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The Land of the Free is hot, but it’s not the only in vogue thing that graced Trump’s two-hour Tuesday night speech.

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It’s official, the United States of America is, as President Donald Trump declared during his 2026 State of the Union address, “the hottest country anywhere in the world.”

The Land of the Free is hot, but it’s not the only in vogue thing that graced Trump’s two-hour Tuesday night speech. Here’s every significant moment from the late-night assembly ranked hot to not.

U.S. Men’s Hockey Team

Jack Hughes’ broken winning smile and Connor Hellebuyck’s presidential medal of freedom were the perfect cherry on top of the American team’s patriotic Olympic gold medal celebration.

🚨 President Trump just announced that he's honoring USA goalie Connor Hellebuyck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/uFP7KuYJZU— Greg Price (@greg_price11) February 25, 2026

🚨 President Trump just announced that he's honoring USA goalie Connor Hellebuyck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/uFP7KuYJZU

Sharing a Birthday With America

World War Two veteran Buddy Taggart, who was honored by Trump on Tuesday night, will turn 100 years old on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

.@POTUS honors World War Two hero Buddy Taggart in his State of the Union:"Buddy earned many honors, including a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, came home, started a family, and tonight, he is in the gallery looking forward to July 4th, 2026—his 100th birthday." ❤️🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/qPG5GlRXGJ— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 25, 2026

.@POTUS honors World War Two hero Buddy Taggart in his State of the Union:"Buddy earned many honors, including a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, came home, started a family, and tonight, he is in the gallery looking forward to July 4th, 2026—his 100th birthday." ❤️🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/qPG5GlRXGJ

Usha Vances’s Baby Bump

Speaking of birthdays, what better time to have the first Second Lady baby in 150 years than on (or around) America’s biggest birthday yet?!

Trump praises pregnant Usha Vance as she attends SOTU after announcing fourth pregnancyPresident Donald Trump heaped praise on pregnant Usha Vance as she attended State of the Union after announcing her fourth pregnancy.Vice President JD Vance's wife, 40, draped her baby bump… pic.twitter.com/RhO73mqgNi— News News News (@NewsNew97351204) February 25, 2026

Trump praises pregnant Usha Vance as she attends SOTU after announcing fourth pregnancyPresident Donald Trump heaped praise on pregnant Usha Vance as she attended State of the Union after announcing her fourth pregnancy.Vice President JD Vance's wife, 40, draped her baby bump… pic.twitter.com/RhO73mqgNi

Trump awarded Ruskan the Legion of Merit for his heroic role in saving 165 lives during the July 4th, 2025 flooding in Central Texas.

pic.twitter.com/Gll57oADhd— Mollie (@MZHemingway) February 25, 2026

pic.twitter.com/Gll57oADhd

Vice President JD Vance will lead Trump’s war on fraud — a mission inspired by the Somali fraud revelations out of Minnesota.

.@realDonaldTrump officially announces that the "war on fraud" will be led by @VP Vance.The fraud in Minnesota "reminds us that there are large parts of the world where bribery, corruption, and lawlessness are the norm, not the exception."Importing these cultures brings these… pic.twitter.com/JT4raGheeR— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) February 25, 2026

.@realDonaldTrump officially announces that the "war on fraud" will be led by @VP Vance.The fraud in Minnesota "reminds us that there are large parts of the world where bribery, corruption, and lawlessness are the norm, not the exception."Importing these cultures brings these… pic.twitter.com/JT4raGheeR

It’s what Charlie would have wanted.

🚨 JUST IN: The House chamber just broke out in cheers of "CHARLIE! CHARLIE!" as President Trump memorialized Char🇺🇸lie Kirk and introduced his widow Erika"In Charlie's memory, we must come out and re-establish that America is ONE NATION UNDER GOD!""We love religion, and we… pic.twitter.com/qK0LX4LkeK— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 25, 2026

🚨 JUST IN: The House chamber just broke out in cheers of "CHARLIE! CHARLIE!" as President Trump memorialized Char🇺🇸lie Kirk and introduced his widow Erika"In Charlie's memory, we must come out and re-establish that America is ONE NATION UNDER GOD!""We love religion, and we… pic.twitter.com/qK0LX4LkeK

Democrats kept their rumps in their seats for most Trump’s lengthy speech. Their refusal to cheer for heroes like the U.S. men’s hockey team or honor victims of their deadly soft-on-crime and open border policies did not go unnoticed by Trump or SOTU viewers.

