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Trump's dare to Democrats was one of the big moments in his SOTU speech

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with political science professor Chris Cooper about standout moments and messages in Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech, including when President Trump dared Democrats to stand and swear an oath “to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.”

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