Watch State of the Union 2019: Live Updates

Source: New York Times

1. The president, who is a grandfather of nine children, has a lovely back and forth with a little girl who is undergoing cancer treatment. “Hi Grace,” he says. The little girl smiles and claps.

2. President Trump said the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaces Nafta, will bring back manufacturing jobs, expand American agriculture and enable more cars to be built in the U.

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   This is exaggerated.

   The revised trade deal with Canada and Mexico does include provisions that are intended to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States – including minimum wage provisions for some auto manufacturing. But some economists have said those provisions could ultimately push more manufacturing – and jobs – outside of North America. The deal does allow American farmers to…

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