Trump claims a year of wins and attacks old foes in longest State of the Union | First Thing
President’s address littered with false and misleading claims. Plus, how Trump’s big climate finding repeal could actually hurt big oilGood morning.Donald Trump declared his first year in office a success during his rambling State of the Union address, despite his presidency being plagued by...
<p>President’s address littered with false and misleading claims. Plus, how Trump’s big climate finding repeal could actually hurt big oil</p><p>Good morning.</p><p>Donald Trump <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/24/trump-state-of-the-union-address">declared his first year in office a success</a> during his rambling State of the Union address, despite his presidency being plagued by low public approval ratings.</p><p><strong>What misleading and false claims did Trump make?</strong> He presented the US economic situation positively, when job gains slowed in 2025; claimed that Iryna Zarutska was killed by an immigrant (false); and claimed that energy prices have fallen, when household energy bills have risen. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/25/trump-state-of-the-union-factcheck">Here are the biggest false claims, debunked.</a></p><p><strong>What is Anthropic resisting?</strong> Anthropic has <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/woke-ai-spat-escalates-between-pentagon-and-anthropic-433b7c5c">reportedly resisted</a> allowing its product to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons systems that can use AI to kill people without human input.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/25/first-thing-trump-claims-wins-attacks-foes-state-of-the-union">Continue reading...</a>
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