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4 key fact-checks from Trump's address to Congress
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March 5, 2025
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2:16Now PlayingPresident Donald Trump praised his administration's efforts over the last six weeks and laid out his vision for the rest of his second term during his address Tuesday to a joint session of Congress.
In the address, Trump said he is interested in ending the war in Ukraine and highlighted his administration's work so far in reshaping U.S. immigration policy and transforming the size of the federal government.
During the speech, the longest address a president made to a joint session or State of the Union in modern history, Trump made several false or misleading claims.
PolitiFact's Maria Ramirez Uribe fact-checks four key claims the president made during the address.
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