Trump sets record for longest State of the Union address 

Published February 24, 2026 10:51pm ET



President Donald Trump set a record for the longest State of the Union address in history Tuesday night with a speech that lasted for 108 minutes.

Trump bested his previous mark, set last year, of 99.5 minutes. That speech, though, was not an official State of the Union address, but rather technically an address to a joint session of Congress.

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