Scenes from the chamber: Trump touts economy, faces Democratic pushback at the State of the Union

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol. (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)

U.S. Rep. Al Green protests as President Donald Trump arrives to deliver the State of the Union address. (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images))

Jack Hughes poses for a photo with Team USA members. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MI) shout during U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

US First Lady Melania Trump presents US veteran Captain E. Royce Williams with the Medal of Honor. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump applauds as US veteran Captain E. Royce Williams receives the Medal of Honor. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover receives the Medal of Honor. (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)

Enrique Márquez, political prisoner of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, hugs his niece Alejandra Gonzales after U.S. President Donald Trump reunited them. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Marcus Coleman holds his daughter Dalilah Coleman. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who survived a November 2025 shooting attack in Washington, DC, receives a Purple Heart. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan, with camper Milly Cate McClymond whom he saved during the Texas floods, is honored. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump delivers the first official State of the Union of his second term. (Getty Images)

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Brent Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Mary Coney Barrett attend the State of the Union address. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The George Washington gavel before 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. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times/Pool via REUTERS)

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with members of Congress as he departs. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)