Trump, facing headwinds at home and abroad, to address State of the Union

Here’s a look at the main takeaways from Tuesday’s address before a joint session of Congress.

Trump addressed the nation only days after the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling striking down his sweeping tariffs agenda and the president’s swift move to impose 10% tariffs on imports from all countries for 150 days. He said last Saturday that he would raise duties to 15% but hasn’t done so yet.

Trump said “everything was working well” and the U.S. was gaining revenue through tariffs. He bemoaned the Supreme Court’s ruling but said foreign countries and companies wanted to keep the tariffs in place.

The president said tariffs were “saving the country” through the “kind of money we’re taking in” and implausibly said tariff revenue could one day replace the nation’s income tax, “taking a great financial burden off the people that I love.” But Trump’s new tariff approach is premised on a legal authority never before used by a president for tariffs and is likely to be challenged in court.