8 Key Moments And Themes From Trump's First State Of The Union Address
President Trump delivered one of the longest State of the Union speeches in history.
Clocking in at one hour and 20 minutes, it was the third-longest, behind two from Bill Clinton in 2000 and 1995.
If you missed the speech, we promise to catch you up in far less than that (so, you're welcome).
Here are eight key moments and themes:
1. Not much new policy
State of the Union addresses tend to be a healthy dose of touting accomplishments (there was plenty of that) and laundry lists of policy proposals the president would like to see Congress take up in the next year.
Trump addressed policy, calling for the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to remain open, vowing to lower prescription drug costs, again dangling infrastructure as
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