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President Trump falsely claims record viewership for his State of the Union address

Happy Thursday. Just like with his inauguration, President Donald Trump is consumed with how many people watched the State of the Union. The president tweeted -- falsely -- that he had the most people watching his speech on Tuesday than ever before, but that’s just not true. In fact, more people watched his joint address last year, and former presidents have had more viewers for their addresses. [Politico]

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