President Donald Trump applauds as U.S. veteran Captain E. Royce Williams receives the Medal of Honor during the State of the Union address. At the State of the Union speech, a venue that in recent years has been understood as preaching to the converted, Trump leaned into the friendly audience. Chip Somodevilla via Getty ImagesThis version of Trumpian rhetoric is coming out at a time when Trump is struggling. This was also one of just three legislative proposals that Trump put forward to Congress in his State of the Union. But it’s an open question whether the American people, beyond those who already support Trump, are going to buy any of this.

Source: Huffington Post February 25, 2026 23:27 UTC