31 posts from Sunday, March 1, 2026

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A screenshot compiling social media reactions to a "President Trump's 2026 State of the Union Address," styled like a press-release or article excerpt. It shows a bolded, underlined headline followed by a "Social Media" subheading, then a series of X/Twitter-style post cards, each with a profile picture, verified checkmark, display name, handle, and quoted comment praising the speech. The people shown/named are Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_), Sean Spicer (@seanspicer), Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec), Cernovich (@Cernovich), and Steven F. Hayward (@stevenfhayward). Some cards have a black "Subscribe" button and icons (a circle-with-line icon and three-dot menu) next to them, consistent with an X/Twitter embed layout.

Text in image: REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 2026 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS Social Media Daniel Baldwin @baldwin_daniel_ Grand slam from Trump. Historic speech. Sean Spicer @seanspicer President Trump has given a lot of really good speeches - this is on pace to be one of his greatest #SOTU2026 Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec This speech isn't a home run, it's a home run derby! Cernovich @Cernovich One heck of state of the union. Steven F. Hayward @stevenfhayward This isn't a SotU speech; this is a command performance at America's Carnegie Hall.

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A screenshot compilation of several X (Twitter) posts, all verified accounts, reacting positively to a Trump State of the Union speech. It shows posts from Matthew Boyle (@mboyle1), Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec), Cernovich (@Cernovich), and another from Matthew Boyle quoting Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY). All praise the speech's tone and impact, with Boyle's quote-tweet specifically praising a moment where Democrats reportedly did not stand during a portion of the speech about "American citizens over illegal aliens."

Text in image: Matthew Boyle ✓ @mboyle1 This speech was Trump at his absolute finest and may have been his best speech yet — he's definitely given some bangers over the years though. Exactly the right tone and message he needed ahead of the midterms. Jack Posobiec ✓ @JackPosobiec Subscribe Best State of the Union I've ever seen Cernovich ✓ @Cernovich Subscribe I've never seen a SOTU speech like this in my life. For those who want to be haters, go read my prior comments on Trump's speeches. I call a clean game. Tonight was unlike anything we have ever seen, from any President, in my entire lifetime. Matthew Boyle ✓ @mboyle1 Not just the signature moment of the speech but the signature moment of the decade Scott Jennings ✓ @ScottJenningsKY · 11h Moment of the night: Democrats refusing to stand to affirm their allegiance to American citizens over illegal aliens. Will be signature moment of this speech. Trump nailed them.

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A screenshot compilation of four verified X (Twitter) posts reacting positively to a Trump State of the Union address, stacked vertically. Each shows the poster's profile photo, name, blue verification checkmark, and handle. The posters are: Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino), Sean Davis (@seanmdav), Glenn Beck (@glennbeck), and Steven Crowder (@scrowder, who also has a green checkmark/badge). Each profile photo is a small headshot of the respective man. A black "Subscribe" button appears next to Sean Davis's post.

Text in image: Charles Gasparino ✓ @CGasparino Trump is a colossus; an amazingly patriotic speech Sean Davis ✓ @seanmdav [Subscribe] Home run, from beginning to end. What a fantastic speech. Glenn Beck ✓ @glennbeck tonight's #SOTU was the best of my lifetime. Spot on. Right tone, hit people where they live, exposed the democrats as being WAY out of touch with the average American. Great hopeful stories, heroes from every walk of life and @realDonaldTrump was at his zenith. Best speech he has delivered by far, confident with out arrogance, clear without anger, funny, honest and effective. I have no SOTU's i can compare it to. As people in the Presidents former business would say, "there are no comparables." GREAT speech. Never thought i would say this about any SOTU, but worth every minute. As he was walking away he looked and acted 20 years younger. The guy is a machine. Steven Crowder ✓ ▶ @scrowder Trump just nailed it. "The Revolution that began in 1776 has not ended. It still continues because the flame of liberty and independence still burns in the heart of every American Patriot. Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America."

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A screenshot of a stack of four X (Twitter) posts/replies, each with profile picture, verified checkmark, handle, and text, reacting positively to what appears to be a presidential address to Congress. From top to bottom: (1) "m d" @queenfortinbras compares a moment to JFK's "ask not what your country can do for you" line; (2) "Country of Fools" @CountryofFools praises "the speech" as brilliant and claims it exposed Democrats' "hatred for the American people"; (3) Matthew Boyle @mboyle1 (shown as reposted by "Cernovich") says Trump is in "open combat" with Democrats in the chamber and they look "crazy"; (4) Megyn Kelly @megynkelly calls it a "Very strong night for the President," describing it as affable, funny, with moving moments, and quotes the line "These ppl are crazy!" as the most memorable of the night, tied to Democrats not standing for people being honored.

