Trump claims host of successes and attacks old foes in longest State of the Union

President hails ‘turnaround for the ages’ but offers few policy pledges and repeats jibes against ‘crazy’ DemocratsDonald Trump proclaimed his first year in office a success at the State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, even as his presidency is dogged by low public approval ratings before November’s midterm elections in which voters could hand control of Congress back to his Democratic opponents.The annual address to a joint session of Congress came after months of turmoil for the Republican president, including a crackdown on immigrant communities in Minneapolis that resulted in the deaths of two US citizens, and faltering progress on his campaign promise of lowering the cost of living. Continue reading…