WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday’s State of the Union that “we’re winning so much,” saying he’d sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home while imposing a new world order abroad — hoping that offering a long list of his accomplishments can counter approval ratings that have been falling.

His main objective was convincing increasingly wary Americans that the economy is stronger than many believe, and that they should vote for more of the same by backing Republicans during November’s midterm elections.

Trump tried early on to appeal to bipartisan patriotic sentiments, dramatically inviting the Olympic gold-medal-winning US men’s hockey team into the House chamber to applause. The team came to the Capitol after an afternoon visit to the White House.