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‘Historic Relief for Americans’: Trump to Showcase Economy in State of the Union Address

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President Donald Trump is expected to highlight his economic accomplishments in the 2026 State of the Union address.

The official theme of the speech is reportedly “America at 250: Strong, Prosperous and Respected.”

Trump will showcase the economy by highlighting working-family guests and a data-driven case on affordability, Fox News Digital first reported.

For instance, Trump will honor Pennsylvania wife and mother Megan Hemhauser, a waitress who benefitted from his “No Tax on Tips” and “No Tax on Overtime” policies. Trump also invited Catherine Rayner of Norfolk, Virginia, who was the first patient to use the TrumpRx portal to access discounted fertility drugs.

Trump will highlight the tax cuts from his “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the establishment of Trump Accounts for babies born during his second term, efforts to lower drug prices, and moves to improve housing affordability, Fox reported.

State of the Union viewers can expect the speech to feature a lot of economic focus, including some announcements on the economy, according to Breitbart’s Matt Boyle, who attended the president’s lunch with news anchors Thursday. Trump will reportedly call for a new form of corporate and personal tax cuts in his speech.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump will announce agreements with major tech companies to make them carry a greater share of the energy cost burden associated with data centers. The companies have committed to “pay their own way” to keep consumers’ electricity costs down amid the increase in data center construction.

Trump should highlight the Big Beautiful Bill’s increase of the Child Tax Credit to $2,200 for families; deregulatory actions, which have saved the economy over a trillion dollars; and Department of Government Efficiency cuts, which saved hundreds of billions of dollars, according to economist Steve Moore.

“Trump is a pro-business president, and Biden was anti-business, and so that really hurt employment,” Moore told The Daily Signal. “It hurt American competitiveness.”

“Trump put in policies, like the reduction in the tax on capital investment by businesses, that have been a huge boon to businesses and to workers as well,” Moore continued. “I think that’s the most important change is that Biden treated businesses like enemies, and Trump treated them like assets.”

However, 57% of Americans said they disapprove of the way Trump is managing the economy, in a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll.

However, families have more income, not less, thanks to Trump, Moore said.

“He’s got to stay the course that these policies are working,” Moore said. “We’re bringing inflation down.”

“We want stable prices, and we want to get away from the 9% inflation that we had under Biden,” Moore said, “so people want to feel like every time they go to the grocery store they’re not paying more.”

Under Trump, inflation is falling, Moore said.

“Historic relief for Americans,” Moore said. “That’s the real State of our Union.”

Inflation under Biden hit 9.1%. The fastest price growth since Jimmy Carter.Under President Trump, inflation is down near 2% and falling. Historic relief for American families. That's the real State of our Union. pic.twitter.com/CfFyVZQd1l— Stephen Moore (@StephenMoore) February 24, 2026

Inflation under Biden hit 9.1%. The fastest price growth since Jimmy Carter.Under President Trump, inflation is down near 2% and falling. Historic relief for American families. That's the real State of our Union. pic.twitter.com/CfFyVZQd1l

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