
Selected examples:
TRUMP CLAIM: "In the past nine months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted to the United States."
FACT CHECK: False, but crossings are down drastically.
TRUMP CLAIM: "In many cases, drug lords, murderers all over our country. They're blocking the removal of these people out of our country," Trump said of illegal immigrants and sanctuary cities.
FACT CHECK: Most DHS detainees have no criminal record.
TRUMP CLAIM: "I want to stop all payments to big insurance companies and instead give that money directly to the people so they can buy their own health care."
FACT CHECK: The first Trump administration halted direct federal payments, but "The Great Healthcare Plan" appears to reinstate the payments to insurers.
TRUMP CLAIM: "Moving forward, factories, jobs, investment and trillions and trillions of dollars will continue pouring into the United States of America because we finally have a president who puts America first."
FACT CHECK: (NPR:) President Trump argues that high tariffs will spark a renaissance in U.S. manufacturing. But it hasn't happened yet. Factories have been in a slump for most of the last year, shedding 108,000 jobs in 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
No doubt Trump's taxes on foreign imports have allowed some U.S. factories to raise their prices. But the vast majority of factory managers, many of whom rely on foreign components, say tariffs have been a drag on their business. Read More