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[](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/)  President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Credit: Jessica Koscielniak / Pool Photo via AP Last week, President Donald Trump delivered the first [State of the Union speech of his second term.](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-transcript-state-of-union-2026-c13e2a07df999b464b733f4a6e84dbd4) People around the world heard dramatically different messages, as these two opinions from Connecticut writers reflect. You may read and compare their reaction to the President’s address: