"The Supreme Court's ruling against his signature tariff policy just days before the speech underscored just how quickly Trump's most brazen and signature actions could disintegrate amid a mountain of legal challenges."
"It was a speech to shore up his base of supporters, said Aaron Kall, a professor at the University of Michigan who studies presidential messaging, as opposed to extending olive branches to Democrats or trying to attract new supporters."
"In some ways, Trump's political fate and future relies upon getting some kind of buy-in or cooperation, Kall said. Trump's most substantial legislative victory of his second term came in the form of a sweeping bill passed by the Republican-controlled Congress in July."
President Trump presented his second term as transformative during his State of the Union address, emphasizing Republican achievements ahead of November midterm elections. However, the speech revealed underlying political vulnerabilities. A Supreme Court ruling against his tariff policy days before the address demonstrated how legal challenges threaten his executive actions. Trump's approach focused on energizing his base rather than building bipartisan support, a potentially limiting strategy given his need for congressional cooperation from vulnerable Republicans and centrist Democrats. His most significant legislative achievement was a sweeping bill passed by Republican-controlled Congress in July, which codified key campaign agenda items including populist economic pledges.
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