State of the Union addresses are the president's chance to formally address the key issues facing America as well as an opportunity to push a legislative agenda.
Given the fact that more or less every American president has made multiple State of the Union addresses over the past 228 years, they are a useful barometer to gauge how American priorities have changed over time and provide a narrative to the country's history.
In his first State of the Union address Donald Trump bragged about his economic record, called for more cross-party collaboration, and warned against the threats posed by terrorism and unchecked immigration.
His three most "stand-out*" words relative to those spoken by other presidents were ISIS, MS-13 (the name of a notorious criminal gang, mentioned in reference immigration) and terrorists.
While Trump chose to focus on the perceived threats America faces, Obama's State...