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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump announced during his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he had struck an agreement.

"I'm pleased to announce that I have negotiated the new rate payer protection pledge," Trump said in the record-breaking 107-minute speech. "We're telling the major tech........

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