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Exclusive: Swing voters rate Trump's State of Union speech 'on the plus side of mediocre'

Group likes president's call for more vocational education and paid family leave, but finds overall speech unconvincing.

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President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address on Jan. 30, 2018 from the House chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington.

We fact checked 15 Trump State of the Union points. Some rang true, others mostly false or exaggerated
State of the Union fact check: Some of President Trump's statements rang true, while others exaggerated key details or left out context.

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State of the Union analysis: Trump's speech was remarkable for what he didn't say
The most unconventional president in modern times delivered a conventional State of the Union. The most perilous issue he faces? Not mentioned.

Stormy Daniels drops by to chat with Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday.

Stormy Daniels doesn't confirm or deny alleged Trump affair on 'Kimmel'
The former porn star stayed mum when asked about an alleged affair with Donald Trump when stopping by 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

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President Trump claps after the State of the Union address in the the House of Representatives in Washington, Jan. 30, 2018.

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File photo: Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy, III, D-Mass., speaks during the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

Rep. Joe Kennedy sounded a LOT like Barack Obama
Twitter asks if he was trying to replicate the former president's cadence, enunciation and word choice.

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First lady Melania Trump in the House before President Trump delivers the State of the Union address on Jan. 30, 2018.

First lady Melania Trump goes to SOTU speech with guests, not POTUS, wearing all-white outfit
The first lady displayed her designer duds and support for POTUS at State of the Union speech, but took a separate car to the Capitol.

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TOPSHOT - A person poses for a photo as the moon rises over Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California, on January 30, 2018. Many parts of the globe may catch a glimpse on january 31 of a giant crimson moon, thanks to a rare lunar trifecta that combine

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Trump tells lawmaker he's '100 percent' in favor of releasing classified memo
Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., asked Trump to "release the memo" on the House floor after his first State of the Union address. Trump replied: "Oh yeah, don't worry, 100 percent."