Fact Check: President Trump’s State Of The Union Address And Democratic Response

PHOTO: President Trump delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Vice President Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., watch. President Trump delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night, a speech that had been delayed during the government shutdown. The annual remarks come as a bipartisan group of lawmakers continue to negotiate border security funding and Trump’s wall proposal — the central issue that led to the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Following is an annotation and fact check of both the State of the Union address and Democratic response.