The Real State Of The Union 2026

by | Feb 24, 2026

President Trump will deliver the annual report to Congress on the first year of his second Administration. It is a State of the Union speech given as the country stands on the precipice of a major war in the Middle East. Concerns about the economy after the implosion of his plan to save the country with tariffs are driving discontent and lowering approval numbers. What should the President be saying to the country tonight and what should he be saying?

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  • Daniel McAdams

    Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and co-Producer/co-Host, Ron Paul Liberty Report. Daniel served as the foreign affairs, civil liberties, and defense/intel policy advisor to U.S. Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-Texas) from 2001 until Dr. Paul’s retirement at the end of 2012. From 1993-1999 he worked as a journalist based in Budapest, Hungary, and traveled through the former communist bloc as a human rights monitor and election observer.

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