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President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address of the television age Tuesday, declaring “a turnaround for the ages” as he tried to sell Americans on his economic program ahead of crucial midterm elections later this year.

The speech had all the ceremony, confrontation and chaos that have come to define the event in an era of narrow congressional majorities and partisan polarization. Democratic Representative Al Green was ejected from the chamber for disrupting the speech. Trump invited the gold-medal-winning men’s Olympic hockey team into the gallery amid chants of “USA! USA! USA!” He awarded several medals honoring veterans and active-duty service members.

And in more than 1 hour 47 minutes, the longest State of the Union in history, the president delivered a rally-like speech punctuated less by policy proposals than by political attacks.
For instant reaction and analysis, Bloomberg Balance of Power hosts Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz speak with:
Bloomberg White House correspondent Jeff Mason
Rick Davis, Partner at Stonecourt Capital and Bloomberg Politics Contributor & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center and Bloomberg Politics Contributor
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum
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Tom Keene breaks down the Single Best Idea from the latest edition of Bloomberg Surveillance Radio.
In this episode, we feature our conversations with Dartmouth’s Douglas Irwin & Nathan Dean of Bloomberg Intelligence.
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Featuring:
Bob Michele, Managing Director, CIO & Head: GFICC at JP Morgan Investment Management
Doreen Edelman, Partner & Chair: Global Trade Policy at Lowenstein Sandler
Beth Kindig, CEO & Lead Tech Analyst at I/O Fund
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Watch Tom and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.Bloomberg Surveillance hosted by Tom Keene & Paul SweeneyTuesday, February 24th, 2026

Featuring:

1) Douglas Irwin, Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, examines the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on IEEPA tariffs.
2) Cameron Dawson, Chief Investment Officer at NewEdge Wealth, on the S&P 500's "duck market".
3) Nathan Dean, Senior US Policy Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, previews tonight's State of the Union address.
4) Nadia Schadlow, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute & Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy, analyzes the clash between globalism and nation states.
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Featuring:
Norman Roule, Senior Advisor: Warfare & Terrorism Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies
Kate Kalutkiewicz, Senior Managing Director: Trade Practice at McLarty Associates
Darryl White, CEO of BMO Financial Group
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