Trump references self 60 percent less than Obama in first joint session speech

Published March 1, 2017 10:00am ET



In his first presidential speech to a joint session of Congress in 2009, Barack Obama referenced himself roughly 84 times (that number is approximate). By contrast, President Trump made only 53 such references in his address to the joint session on Tuesday night.

In 2010, Obama actually referenced himself approximately 117 times per Vocativ’s count.

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