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Trump Heralds Economic Policies in Combative State of the Union Speech
President Trump portrayed the United States as safe and “winning” in his State of the Union address. He also derided Democrats, repeating baseless claims that they cheat in elections and assailing them on immigration.
“Our country is winning again. In fact, we’re winning so much that we really don’t know what to do about it. The cost of chicken, butter, fruit, hotels, automobiles, rent is lower today than when I took office by a lot. Why would anybody not want voter ID? One reason. Because they want to cheat. There’s only one reason. They want to cheat. They have cheated, and their policy is so bad that the only way they can get elected is to cheat. And we’re going to stop it. You should be ashamed of yourself. That is why I’m also asking you to end deadly sanctuary cities that protect the criminals. They’re blocking the removal of these people out of our country. And you should be ashamed of yourselves.” [Chanting] “U-S-A” “The good news is that almost all countries and corporations want to keep the deal that they already made. Right Scott? Knowing that the legal power that I as president, have to make a new deal could be far worse for them, and therefore they will continue to work along the same successful path that we had negotiated before the Supreme Court’s unfortunate involvement. One thing is certain, I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror, which they are by far, to have a nuclear weapon. Can’t let that happen.” “We did not hear the truth from our president. Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family? We all know the answer is no. Every minute spent sowing fear is a minute not spent investigating murders, crimes against children, or the criminals defrauding seniors of their life savings.”
President Trump portrayed the United States as safe and “winning” in his State of the Union address. He also derided Democrats, repeating baseless claims that they cheat in elections and assailing them on immigration.
By Meg Felling
February 25, 2026
