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Trump to Pitch ’Greatness’ In SOTU – White House Says

Trump to Pitch ’Greatness’ In SOTU – White House Says
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By Staff, Agencies

US President Donald Trump's State of the Union [SOTU] speech will urge optimism, pulling back from Washington's current climate of strife, according to a top official.

Previewing next Tuesday's speech before Congress, a senior US administration official said Trump will "cast an inspiring vision of American greatness."

The speech, however, is bound to be one of the most politically fraught in years, coming against the backdrop of a bitter row with opposition Democrats who refuse to fund Trump's plan for more walling along the US-Mexican border.

The dispute even led to Congress delaying the date of the speech.

Additionally, Trump himself hinted Friday that he will use the delayed event to declare a national emergency, allowing himself to unilaterally appropriate wall building funds, bypassing Congress altogether.

The senior administration official refused to confirm any specific details of the speech and emphasized, however, that the president's main goal was to present a more healing tone.

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