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US President Donald Trump greets US Joint Chiefs Chairman General Joseph Dunford Dafter finishing the State of the Union address. Win McNamee / Reuters
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US President Donald Trump gestures while delivering a State of the Union address. Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg
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US President Donald Trump delivers a State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington. Jim Bourg / Pool via Bloomberg
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Preston Sharp, second left, who organised the placing of US flags at the graves of 40,000 veterans, applauds with first lady Melania Trump and Officer Ryan Holets of the Albuquerque, New Mexico, police department as Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address. Leah Millis / Reuters
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Elizabeth Alvarado, Robert Mickens, Evelyn Rodriguez, and Freddy Cuevas, parents of two girls who were chased down and brutally murdered and whose deaths were among a string of 17 Long Island slayings that have been attributed to Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, cry as US President Donald Trump introduces them during his State of the Union address.
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US First Lady Melania Trump departs at the conclusion of President Donald Trump's State of the Union Address at the House of Representatives in Washington. Chris Kleponis / EPA
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US President Donald Trump, left, gestures at the podium in front of US Vice President Mike Pence, back left and Speaker of the House US Rep Paul Ryan, right, during his first State of the Union address. Win McNamee / Reuters
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North Korean defector Ji Seong-ho raises his crutches as he is recognised by US President Donald Trump during the State of the Union address. Mandel Ngan / AFP
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US President Donald Trump leaves after delivering his first State of the Union address. Win McNamee / Reuters
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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly listens as US President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address. Win McNamee / Reuters
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US Rep Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) hugs his wife Lauren, centre, as his mother Sheila Rauch, left, looks on, after delivering the Democratic rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address. Brian Snyder / Reuters
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Ivanka Trump, assistant to US President Donald Trump, centre, and Jared Kushner, senior White House adviser, centre left, clap as guests are introduced during a State of the Union address by US President Donald Trump. Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg
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US President Donald Trump greets US Joint Chiefs Chairman General Joseph Dunford Dafter finishing the State of the Union address. Win McNamee / Reuters
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US President Donald Trump gestures while delivering a State of the Union address. Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg
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US President Donald Trump delivers a State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington. Jim Bourg / Pool via Bloomberg
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Preston Sharp, second left, who organised the placing of US flags at the graves of 40,000 veterans, applauds with first lady Melania Trump and Officer Ryan Holets of the Albuquerque, New Mexico, police department as Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address. Leah Millis / Reuters
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Elizabeth Alvarado, Robert Mickens, Evelyn Rodriguez, and Freddy Cuevas, parents of two girls who were chased down and brutally murdered and whose deaths were among a string of 17 Long Island slayings that have been attributed to Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, cry as US President Donald Trump introduces them during his State of the Union address.
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US First Lady Melania Trump departs at the conclusion of President Donald Trump's State of the Union Address at the House of Representatives in Washington. Chris Kleponis / EPA
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US President Donald Trump, left, gestures at the podium in front of US Vice President Mike Pence, back left and Speaker of the House US Rep Paul Ryan, right, during his first State of the Union address. Win McNamee / Reuters
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North Korean defector Ji Seong-ho raises his crutches as he is recognised by US President Donald Trump during the State of the Union address. Mandel Ngan / AFP
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US President Donald Trump leaves after delivering his first State of the Union address. Win McNamee / Reuters
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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly listens as US President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address. Win McNamee / Reuters
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US Rep Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) hugs his wife Lauren, centre, as his mother Sheila Rauch, left, looks on, after delivering the Democratic rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address. Brian Snyder / Reuters
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Ivanka Trump, assistant to US President Donald Trump, centre, and Jared Kushner, senior White House adviser, centre left, clap as guests are introduced during a State of the Union address by US President Donald Trump. Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg
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US President Donald Trump greets US Joint Chiefs Chairman General Joseph Dunford Dafter finishing the State of the Union address. Win McNamee / Reuters
Trump declares 'new American moment' in State of the Union address
Unlike previous speeches, Mr Trump extended a hand to work with Democrats on infrastructure and immigration legislation
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Joyce Karam
31 January, 2018
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