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State of the Union: President Trump's speech in pictures

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Speaking to a divided Congress, President Donald Trump delivered his second State of the Union address.

Image: Trump departs White House for Capitol Hill and his second State of the Union speech

President Donald J. Trump sits in the presidential limo as he departs the White House for Capitol Hill on Feb. 5, 2019.

—Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., right, arrives with her guest, Ana Maria Archila.

Archila made headlines when she cornered then-Sen. Jeff Flake at a Senate elevator in September and pleaded for the Republican lawmaker to reconsider voting for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

—Carolyn Kaster / AP

First lady Melania Trump arrives.

—Doug Mills / Pool via AFP - Getty Images

Trump arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.

—Carolyn Kaster / AP

Trump greets members of the audience as he arrives.

—Mandel Ngan / AFP - Getty Images

Trump shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as Vice President Mike Pence looks on.

—Doug Mills / Pool via Getty Images

Eric Trump, left, and Donald Trump, Jr., applaud as their father speaks.

—SAUL LOEB / AFP - Getty Images

Image: President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address, with Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, at the Capitol in Washington

Trump slammed "ridiculous partisan investigations" in his address after calling for greater political unity.

—Doug Mills / Pool via Reuters

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin salutes as Trump recognizes him.

Aldrin walked on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission.

—J. Scott Applewhite / AP

Image: U.S. President Trump delivers his second State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in Washington

"An economic miracle is taking place in the United States — and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics or ridiculous partisan investigations," Trump said.

—Joshua Roberts / Reuters

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi applauds President Trump.

—Doug Mills / Pool via Reuters

Alice Johnson, one of the president's special guests, reacts as the president acknowledges her in the audience. Johnson is a 63-year-old great-grandmother whose life sentence for a drug conviction was commuted by Trump.

—Saul Loeb / AFP - Getty Images

In a nod to the suffragette movement, female lawmakers wear white to the speech.

—Alex Wong / Getty Images

Image: First lady Melania Trump talks with cancer survivor Grace Eline as U.S. President Trump delivers his second State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in Washington

First lady Melania Trump talks with her guest, cancer survivor Grace Eline.

—Leah Millis / Reuters

Trump's address was postponed one week due to the partial government shutdown.

—Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

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