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State of the Union: Here's What to Expect from President Trump

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- In this State of the Union Address

the President is expected to call

for political unity and an end

to the partisan politicsdividing the nation.

But the divisive issueof border wall funding

may dominate his speech.

On CBS Sunday, PresidentTrump suggested he'd

shut down the government again,

if he doesn't get the funding he wants.

The President was askedabout Nancy Pelosi's

offer of one billiondollars for border security.

- She's costing the country hundreds

of billions of dollarsbecause what's happening

is when you have the poorest border

and when you have drugs pouring in,

and when you have people dying all over

the country because ofpeople like Nancy Pelosi

who don't want to giveproper border security

for political reasons,she's doing a terrible

disservice to our country.

- [Gary] Trump isunlikely to win that fight

with Speaker Pelosi.

Much has changed since last year's

State of the Union Address.

Democrats now hold amajority in the House.

And when it comes to thePresident's requested

$5.7 billion in border wall funding,

he's hit a brick wall of naysayers.

- There's not gonna be any wall money

in the legislation.

- But there are signs of cracks

in the Democratic wall,as some House members

break from Pelosi.

There's a new willingness to compromise.

No wall, but maybe some funding

for an enhanced barrier.

In return, the President says he'll back

a three-year extension of protection

for 700,000 immigrantswho came to the country

illegally with theirparents, the DACA children.

The Presidents warns if Democrats refuse

to compromise to his satisfaction,

he may still call a state of emergency

on the Southern border.

Other issues in tonight'sState of the Union,

a second summit withNorth Korea's Kim Jong-un,

trade with China, andAmerica's robust economy.

On that, the President will likely speak

of his achievements.

He's reduced federaltaxes and regulations.

304,000 jobs were added

to the US economy last month.

Unemployment is at a 50-year low.

And there are now more jobs available

than there are people to fill them.

Gary Lane, CBN News.

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