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108 Minutes
Trump finishes his speech and both sides of the chamber stand and the Republicans cheer and the Democrats turn and walk out and do not look back. He spoke for 108 minutes. It was the longest State of the Union address in history and when it was done, two of the most trusted news organisations in the United States sat down and checked what he said against the public record.