By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-sets-record-for-longest-address-to-joint-session-of-congress Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump sets record for longest address to joint session of Congress Politics Mar 4, 2025 11:41 PM EDT President Donald Trump has set a record for the longest address to a joint session of Congress. And it wasn’t even close. He talked for more than an hour and 40 minutes, breaking the previous record set by President Bill Clinton’s 2000 State of the Union address, which ran 1 hour, 28 minutes and 49 seconds. WATCH LIVE: Highlights and takeaways from Trump’s address to Congress That’s according to the American Presidency Project at the University of California at Santa Barbara, which has tracked speech length since President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Trump’s speech is not technically a State of the Union since he only took office about six weeks ago. But his lengthy address is nonetheless the longest offered to a joint session of Congress. Find more of our coverage READ MORE: How Americans feel about Trump after his first month back in office WATCH: What to expect from Trump’s address to Congress READ MORE: Why Trump’s joint remarks to Congress won’t be a ‘State of the Union’ address WATCH: Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt discusses Trump’s new tariffs ahead of address to Congress READ MORE: What Trump said in his past addresses to Congress WATCH: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on how Democrats will react to Trump’s address READ MORE: 5 things to watch when Trump gives his address to Congress A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
President Donald Trump has set a record for the longest address to a joint session of Congress. And it wasn’t even close. He talked for more than an hour and 40 minutes, breaking the previous record set by President Bill Clinton’s 2000 State of the Union address, which ran 1 hour, 28 minutes and 49 seconds. WATCH LIVE: Highlights and takeaways from Trump’s address to Congress That’s according to the American Presidency Project at the University of California at Santa Barbara, which has tracked speech length since President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Trump’s speech is not technically a State of the Union since he only took office about six weeks ago. But his lengthy address is nonetheless the longest offered to a joint session of Congress. Find more of our coverage READ MORE: How Americans feel about Trump after his first month back in office WATCH: What to expect from Trump’s address to Congress READ MORE: Why Trump’s joint remarks to Congress won’t be a ‘State of the Union’ address WATCH: Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt discusses Trump’s new tariffs ahead of address to Congress READ MORE: What Trump said in his past addresses to Congress WATCH: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on how Democrats will react to Trump’s address READ MORE: 5 things to watch when Trump gives his address to Congress A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now