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Roundup

2/5/19

Video of the Week 2: Michael Beschloss Analyzes Trump's State of the Union Address

How will President Trump's 2019 State of the Union address fit into American history? And can the president’s annual speech change the dynamics on Capitol Hill? Presidential historian Michael Beschloss joins Judy Woodruff to put this moment of political division in context.

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