State of the Union: President Trump's speech in pictures
Speaking to a divided Congress, President Donald Trump delivered his second State of the Union address.
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President Donald J. Trump sits in the presidential limo as he departs the White House for Capitol Hill on Feb. 5, 2019.
— Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., right, arrives with her guest, Ana Maria Archila.
Archila made headlines when she cornered then-Sen. Jeff Flake at a Senate elevator in September and pleaded for the Republican lawmaker to reconsider voting for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
— Carolyn Kaster / AP
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First lady Melania Trump arrives.
— Doug Mills / Pool via AFP - Getty Images
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Trump arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
— Carolyn Kaster / AP
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Trump greets members of the audience as he arrives.
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Trump shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as Vice President Mike Pence looks on.
— Doug Mills / Pool via Getty Images
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Eric Trump, left, and Donald Trump, Jr., applaud as their father speaks.
Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin salutes as Trump recognizes him.
Aldrin walked on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission.
— J. Scott Applewhite / AP
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"An economic miracle is taking place in the United States — and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics or ridiculous partisan investigations," Trump said.
— Joshua Roberts / Reuters
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi applauds President Trump.
— Doug Mills / Pool via Reuters
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Alice Johnson, one of the president's special guests, reacts as the president acknowledges her in the audience.
Johnson is a 63-year-old great-grandmother whose life sentence for a drug conviction was commuted by Trump.
— Saul Loeb / AFP - Getty Images
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In a nod to the suffragette movement, female lawmakers wear white to the speech.
— Alex Wong / Getty Images
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First lady Melania Trump talks with her guest, cancer survivor Grace Eline.
— Leah Millis / Reuters
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Trump's address was postponed one week due to the partial government shutdown.