Imagine wearing a Ukrainian Flag pin and your entire Democrat Party won’t stand up for Iryna who was murdered in cold blood. https://t.co/MEQHUz10QX pic.twitter.com/mvEtQfYdSf— Tyler Bowyer (@tylerbowyer) February 25, 2026

Imagine wearing a Ukrainian Flag pin and your entire Democrat Party won’t stand up for Iryna who was murdered in cold blood. https://t.co/MEQHUz10QX pic.twitter.com/mvEtQfYdSf

There’s no hiding behind the hijab on this one.

Ilhan Omar's face when Trump announced he's going to tackle Somali fraud in Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/1y5ZXTxuRv— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 25, 2026

Ilhan Omar's face when Trump announced he's going to tackle Somali fraud in Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/1y5ZXTxuRv

“Did Nancy Pelosi stand up, if she’s here? Doubt it.”

LOL Trump is the funniest President of all time, zero debate.After Democrats stood up for passing the Stop Insider Trading Act: "I can't believe. I can't believe it. Did Nancy Pelosi stand up, if she's here? Doubt it. Pass the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay. I wasn't… pic.twitter.com/flC8AhABpX— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 25, 2026

LOL Trump is the funniest President of all time, zero debate.After Democrats stood up for passing the Stop Insider Trading Act: "I can't believe. I can't believe it. Did Nancy Pelosi stand up, if she's here? Doubt it. Pass the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay. I wasn't… pic.twitter.com/flC8AhABpX

Cheating In Elections

Congress should pass the “common sense, country-saving” Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which would mandate voters show identification before casting a ballot in federal elections. Failure to support such popular legislation, Trump noted on Tuesday, can only mean one thing: “because they want to cheat.”

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump demands Congress unite around passing the SAVE America Act "BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE HAPPENS""Why would anyone not want it? YOU WANT TO CHEAT!" 🔥🔥He's right. Saving our republic is not negotiable.Voter ID is supported by 85%+ of Americans. DO IT. pic.twitter.com/oglnJiE43Y— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 25, 2026

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump demands Congress unite around passing the SAVE America Act "BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE HAPPENS""Why would anyone not want it? YOU WANT TO CHEAT!" 🔥🔥He's right. Saving our republic is not negotiable.Voter ID is supported by 85%+ of Americans. DO IT. pic.twitter.com/oglnJiE43Y

Remember, Trump’s desire for more American babies is good. His bragging about lower costs for in vitro fertilization (IVF), a procedure responsible for the death of more unborn babies than abortion every year, is not.

Trump bragging about making IVF more affordable. 🤮🤮🤮IVF from beginning to end is a sinful act & greatly harms children. It must be abolished. pic.twitter.com/q6ZuuuzT9d— Lizzie Marbach (@LizzieMarbach) February 25, 2026

Trump bragging about making IVF more affordable. 🤮🤮🤮IVF from beginning to end is a sinful act & greatly harms children. It must be abolished. pic.twitter.com/q6ZuuuzT9d

It’s no secret that Democrats hate America. They further publicized this disdain on Tuesday when they refused to cheer Trump’s declaration that “the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.”

HOLY SH*T. The Democrats REFUSED to stand when Trump said that the duty of the American government was to protect American citizens, NOT illegal aliens.Democrats OFFICIALLY hate America. pic.twitter.com/M4GN26P8Dg— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 25, 2026

HOLY SH*T. The Democrats REFUSED to stand when Trump said that the duty of the American government was to protect American citizens, NOT illegal aliens.Democrats OFFICIALLY hate America. pic.twitter.com/M4GN26P8Dg

Trump Talks about trans people and they cut to Sarah McBride. The cameraman is savage. pic.twitter.com/vsHlxBo3Cy— Mark Kaye (@markkayeshow) February 25, 2026

Trump Talks about trans people and they cut to Sarah McBride. The cameraman is savage. pic.twitter.com/vsHlxBo3Cy

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