President Donald Trump took a jab at Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during his State of the Union address on Tuesday as he pushed Congress to pass a ban on stock trading for members of Congress. “Did Nancy Pelosi stand up, if she’s here? Doubt it,” Trump joked after many Democrats remained seated while he called on Congress to pass the Stop Insider Trading Act. “Let’s also ensure members of Congress cannot corruptly profit from using insider information,” Trump told Congress on Tuesday night. Trump called on Congress to pass the Stop Insider Trading Act, introduced by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., “without delay.” The bill would crack down on stock trading among members of Congress. Pelosi’s investment portfolio has long been scrutinized for it performing better than some of the nation’s leading hedge funds. Democrats originally stood and applauded Trump’s call to ban congressional insider trading, but they quickly sat down after Nancy Pelosi was specifically singled out pic.twitter.com/shKNtuK4ym— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) February 25, 2026 Some Democrats, including Sens. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Andy Kim of New Jersey, and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, stood and clapped. “I wasn’t sure if anybody on this side was going to applaud for that. I’m very impressed,” Trump added. “Thank you. I’m very impressed.” The post ‘Did Nancy Pelosi Stand Up?’: Trump Calls Out Pelosi as He Calls for Congressional Insider Trading Ban appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivered the Democrat response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, posing three questions focused on affordability, security, and leadership to challenge the president’s record. She bluntly responded to Trump’s speech, “We did not hear the truth from our president.” At the start of her remarks, Spanberger asked, “Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family? Is the president working to keep Americans safe, both at home and abroad? Is the president working for you?” Spanberger criticized immigration enforcement that she said harmed families, claiming federal agents “ripped nursing mothers away from their babies” and “have killed American citizens in our streets. And they have done it all with their faces masked from accountability.” Earlier this month, Spanberger announced she was terminating 287(g) agreements with the federal government. Those partnerships allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to coordinate with state and local law enforcement agencies. Beyond immigration, Spanberger mentioned affordability for families and government accountability. She noted high costs for housing, health care, and tariffs, while emphasizing that Democrats across the country are focused on lowering costs and protecting families. She accused Republicans of putting an economic burden on American citizens. “They are making your life harder, they are making your life more expensive, they are even making it more difficult to see a doctor,” Spanberger said. At the end of her remarks, she called on the power of ordinary Americans to demand better. “It is deeply American and patriotic,” she said, “to stand up for what is right” and ensure the state of our union remains strong for the next 250 years. The response marked Spanberger’s highest-profile national appearance since taking office as governor last month. The post Abigail Spanberger Poses 3 Questions in Democrat Rebuttal to Trump appeared first on The Daily Signal.

“These people are crazy. I’m telling you, they’re crazy.” That was one of President Donald Trump’s signature lines of Tuesday night’s State of the Union address as he blasted his Democrat opponents for sitting silently (and in a few cases jeering) while he spoke about protecting children from being “transitioned” with drugs and surgical procedures. This really was the central theme of the speech: common sense versus crazy. Despite the decade-long attempt to portray him as a deranged and illegitimate shock to the system, it’s Trump who is bringing back normalcy as Democrats descend into madness. On point after point, Trump delivered factual assessments about where the country is compared to a few years ago. He noted that crime and inflation are down, American savings accounts are up, and our enemies are on their back heels as opposed to being on the march. At every turn, as Trump pointed out, Democrats have punted in their responsibilities to protect and represent the American people. On no set of issues was that clearer than his record on immigration and border enforcement. And that’s where Trump landed his biggest blow. Trump rightly pointed out that since returning to office the border crisis has all but dissolved. “In the past nine months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted to the United States,” Trump said. “The flow of deadly fentanyl across our border is down by a record 56% … And last year, the murder rate saw its single largest decline in recorded history … the lowest number in over 125 years.” By the reaction of Democrats in attendance, you would have guessed this is all terrible news. And maybe from their perspective, it is. They appear to have been counting on former President Joe Biden’s border crisis to go on indefinitely, for their constellation of NGOs to continue getting government support to fan its flames, and for taxpayer dollars to keep flowing to their new, imported voters. Democrats clearly no longer care if immigration happens legally or not, so why should they care if taxpayer dollars are going to legitimate sources as long as their supporters get paid, right? One of the great lines of the night was when Trump blasted the massive and shameful fraud that occurred under the averted eye of Gov. Tim Walz and the entire Minnesota Democrat political establishment. “The Somali pirates who ransacked Minnesota remind us that there are large parts of the world where bribery, corruption, and lawlessness are the norm, not the exception,” Trump said. “Importing these cultures through unrestricted immigration and open borders brings those problems right here, to the USA—and it is the American people who pay the price, in higher medical bills, car insurance rates, rent, taxes, and perhaps most importantly, crime.” That’s absolutely correct. Prudence would have dictated that American leaders should have been wary before importing countless people from one of the most corrupt parts of the world and giving them essentially a blank check to the treasury once