What Trump won't say in his State of the Union

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What Trump won’t say in his State of the Union
The president will recite his greatest hits, but there will be lots of elephants in the House

By Brian Karem
White House columnist
Published February 20, 2026 9:15AM (EST)


(Salon) In case you’ve been wondering, yes, Donald Trump has been hiding lately. Since Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was killed by federal immigration agents during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, Trump has made himself scarce.

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Sources close to Trump say the reason he has rarely been seen is that he is preparing for his upcoming State of the Union message, which he is scheduled to deliver on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Others, noting what appears to be a physical and mental decline, say it is health related. Some have explained it is because he angered the National Rifle Association and many of his supporters with his rope line comments about limiting firearms. As usual with Trump, more than one statement can be — and often is — correct. In this case, all three probably are.

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But the president’s silence will soon come to an end. As he said in an email to supporters on Thursday as he headed to Georgia, “I’m moments away from delivering a MASSIVE announcement — one that will shake American history, crush the radical left, and send the fake news into total meltdown. This is HUGE. Bigger than big. The kind of move only I, President Trump, can pull off. They won’t know what hit them.”

He is, of course, talking about the State of the Union. Trump’s trip to Georgia on Thursday served as a dress rehearsal for his big night — and it signaled that we should expect a typical Trump speech next week, a rerun of his greatest hits. He will tell us how great the country is because of his appearance on the political scene. He will acknowledge no mistakes and offer no apologies for anything his administration has done.

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He won’t mention the Epstein files or how he has dismantled the EPA. He won’t mention his ongoing destruction of the free press. .....................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2026/02/20/what-trump-wont-say-in-his-state-of-the-union/

[Goonch]

1. ;-{)......

[EarthFirst]

2. How do you prep an address that will be off script in under 5 minutes....

He will open the folio; squint at it and smile.

Not once will he read it or from it on Tuesday…

So try again on the missing in action excuses.