Danielle Kurtzleben President Trump opened his State of the Union by putting his presidency in grand historic terms β acknowledging the nation's 250th anniversary while also declaring the "golden age of America." "Tonight, after just one year, I can say with dignity and pride that we have achieved a transformation like no one has ever seen before, and a turnaround for the ages," he said. "We will never go back to where we were just a short time ago." Americans may see that as a celebration or a threat, depending on their party. Trump's speech is delivered before an intensely divided public. The president's policies and actions in the first year of his second term have reinforced those divisions β from foreign policy to immigration to the economy. The president faces negative approval ratings, including on immigration, the topic that twice helped propel him to the White House.β¦