Washington, Feb. 25 -- Delivering his first State of the union address of his second term, President Donald Trump pushed forth a message of economic strength and global leadership in his speech, blending nationalist campaign rhetoric with presidential chest thumping, in a bid to rally voters ahead of the November mid-term elections in the country.
In a speech lasting nearly two hours - one of the longest of its kind in recent decades - Trump largely focused on domestic themes, framing his first year back in office as a dramatic turnaround from what he described as decline under his predecessor.
"I inherited a nation in crisis," he said on Tuesday night, citing what he called a stagnant economy, high inflation, rising crime and "war and ch...