WASHINGTON — One of the most unusual sights during President Trump’s record-breaking State of the Union Address on Tuesday night was Sen. Elizabeth Warren giving him a standing ovation.

Warren (D-Mass.), a progressive icon, is one of Trump’s fiercest critics in the Senate. But the president mentioned one policy that got Warren to her feet, cheering him on, when he asked Congress to pass the Stop Insider Trading Act.

“As we ensure that all Americans can profit from a rising stock market, let’s also ensure that members of Congress cannot corruptly profit using inside information. Pass the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay,” Trump declared.

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President Trump touted his efforts to lower prescription drug costs during his State of the Union address Tuesday, and recognized the very first customer of his TrumpRx website. 

“Other presidents tried to do it, but they never could,” Trump said of lowering drug costs. 

“But I got it done,” he boasted. 

The president held up his most favored nation policy -- which is intended to equalize drug costs between the US and other major Western countries -- and TrumpRx, which drug companies like Pfizer have pledged to provide discounted medicines for, as evidence of his success. 

“Americans who for decades paid by far the highest prices of any nation, anywhere in the world, for prescription drugs, will now pay the lowest price anywhere in the world,” Trump asserted. 

“That’s a big achievement,” he continued, adding that his TrumpRx platform has drugs discounted by as much as “600% and more, all available right now.” 

Trump invited Catherine Rayner, a military spouse and the first TrumpRx customer, to the State of the Union and shared her story. 

“She and her husband have struggled with infertility, and they turned to IVF,” the president explained. “One drug has been costing Catherine $4,000 to purchase, but a few weeks ago, she logged on to the TrumpRx website and got that same drug that cost $4,000, got it for under $500.”

“Katherine, we are all praying for you and you're going to be a great mom.” 

The president also called on Congress to codify his most favored nation policy into law.

Reps for the Democratic National Committee blasted the president's economic record following the State of the Union address.

A DNC spox rejected that the party had caused a "cost of living crisis" and instead blamed President Trump for overseeing some of the worst job growth numbers in two decades and stagnating wage growth.

"Americans are paying three to four times more in inflation and tariffs than whatever refund Trump is promising from his OBBB [One Big Beautiful Bill] tax cuts," the rep said.

President Trump used his State of Union address for a surprise reunion between a Venezuelan woman and her uncle, who was held as a political prisoner by the country's ousted Maduro regime.

Trump reunited Alejandra Gonzales with her uncle, Enrique Márquez, who was kidnapped by Maduro’s security forces and held in a “vile” prison in Caracas after he ran for office in opposition to the dictator. 

"Alejandra, I'm pleased to inform you that not only has your uncle been released, but he's here tonight, we brought him over to celebrate his freedom with you in person," Trump said. 

The uncle and niece tightly embraced and shed tears as the audience erupted with applause. 

Márquez was one of “hundreds of political prisoners” released after the US toppled ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s regime in January.

The president added that Alejandra “feared she would never see her uncle again" and "feared for her own life also" before US military intervention.

“But since the raid, we have worked with new leadership, and we have ordered the closure of that vile prison and released hundreds of political prisoners already,” Trump said.  

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) concluded her rebuttal to President Trump's State of the Union with a plea for Americans to "unite in a common cause."

"[George Washington] also encouraged us, all Americans, to unite in a common cause to move this nation forward. That is our charge once more. And that is what we are seeing across the country," she said. "It is deeply American and patriotic to do so."

"It is how we ensure that the state of our Union remains strong, not just this year, but for the next 250 years as well, because we, the people, have the power to make change, the power to stand up for what is right."

Trump had declared in his address that the state of the union is "strong."

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger accused President Trump and his confidants of engaging in "unprecedented" corruption.

"He's enriching himself, his family, his friends," she said. "The scale of the corruption is unprecedented. There's the cover-up of the Epstein files, the crypto scams, cozying up to foreign princes for airplanes and billionaires for ballrooms, putting his name and face on buildings all over our nation's capital."

"This is not what our founders envisioned. Not by a long shot."

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) laced into President Trump over his administration's immigration enforcement efforts.

"Our president has sent poorly trained federal agents into our cities, where they have arrested and detained American citizens and people who aspire to be Americans," she said.

"Every minute spent sowing fear is a minute not spent investigating murders, crimes against children or the criminals defrauding seniors of their life savings," Spanberger added.

Virginia's Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger asked three questions in response to President Trump's State of the Union address.

"We did not hear the truth from our president," she said. "So let's speak plainly and honestly."

"Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family?" she asked.

"Is the president working to keep Americans safe — both at home and abroad?" she also asked.

"Is the president working for you?" she further asked.

Spanberger focused on the rising prices due to Trump's trade agenda.

The speech, she noted, was taking place in the historic location of the House of Burgesses, the democratic body that preceded the US Congress in Jamestown, Va., in the early 17th century.

President Trump's State of the Union address broke an all-time record.

The speech ran for 1 hour and 47 minutes, nearly 20 minutes longer than former President Bill Clinton's previous record-setting address in 2000.

President Trump paused to hear the praise of Republican lawmakers as he exited the House chamber following his State of the Union address.

Asked by Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), Trump was even willing to sign the House GOPers tie, which had his likeness stamped over the American flag.

"I think you should take the rest of the day off," Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) also joked to the president.

President Trump concluded his wide-ranging State of the Union address on an optimistic note about the future of America.

"The revolution that began in 1776 ... still continues because the flame of liberty burns in the heart of every American," Trump said. "Their future will be bigger and brighter, bolder and more glorious than ever before. Thank you, God bless you."