Text in image: m d ✓ @queenfortinbras potential to be in the "ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country" realm of repetition and recognition. sure felt like a defining moment. Country of Fools ✓ @CountryofFools The speech was brilliant, but the real story of the night was his masterful exposure of the Democrats' deep-seated hatred for the American people. ↻ Cernovich reposted Matthew Boyle ✓ @mboyle1 Trump is in open combat with the Democrats in the chamber. They are getting destroyed on every issue. The Democrats look like crazy people in front of 10s of millions of Americans right now. This is just amazing. Trump has unique courage to call them out to their faces. Megyn Kelly ✓ @megynkelly Very strong night for the President. Affable, funny, several moving moments, mostly stuck to script, touting an incredible list of accomplishments. "These ppl are crazy!" - most memorable line of the night, well earned by the Dems refusing to stand for the most sympathetic Americans being honored among them.

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A screenshot compilation of four separate Twitter/X posts (retruthed/shared), each praising a Trump State of the Union speech. The posts are from: Steven Crowder (@scrowder, verified, with a small green play-button icon), Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle, verified), Mark Penn (@Mark_Penn, verified), and Clay Travis (@ClayTravis, verified). Each shows the account's profile picture, name, handle, and text, with a small circular icon and "..." menu in the top right of each post.

Text in image: Steven Crowder ✓ ▶ @scrowder An absolute all time close from President Trump. "When God needs a nation to work his miracles, he knows exactly who to ask." Laura Ingraham ✓ @IngrahamAngle Everyone on the Right should enjoy this while they still can. Once Pres. Trump's gone, we won't see anything like this for a very long time. Mark Penn ✓ @Mark_Penn SOTU How times have changed. Trump gave an artful and moving speech illustrating his policies with a parade of hero Americans from all walks of life. Probably his best speech framing his domestic and foreign policies. In contrast the Democrats were reduced to cat calls and slogans with curse words inappropriate for kids. They looked silly and small while Trump hit big, lofty goals and evoked emotion though the stories of real people. Clay Travis ✓ @ClayTravis This is an incredibly positive pro-America speech. I legit don't know how anyone could disagree with a single thing Trump has said so far. It's all basic common sense — lower crime, secure borders — and a celebration of American excellence through sports and military service.

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A screenshot compiling three separate X (Twitter) posts praising a Trump speech (likely a State of the Union/joint address, given the reference to Congress standing). First post is from "Clint Brown" (@DissidentClint), verified, calling the speech a "banger." Second is a repost by Matthew Boyle of a post from "Kellie Meyer" (@KelliMeyerNews), verified, describing a moment where Trump asked Congress to stand for protecting Americans over undocumented migrants, and quoting an anonymous Republican strategist praising the moment and criticizing Democrats. Third is from "Daniel Baldwin" (@baldwin_daniel_), verified with a "Subscribe" button shown, quoting a line from the speech about America and God, and praising the speech overall.

Text in image: Clint Brown ✓ @DissidentClint This speech is a banger. Honestly, I've listened to these kinds of formal speeches my entire professional life as a political operative. This one has me on the edge of my seat. It's fast paced and riveting. No idea what he will say next. Trump on a new level. ↻ Matthew Boyle reposted Kellie Meyer ✓ @KellieMeyerNews THIS moment getting a lot of attention tonight. When President Trump asked members of Congress to stand for protecting Americans over undocumented migrants. One Republican strategist source to me tonight: "But it's incredible. Democrats refusing to stand for the sentiment that we should be putting American citizens first is a defining moment. Reminds me of 2019 Dem debates where they all supported health care for illegals. You'll be hearing about that for a while." Daniel Baldwin ✓ @baldwin_daniel_ Subscribe "When the world needs courage, daring, vision and inspiration, it is still turning to America. And when God needs a nation to work his miracles, he knows exactly who to ask." In a speech full of incredible lines, this was one of them. Trump truly delivered last night.

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A screenshot compiling four separate X (Twitter) posts, each praising Donald Trump's State of the Union address. From top to bottom: Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich, verified, with a "Subscribe" button) says President Trump weaving stories of real Americans throughout his speech was phenomenal, with a small flag emoji. Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon, verified) calls the State of the Union a two-hour clinic in American patriotism, mentioning the Olympic men's hockey team and a 100-year-old veteran, and says Trump gave the nation a massive morale boost. Below that, a post shown as reposted by John Ziegler, from John Ziegler (@Zigmanfreud, verified), says Trump produced the best series of midterm campaign ads live during #SOTU on illegal immigration, that Democrats "fell for it completely," calling the videos "devastating," and ends with "Brilliant. Masterful." followed by fire, American flag, and clapping-hands emojis. At the bottom, Mollie (@MZHemingway, verified, with a "Subscribe" button) says a friend was sad they only get two more Trump SOTUs.

