Trump claims a year of wins and attacks old foes in longest State of the Union | First Thing

President’s address littered with false and misleading claims. Plus, how Trump’s big climate finding repeal could actually hurt big oilGood morning.Donald Trump declared his first year in office a success during his rambling State of the Union address, despite his presidency being plagued by low public approval ratings.What misleading and false claims did Trump make? He presented the US economic situation positively, when job gains slowed in 2025; claimed that Iryna Zarutska was killed by an immigrant (false); and claimed that energy prices have fallen, when household energy bills have risen. Here are the biggest false claims, debunked.What is Anthropic resisting? Anthropic has reportedly resisted allowing its product to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons systems that can use AI to kill people without human input. Continue reading...