State of the Union offers Trump a chance to make the case for his foreign policy approach

The State of the Union offers President Donald Trump a chance to make the case for his foreign policy efforts to Americans who are increasingly demonstrating uneasiness about his priorities. The Republican president counts brokering a fragile ceasefire deal in Gaza, capturing autocratic leader Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and pressing fellow NATO members to increase defense spending among his biggest wins. At a moment when polls show the American public increasingly concerned about the economy, Trump’s assignment Tuesday evening is to cut through a thickening skepticism that he's staying true to his “America First” philosophy after a year in which his focus was often far from home.