Text in image: Katie Pavlich @KatiePavlich Subscribe President Trump weaving stories of real Americans - tragic and triumphant - throughout the entirety of his speech was phenomenal. 🇺🇸 Batya Ungar-Sargon @bungarsargon That State of the Union was a two-hour clinic in American patriotism. Starting with the Olympic men's hockey team and ending with a 100 year old veteran, President Trump gave the nation a massive morale boost, rooting his agenda in his main promise: our best days are yet to come John Ziegler reposted John Ziegler @Zigmanfreud Donald Trump just produced the best series of midterm campaign ads, live during #SOTU address, on the illegal immigration issue, in the history of presidential addresses… And the Democrats fell for it completely. The videos of them are devastating. Brilliant. Masterful. 🔥🇺🇸👏 Mollie @MZHemingway Subscribe A friend just said he was sad we only get two more Trump SOTUs.

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A screenshot compiling five separate X (Twitter) posts/replies from different verified accounts, stacked vertically, each with a profile picture, display name, handle, and text. The posts are reactions to what appears to be a Trump address to Congress (state of the union style event), praising it in various ways.

Text in image: Comfortably Smug ✓ @ComfortablySmug This isn't a state of the union this is a celebration for America Absolutely incredible Cernovich ✓ @Cernovich Subscribe Greatest domestic economic agenda. Trump plans from Michael Dell. Tech companies can build power plants but must support the local communities. And no more single family homes for corporations! 🇺🇸 Dr Manhattva ✓ @Manhattva Subscribe This is more entertaining than any sporting event except for USA hockey. Kyle Becker ✓ @kylenabecker Subscribe President Trump leaning hard on his message: "This is a turnaround for the ages." Glenn Beck ✓ @glennbeck WOW. No clapping for bringing the Monster of Venezuela to justice without toppling of a regime. Bringing the Political Prisoner to surprise his daughter is something that only Donald Trump can pull off. Other presidents left and right bore me with these things. EVERY single guest has been powerful. Unless you are a democrat member of congress. Oof. Not a good look. @realDonaldTrump

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A screenshot showing a stack of four X (Twitter) posts praising a State of the Union address, apparently reacting live to it. Each post shows the account's profile picture, verified checkmark, display name and handle, with a "Subscribe" button next to several. The posters are, in order: Dr Manhattva (@Manhattva), Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz), Megan Basham (@megbasham), and Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec). Dr Manhattva has a cartoon/illustrated avatar of a bearded man; the others have real photos.

Text in image: Dr Manhattva ✓ @Manhattva Trump just absolutely annihilated the entire Democrat party, and had the longest standing ovation. I think I've seen in a state of the union address. Illian Omar is coming totally unglued and screaming at the president. How are you not watching this? Frank Luntz ✓ @FrankLuntz Smart opening: Trump leads with 250 years of America – not politics, not grievances. When you start with country instead of party, you bring more people with you. #SOTU2026 Megan Basham ✓ @megbasham Brilliant move by Trump. He just asked every member of Congress in the room to stand if they agree that their first duties are to the American people not to illegal aliens. Most Dems stay seated. Genius. Jack Posobiec ✓ @JackPosobiec Trump is using tonight to honor the excellence of the American people. Champions. Heroes. Families of the fallen. Amazing

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A screenshot showing a scrollable feed of four stacked X (Twitter) posts/reposts, apparently reactions to a Trump speech (likely a State of the Union or joint address to Congress) about illegal immigration. First post: reposted by "Cernovich," from Mark Hemingway (@Heminator, verified) saying Democrats reacted badly to Trump's message and that Omar and Tlaib yelling back was "icing on the cake." Second post: from Megan Basham (@megbasham, verified) with a "Subscribe" button, praising Trump for highlighting crime victims of illegal immigration. Third post: reposted by "Cernovich," from Sean Davis (@seanmdav, verified) with a "Subscribe" button, describing Trump telling Democrats they should be "ASHAMED" for not applauding protection of citizens, with Republicans chanting "U-S-A" and Democrats booing. Fourth post: from Guy Benson (@guypbenson, verified) commenting on a "Purple Heart" being pinned in real time. Each post shows a small circular profile picture, verified checkmark, username/handle, and standard post icons (repost/share icon and three-dot menu) on the right.

