Trump goes to war over this State of the Union

February 23, 2026 — 11:30am

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US President Donald Trump never retreats, never recants, never apologises, never concedes. To preserve, protect and defend all that he stands for, Trump will go to war in his State of the Union address.

Trump refuses to be smacked down by the Supreme Court. He is already escalating his trade wars. Australia has been hit again – with even higher tariffs. For the midterm elections in November, Trump will intensify his war of hatred with Democrats. Trump believes that the only elections Democrats win are rigged. Trump will demand from the podium that Republicans pass Trump’s bill to depress Democratic votes by requiring birth certificates or passports to permit a citizen to vote.

Trump will wage war to Make America Great Again: more massive and aggressive deportations of immigrants with ICE and the national guard on the streets of American cities. More war on woke, globalism, renewable energy. Commander-in-chief Trump will herald that the Americas are under his command, from Latin America to Cuba to Greenland. Canada will be in his crosshairs, and he will cheer the USA hockey team’s Olympic victory.

The State of the Union address is political theatre. Trump will talk for at least 90 minutes to an expected audience of more than 30 million. He will........

© The Sydney Morning Herald