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    State Of The Union: 'Tonight, I Ask You To Choose Greatness,' Trump Says

    The president's second State of the Union address touched on many of his familiar themes and agenda items but also included moments and proposals that drew positive reaction from Democrats.
    by Jessica Taylor Feb 05, 2019 7 minutes
    President Trump, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Pence looking on, delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday night.

    Updated Wednesday at 1:05 a.m. ET

    President Trump used his second State of the Union address to call for bipartisanship and unity, even as he remains at an impasse with Congress over immigration in the shadow of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

    It was the first time Trump addressed Congress with Democrats controlling the House, though he didn't make an outright nod to the new power balance. The president also didn't mention the 35-day partial government shutdown that preceded — and had initially delayed — his annual address and made only a passing reference to another one that could happen in less than two weeks.

    Instead, Trump opened by telling lawmakers he was "ready to work with you to achieve historic breakthroughs for all Americans" and by aiming to "govern not as two parties but as one nation."

    "There is a new opportunity in American politics, if only we have the courage to seize it. Victory is not winning for our party. Victory is winning for our country," the president said to a standing ovation from both parties.

    Trump called on Congress to "reject the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution — and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation, compromise and the

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