Trump Touts ‘Turnaround for the Ages’ in State of the Union Address

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

US veteran Captain E. Royce Williams is presented with the Medal of Honor by First Lady Melania Trump at President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address during his second presidential term, in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Former Venezuelan presidential candidate and recently released political prisoner Enrique Marquez hugs his niece at President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address during his second presidential term, in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Evalea and Gary Beckstrom, parents of Sarah Beckstrom, the West Virginia National Guard member who was killed in an ambush in Washington, receive the Purple Heart at President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address during his second presidential term, in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

(L-R) Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Barron Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address during his second presidential term, in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Vice President JD Vance (L) shakes hands with President Donald Trump at his first State of the Union address during his second presidential term, in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Members of the US Men’s Olympic hockey team attend President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address during his second presidential term, in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)