TRUMP’S STATE OF NAT SEC: There were no derogatory nicknames, no taunts of his political rivals, and very few unscripted moments in last night’s State of the Union address by President Trump. In other words, he delivered a traditional speech replete with soaring rhetoric, and punctuated with the personal stories of invited guests who embodied profiles in courage, including Bronze Star recipient Army Staff Sgt. Justin Peck, who saved the life of a Navy chief in Raqqa, and North Korea defector Ji Seong-ho, who traveled thousands of miles on crutches across China and Southeast Asia to freedom. At one hour and 20 minutes it was also one of the longest State of the Union addresses on record, eclipsed in modern times only by President Bill Clinton’s stemwinder in 2000 that went on for one hour and 29 minutes.

Here, in his own words, are points Trump made on key national security issues: