During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump made a claim that conflicts with information published by the White House.
Trump, 79, delivered the first State of the Union speech of his second presidential term on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The address lasted more than 100 minutes, making it the longest such speech in modern history. Throughout the speech, he made several claims, including one about investment commitments that has been questioned.
According to a fact-check by NBC News, Trump’s statement that he had “secured commitments for more than $18 trillion, pouring in from all over the globe,” does not match figures listed on the official White House website.
The White House website reports a total of $9.7 trillion in combined foreign and domestic commitments and investments. NBC News also noted that many companies had already planned these investments, and some increases were only slight. Additionally, many of the commitments are long-term and could change over time.
A Bloomberg Economics analysis conducted in late 2025 further suggested that the White House investment figures may have been overstated. At that time, Bloomberg reported that only about $7 trillion represented confirmed investments.
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Trump’s recent claim of securing over $18 trillion is significantly higher than the figures currently listed by the White House. It is also lower than his earlier projection of reaching $21 trillion by the end of 2025.
Trump’s Feb. 24 speech lasted approximately 1 hour and 47 minutes, breaking the previous record set by President Bill Clinton’s 2000 State of the Union address.
The speech also drew attention because Trump did not mention the Epstein files. Some Democratic lawmakers wore pins calling for their release. The New York Times has reported that Trump’s name appears multiple times in the documents. Trump has denied any wrongdoing related to his past association with Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison in 2019.