Text in image: ↻ Cernovich reposted Mark Hemingway ✓ @Heminator I cannot believe Dems fell hook, line, and sinker for Trump's message. Refusing to stand for the statement that we should support citizens over illegal aliens was a giant gift to GOP candidates in the midterms. Omar and Tlaib angrily yelling back is just the icing on the cake. Megan Basham ✓ @megbasham Subscribe Trump highlighting families who are the victims of illegal alien crime is exactly what he needed to do. That is how you use the presidential megaphone in an politically savvy but also true way. ↻ Cernovich reposted Sean Davis ✓ @seanmdav Subscribe TRUMP: "You should be ASHAMED of yourselves for not standing up" to applaud the protection of American citizens, Trump says to Democrats. Republicans responded by chanting U-S-A! Democrats booed. Guy Benson ✓ @guypbenson Powerful to see a Purple Heart pinned in real time.

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And I have to tell you directly and personally that I regret voting for you for Secretary of State. I yield back. >> May I respond? >> You may, sir. >> Well, first of all, your regret for voting for me confirms I'm doing a good job based on what I know. >> That's just a flippant statement, Mr. Secretary. >> Can I respond, Mr. Chairman? >> You may. >> I didn't ask a question. >> Senator, please let the Secretary have a report. >> I'd be happy to, but then I can respond to his- >> Your time's up, Senator, and woefully used, I might add. Your remarks did not represent the view of this committee. Well, Mr. Chairman, well, I'd like to, I can't respond to everything he said because much of these are untrue, but I'll go through a few. First of all, I'm actually very proud of the work we've done with USAID, for example. I don't regret cutting $10 million for male circumcisions in Mozambique. I don't know how that makes us stronger and more prosperous as a nation. I don't regret psychosocial support services. >> I raised the hand, Mr. Secretary, not the Senator. >> Senator, I'd ask you to suspend. You had seven straight minutes. >> I chose to use my time that way, Mr. Chairman, that's my right to use my time that way. >> Please suspend, Secretary Rubin. >> Well, I can go on, I mean, there's other things here. We spent $227,000 for Big Cat's YouTube channel from USAID. We spent $14 million for social cohesion in Mali, whatever the hell that means. So I can go on and on, I got the list here, and there's more that I didn't even bring the whole list. In the case of El Salvador, absolutely, absolutely, we deported gang members. Gang members, including the one that you had a margarita with. That guy is a human trafficker, and that guy is a gang banger, and the evidence is going to be clear. In the days of time you're going to see who you want to defend- >> Mr. Chairman, please, Secretary Rubio has the floor. >> Mr. Chairman, he can't make unsubstantiated comments like that. Secretary Rubio has the floor. You had your time. >> Secretary Rubio should take that testimony to the federal court of the United States because he hasn't done it under oath. >> Here's another point, okay? There is a division in our government between the federal branch and the judicial branch. No judge and the judicial branch cannot tell me or the president how to conduct foreign policy. No judge can tell me how I have to outreach to a foreign partner or what I need to say to them. And if I do reach that foreign partner and talk to them, I have under no obligation to share that with a judiciary branch. Just like a judge cannot order me to negotiate with a foreign minister of Russia, they cannot order me to negotiate with a foreign minister or the president of El Salvador. And if I did negotiate with them, which we have responded to them, and we've told them we've had communications with the president of El Salvador. I am under no obligation, under our division of powers in this country, to share with the judicial branch how I conducted diplomacy of the United States. It would actually be counterproductive. If I started sharing with courts, or frankly, with the media, my conversations with foreign leaders and all of their details, no foreign leader would talk to me again, and we would break trust with them. So I have complied with every court order. What I won't comply with is an order to disclose what I'm saying and what we're talking about with a foreign leader. Because then they won't talk to me, diplomacy doesn't work that way. About the student visas, let me say this, I don't deport anybody, and I don't snatch anybody. The State Department does not have officers in the street snatching everybody. What I do is revoke visas, and it's very simple. A visa is not a right, it is a privilege. People apply for student visas to come into the United States and study. And if you tell me that you're coming to the United States to lead campus crusades, to take over libraries and try to burn down buildings and acts of violence, we're not going to give you a visa. >> But Ms. Oster did? >> We're not going to give you a visa. >> That what she did, come on Mr. Secretary. >> And every single one of these cases, the factors are different. The bottom line is if you come here to serve trouble on our campuses, we will deny you a visa. And if you have a visa and we find you and we'll revoke you, and we're going to do more, there are more coming. We're going to continue to revoke the visas of people who are here as guests and are disrupting our higher education facilities. People are paying money, these kids pay money to go to school, and they have to walk through a bunch of lunatics. >> Writing an op-ed to the top three papers disrupting the foreign policy of the United States. >> I want to do more, I hope we can find more of these things. >> That's pathetic, Mr. Secretary. >> In fact, the other day, the other day, some guy's led a riot, I forgot what university it was. And I asked, please, can you find the arrest records of all the people that were arrested at that riot at that campus? Because if any of them have a visa, we're going to revive them. >> I feel so much safer, you lock up people like Ms. Oster, Ms. Secretary. >> We've had enough time on the subject, thank you very much, and we're going to move to Senator Lee.

