The longest State of the Union addresses in recent history, ranked

President Donald Trump set the record for the longest address in 2026.
KSTP-TV

5 INVESTIGATES fact check: State of the Union address

5 INVESTIGATES checked claims from President Donald Trump during the State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Statement: People from Somalia arrived in Minnesota through “unrestricted immigration.

State of the Union

The State of the Union, now a major televised event, is given annually by the President of the United States and dates back to 1790 when George Washington delivered the first address, rooted in the ...
The Economist

Our language analysis of Donald Trump’s state-of-the-union address

ON FEBRUARY 24TH Donald Trump gave the longest state-of-the-union speech on record—more than 10,000 words, delivered over an hour and 48 minutes. In an election year, the podium gave Mr Trump an ...