IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.
Data Graphics
Minute by minute, what the president talked about in the first State of the Union address of his current presidency.
Leila Register / NBC News; Getty Images
Add NBC News to Google
Feb. 24, 2026, 8:50 PM EST
President Donald Trump is back in the House to deliver the State of the Union address, his first since 2020.
There is no shortage of hot-button issues for him to talk about, from tariffs to immigration raids and ICE deployments, from deposing Venezuela’s leader to threatening to annex Greenland, from inflation and the state of the economy to the Epstein file dumps.
NBC News will be tracking the major topics Trump touches on during his speech, and this graphic will update automatically through the night. Topics talked about for less than a minute are not included.
In his State of the Union addresses, former President Joe Biden focused on themes such as democracy in 2024, the economy in 2023 and the war in Ukraine in 2022.
In 2020, Trump devoted the most time in his State of the Union address to national security.
Heading into this address, Trump had delivered three of the 10 longest State of the Union speeches of those given since 1966. This chart will be updated after tonight’s address with the latest data.
Follow live updates about the 2026 State of the Union address.
Add NBC News to Google
Joe Murphy
Joe Murphy is a data editor at NBC News.
Jiachuan Wu
Jiachuan Wu is a senior interactive journalist for NBC News Digital.
Melinda Yao
I am an intern for NBC News’ Data / Graphics team.
NBC News Top Stories
About the Author
