Trump delivered the longest speech on the state of the country
25 february 2026 в 18:37
In his longest address to Congress on the state of the country to date, Donald Trump discussed several key points of his second presidency. He praised the economy and criticized the Democrats, not holding back in his expressions towards his opponents and highlighting his achievements, as he had in his previous addresses. Since this was his longest speech on Capitol Hill, some are wondering how much time Trump spent on his address in 2026.
One of the main topics was the discussion of tightening immigration policy. Pointing to «angel moms» in the audience whose children became victims of illegal immigrants, Trump urged his party to applaud if they agreed that «the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal immigrants». As expected, Republicans stood up to applaud, while Democrats remained seated.
«We must never forget that many of those present here not only allowed the border invasion to happen before I intervened, but they would actually do it again if they had the chance», - Trump said.
Find out how long Trump spoke in his address to Congress in 2026.
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) February 25, 2026
Most State of the Union addresses average about 1 hour in length, but previous presidents have sometimes exceeded this time limit.
Trump’s address in February 2026 lasted between 107 and 108 minutes, which is 1 hour and 47 or 48 minutes.
Trump’s address in 2025 lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes. During his first presidency from 2016 to 2020, the longest address was in February 2019, which also lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes.
As stated in the U.S. Constitution, the address to Congress is a time for the president to «provide Congress with information on the state of the union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient»
One of the main topics was the discussion of tightening immigration policy. Pointing to «angel moms» in the audience whose children became victims of illegal immigrants, Trump urged his party to applaud if they agreed that «the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal immigrants». As expected, Republicans stood up to applaud, while Democrats remained seated.
«We must never forget that many of those present here not only allowed the border invasion to happen before I intervened, but they would actually do it again if they had the chance», - Trump said.
Find out how long Trump spoke in his address to Congress in 2026.
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) February 25, 2026
Most State of the Union addresses average about 1 hour in length, but previous presidents have sometimes exceeded this time limit.
Trump’s address in February 2026 lasted between 107 and 108 minutes, which is 1 hour and 47 or 48 minutes.
Trump’s address in 2025 lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes. During his first presidency from 2016 to 2020, the longest address was in February 2019, which also lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes.
As stated in the U.S. Constitution, the address to Congress is a time for the president to «provide Congress with information on the state of the union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient»
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