'Brash, Boastful' Speech 'Rife with Hyperbole' That Bragged About Trump’s 'One-and-a-Half' Point 'Mandate' 

“The speech was brash, boastful, at times intensely partisan, focused on culture war issues and, at times, rife with hyperbole. It was also the longest presidential address to Congress ever…A number of Democrats left the chamber before the address was finished. The tone of the night was set early on when the president played up his November election victory, which was decisive in the Electoral College, but just one and a half points in the popular vote as a quote ‘mandate.’”
— Host Kristen Welker on NBC News Now’s live coverage of President Donald Trump’s address to Congress, March 4, 2025.