Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality

选民和特朗普眼中的经济现实截然不同。

WSJ What’s News

2026-02-25

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A.M. Edition for Feb. 25. In the longest State of the Union address on record, President Trump tried to persuade Americans that the economy is in better shape than many think it is. WSJ White House reporter Meridith McGraw parses the speech where Trump doubled down on his tariffs, immigration policies and attacks on Democrats. Plus, Warner Bros. Discovery says the latest takeover bid from Paramount could top the best offer from Netflix. And, Anthropic says it could roll back the safety commitments it’s known for - if a rival releases a superior AI model. Daniel Bach hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • President Trump uses his State of the Union to celebrate an economic turnaround many voters aren't seeing.

  • Members of Congress and my fellow Americans, our nation is back.

  • Bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before.

  • Plus, Warner says Paramount's sweetened offer could well best Netflix.

  • And Anthropics says competition could lead it to relax the AI safety rules it's known for.

  • It's Wednesday, February 25th.

  • I'm Daniel Bach for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas.

  • And here's the AM edition of What's News,

  • the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

  • We begin in Washington where President Trump has given the longest date of the Union address in US history.

  • Referring to his first year in office as a turnaround for the ages.

  • In a speech full of showmanship and patriotism,

  • Trump celebrated his immigration enforcement operations and heralded his economic agenda.

  • At a time when polls show him struggling to connect with the public on the economy and Republicans bracing for a challenging midterm election.

  • Our White House reporter Meredith McGraw has been covering the speech from Washington throughout the night and joins me now.

  • Meredith, what did you make of the address?

  • The goal of President Trump's speech really was to promote his record during his first year back in office and try to make the case to the American people that he's working to make their lives safer and more affordable.

  • After just one year,

  • I can say with dignity and pride that we have achieved a transformation like No one has ever seen before.

  • And they turn around for the ages.