WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will try to sell voters on the record of his first year back in power during his State of the Union address Tuesday, despite suffering a series of stinging blows ahead of November\u2019s crucial midterm elections.<\/p>\n
After a year of breakneck activity that has stunned America and the world, the 79-year-old Republican\u2019s flagship speech to Congress \u2014 which he has largely sidelined \u2014 comes at a tense time.<\/p>\n
Trump is fuming over a string of recent setbacks, including dismal approval ratings and the Supreme Court striking down his signature tariffs, a cornerstone of his economic agenda.<\/p>\n
Adding to the drama, Trump will be speaking right in front of the same justices \u2014 including two of his own appointees \u2014 whom he branded \u201cfools\u201d over the stunning ruling.<\/p>\n
If Democrats win back either the House or Senate in November, it could paralyze the rest of Trump\u2019s second term \u2014 and put him at the risk of a possible third impeachment.<\/p>\n
But Trump shows no signs of backing down in a speech that is likely to mix a defense of his first year with a launching pad for the midterms.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a long speech because we have so much to talk about,\u201d Trump said at the White House on Monday.<\/p>\n
The president also dismissed \u201cfake\u201d polls including a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll published on Sunday showing his approval rating at just 39 percent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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