I just watched the longest state of the union speech ever | About That

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In Donald Trump's 2026 state of the union address — which broke the record for the longest such speech — he spoke about everything from lauding the men's Olympic hockey team to repeatedly chastizing Democrats for not standing up to applaud his comments. Andrew Chang breaks down the choreography of the address to explain the strategy behind the words.

Intro - 00:00
Reading the room- 01:20
‘Borrowed prestige’ - 06:07
Substance and signaling - 10:48

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