State of the union: Trump salutes Olympians, defends tariffs and spars with Democrats

<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/049ede51-1754-47ae-bdb9-9673d25f66bd,1771991067289/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C884%2C6599%2C3711%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A man in a suit speaks from a podium.' width='620' height='349' title='U.S. President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 2026. '/><p></p>