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President Trump's Policies Mark 'Return To Realist Principles,' Scholar Says

President Trump waves before boarding the Air Force One ahead of his departure from Zurich Airport in Zurich on Jan. 26, 2018, after attending the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

President Trump delivers his first State of the Union address Tuesday night. The White House says he’ll focus on jobs, the economy, immigration and national security.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Ohio State University professor Randall Schweller, who believes Trump’s first year in office has been a success.

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On how President Trump has done in his first year

“Very well. I’m very happy with it. There might be a couple of things that I

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