"As part of our defence, we must modernise and rebuild our nuclear arsenal, hopefully never having to use it, but making it so strong and powerful that it will deter any acts of aggression.

"Perhaps some day in the future there will be a magical moment when the countries of the world will get together to eliminate their nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, we are not there yet."

1) A path to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal immigrants who were brought here by their parents at a young age - that covers almost three times more people than the previous administration, says Trump.

2) The second pillar fully secures the border and building a wall on the southern border. It ends the dangerous practice of "catch and release."

3) End to the visa lottery - a programme that randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of our people, he says.

4) Protect the nuclear family by ending chain migration and limit sponsorships to spouses and minor children.

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Reality Check

"African-American unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded, and Hispanic American unemployment has also reached the lowest levels in history," says President Trump.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has measured black or African American unemployment since 1972, external. The rate in December was 6.8% - the lowest ever (the peak was over 20% in 1982 / 83).

The BLS has also measured Hispanic or Latino unemployment since 1973. It too is at a record low - 4.9%., external

Both rates remain above the figures for white and Asian unemployment.

And, in general, the rates mirror the fall in unemployment overall - which began under President Obama,

The BBC's Paul Blake is in Miami watching the speech with a group of Latinos, including one Dreamer who was illegally brought to the US from Peru by his parents as a child.

Trump is currently outlining his vision for immigration reform.

"So tonight, I am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties - Democrats and Republicans - to protect our citizens of every background, color, religion, and creed. My duty, and the sacred duty of every elected official in this chamber, is to defend Americans - to protect their safety, their families, their communities, and their right to the American Dream. Because Americans are dreamers too."

"Six members of the savage gang MS-13 have been charged with Kayla and Nisa's murders. Many of these gang members took advantage of glaring loopholes in our laws to enter the country as unaccompanied alien minors - and wound up in Kayla and Nisa's high school.

Tonight, I am calling on the Congress to finally close the deadly loopholes that have allowed MS-13, and other criminals, to break into our country. We have proposed new legislation that will fix our immigration laws, and support our ICE and Border Patrol Agents, so that this cannot ever happen again."

Reality Check

"We built the Empire State Building in just one year - isn’t it a disgrace that it can now take 10 years just to get a permit approved for a simple road?" asks President Trump.

According to the building's website, construction began on 17 March, 1930.

President Hoover officially opened the building on 1 May, 1931, external.

Four and half floors were added every week.

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The History Channel TV network put out a tweet fact-checking Trump's claim.

"As America regains its strength, this opportunity must be extended to all citizens.That is why this year we will embark on reforming our prisons to help former inmates who have served their time get a second chance at life."

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"America is a nation of builders. We built the Empire State Building in just 1 year - isn't it a disgrace that it can now take 10 years just to get a minor permit approved for the building of a simple road?

"I am asking both parties to come together to give us safe, fast, reliable and modern infrastructure that our economy needs and our people deserve.

"Tonight, I am calling on the Congress to produce a bill that generates at least $1.5 trillion for the new infrastructure investment that our country so desperately needs."

Bill O'Reilly, who left the network amid a sexual harassment scandal, is tweeting tonight.

Reality Check

"Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs, including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone," says President Trump.

Counting the figures from November 2016 onwards (Mr Trump won on 8 November and took office on 20 January), the US economy has added 2.37m jobs, external.

According to the Bureau for Labor Statistics, external, 196,000 manufacturing jobs were added in 2017.

The growth in jobs began before Mr Trump took office. The US economy hadn't had a monthly loss of jobs since September 2010.

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"In Detroit, I halted government mandates that crippled America's autoworkers - so we can get the Motor City revving its engines once again," Trump says, vowing to rebuild the stalled US car industry.

"This is all news Americans are unaccustomed to hearing - for many years, companies and jobs were only leaving us," he continues.

"But now they are coming back."

When President Trump said "African-American unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded", dozens of African-American members of Congress stayed seated and did not applaud.

"In our drive to make Washington accountable, we have eliminated more regulations in our first year than any administration in history.

We have ended the war on American energy - and we have ended the war on beautiful clean coal. We are now an exporter of energy to the world."

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Reality Check

"We have eliminated more regulations in our first year than any administration in history," says President Trump.

According to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the Trump administration has withdrawn or delayed 1,579 regulations, external (of those, 635 were withdrawn entirely).

A year ago, Mr Trump signed an Executive Order, external that said for every regulation created, two must be withdrawn.

In December, he said that - in fact - 22 regulations had been eliminated for every one created.

Comparable records only go back to 1995, external.

The Washington Post , externalsaid that, in their first year in office, George W Bush eliminated 181 regulations, while Barack Obama eliminated 156.

So far Trump has kept himself from attacking Democrats, but how long until he takes to Twitter again?