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Last night, Trump outsmarted all of his political opponents with this single move. "One of the great things about the State of the Union is how it gives Americans the chance to see clearly what their representatives really believe." I love that the camera is on this guy because this summarizes the entire dynamic. You see him perk up like, "Oh, wait a minute, oh no, is this really about to happen?" Yes, it is. He's embracing the concept of "show, don't tell." At the last State of the Union, they realized this worked really well, so they just fine-tuned it and amped it up. He begins by setting the stage. Because we finally have a president who puts America first, who put America first. He then introduces a policy change that Congress is not going to be able to engage in insider trading anymore. This forces them to concede. They stood up for that, I can't believe. I can't believe it. Did Nancy Pelosi stand up if she was here? Doubt it. She then doubles down on "show, don't tell" by using example, after example, after example. Delilah Colvin was only five years old in June. Elizabeth Medina was supposed to perform in her town's Christmas parade. His opponents will claim, "These are just anecdotes, yes, but they're anecdotes that could have been prevented, and there's no denying that. These things happened. Their family is there in the room." He already knows they're not going to stand, but he then begins to bait them in just to ensure the outcome. And it is the American people who pay the price and hire medical bills, car insurance rates, rent taxes, and perhaps most importantly, crime. We will take care of this problem. We're going to take care of this problem. We are not playing games. Now the stage is set. He moves in for the kill. I've never seen anything like this in a state of the union. One of the great things about the state of the union is how it gives Americans the chance to see clearly what their representatives really believe. So tonight I'm inviting every legislator to join with my administration in reaffirming a fundamental principle. He's so nervous. He's literally biting his fingernails. If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support. The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. Would anyone deny that? Regardless of how you feel about Trump, rather than pointing out, they're not standing up. He's requesting that they stand up to show support for something Now he waits and lets it sink in. It's difficult to believe that half of the government could be so stupid to allow themselves to fall into this trap. A lot of thought went into how to phrase the wording of this. It was designed to trap them, and it did. It was worded perfectly. I mean, you just look how long this went on for. I wish the cameras had focused on their faces more. We get a few examples here, and you can just imagine the people at home.

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And the Ayatollah has been somebody who has been the center of a lot of focus for decades. Now, this is the greatest day in American foreign policy since the fall of the Berlin Wall. This is such a consequential moment. And if you think about it, we're celebrating the semi-quincentennial of our country. Over that time, there have been 45 American presidents, 47 presidencies, but Grover Cleveland and Trump served twice. And of those, a very small handful have truly changed the world. You can look at Ronald Reagan with the fall of communism. You can look at FDR with the defeat of Hitler and the defeat of fascism. Donald Trump is going to stake his place today as one of the most consequential commanders in chief in American history. And it's important to remember, this could have gone very badly. We just saw the State of the Union where he gave the Medal of Honor to Eric Slober, the helicopter pilot who carried out that mission to get Maduro. That was an incredibly risky decision by the president. If that helicopter had gone down, it could have been his desert one. The risk involved in this operation was 10 times that. And he didn't flinch. He made the right decision. And he's going to change the world because of it. I mean, I think your words are very powerful. I think the caveat here is we're on day one. And officials are telling us it could last two or three weeks. So we have a lot of military side of things can really handle a lot, as we saw with Venezuela and other operations, Midnight Hammer and others. One would think that there are multiple plans with multiple off-ramps in this whole operation. Sure, absolutely. And look, what Donald Trump is doing is forging a new way to lead on the world stage in the wake of Iraq and Afghanistan. When Ronald Reagan came in after the Vietnam War, there was no appetite for boots on the ground. So he forged the Reagan Doctrine, supporting freedom movements around the world to challenge the Soviet Union. Donald Trump has come in after Afghanistan and Iraq, where there's no appetite for American boots on the ground. And our choice is to retreat from the world or to lead in a different way. And that's what he's doing here. He's leading from the air. The ground forces in Iran are the Iranian people, and they're going to have their role to play. And that's what he was talking about today in that statement. So this is a new way of leading, and we got to give him time to work it out because it's very important that we continue to lead. It's a historic day. Panel, thanks so much.

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