they arrived. But none of that prudence existed under Biden and his fellow Democrats. And folly has slipped into madness as under Democrats who, once they lost national power, decided to go back to their roots as the party of rebellion and sedition. To what end? All to apparently protect noncitizens, criminals, drug traffickers, and rapists. As if on cue, the alternate performance put on by Democrats—and it really was a performance—was featuring, I kid you not, a man in a giraffe suit blowing on a harmonica and gloating about how he was fresh off coming out of an “ICE prison” in Minneapolis. This is what Democrats are doing instead of attending President Trump's State of the Union speech.Democrats are literally hanging out with deranged Leftists dressed in giraffe costumes bragging about getting arrested by ICE. pic.twitter.com/hMIUHrmrHy— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 25, 2026 This reinforces the point that the Democrat Party isn’t led by sober-minded statesmen, wise defenders of the liberal order. Instead, it’s being pulled this way and that by a deranged activist class that has little connection to this country or even reality. These were the people who were supposedly protecting our “norms” against the populist Trump. But it turns out they weren’t protecting anything at all besides their insane ideological agenda, which was imposed ruthlessly. Trump effectively laid out that he was, unlike his opposition, going to prioritize American citizens. He was going to take commonsense, level-headed positions that most Americans still believe in. Trump also made it clear that if his opponents on the left retake federal power, they will immediately return to the ruinous open borders and many other terrible policies that Americans voted against in 2024. .@POTUS: "We can never forget that many in this room not only allowed the border invasion to happen before I got involved—but indeed, they would do it all over again if ever given the chance." pic.twitter.com/YU3lwuH3sZ— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 25, 2026 In a sense, it was the way Democrats acted Tuesday night that said nearly as much as Trump’s speech. House Speaker Mike Johnson said it well when he noted that it was “good” for the American people to see just how “shameful” and out of touch the opposition had really become. 'IT WAS SHAMEFUL'House Speaker @SpeakerJohnson condemns Democrats for applauding themselves while Republicans stood and cheered for "all these great Americans who deserved all this attention" and received honors from Trump. pic.twitter.com/PaPoWL2oeH— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) February 25, 2026 He’s right. Whatever one can say about the state of the union, Trump’s leadership, America’s place in the world, it’s hard to imagine how much worse things would be under the renewed tyranny of Democrat theater kids. That will undoubtedly be the GOP’s message after Tuesday night and heading into the midterms. The post Trump’s SOTU Message Was Common Sense vs. ‘Crazy’ Democrats appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Sen. Alex Padilla, during his all-Spanish response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union, accused Republicans of wanting to “manipulate the elections” and mobilize Immigration and Customs Enforcement to “terrorize” Hispanic communities. “Despite Trump’s lies, we know what we see with our own eyes,” the California Democrat said, before accusing “masked and armed agents” of “terrorizing our communities” and targeting people on the “color of their skin.” People are also targeted by ICE for “speaking Spanish,” Padilla added. Padilla accused federal immigration agents of “shooting cars with families inside,” and “placing people in detention centers without access to doctors, food, and drinking water.” The “terrorizing” ICE operations Padilla described began last year in Los Angeles and have “since extended to corners across the country,” according to the senator. Acabamos de escuchar a Donald Trump hacer lo que mejor sabe hacer: Mentir.Miente sobre la economía, miente sobre su aplicación de las leyes de imigracion de manera violenta y fuera de control y pretenden engañarnos sobre sus planes para manipular las elecciones este noviembre. pic.twitter.com/5kyFzPnkXS— Senator Alex Padilla (@SenAlexPadilla) February 25, 2026 The senator claimed election integrity is a Republican attempt to “manipulate” elections. House Republicans passed the SAVE America Act this February, which would require voters to demonstrate voter ID before casting a ballot if passed by the Senate. He added that Trump is pushing voter identification to “intimidate” Hispanic voters, describing him as a “dictator.” “These are tactics we have seen in countries governed by corrupt dictators,” Padilla said. “And just like them, Trump doesn’t want to lose power.” “Remember this, Donald Trump will not be president forever,” Padilla continued, switching to English. The post Padilla Calls SAVE America Act An ‘Intimidation’ Tactic During All-Spanish SOTU Reaction Speech appeared first on The Daily Signal.

President Donald Trump repeatedly confronted Democrats for refusing to stand and applaud on multiple occasions in the first official State of the Union address of his second term Tuesday night. This strategy highlighted the extremism of Democrat policies while championing the people victimized by them. President Trump drew attention to issues with broad public appeal, such as secure elections, public safety, energy production, and stories of American heroism, while daring Democrats to oppose his actions on these issues. Here are the winners and losers of the speech. Winner: Border Security President Trump celebrated that “in the past nine months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted into the United States.” The Department of Homeland Security has indeed claimed that not one illegal alien has been admitted during that time. Former President Joe Biden said that he needed legislation from Congress to close the border, but President Trump effectively closed the border on his first day in office. ?ZERO ILLEGALS ADMITTEDPresident Trump took a well-deserved victory lap on the border and crime pic.twitter.com/osUk5Y1QKK— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) February 25, 2026 Winner: Energy President Trump noted that “American oil production is up more than 600,000 barrels per day” and that the United States received from Venezuela—which he called “our new friend and partner”—more than 80 million barrels of oil. Trump also touted cutting “a record number of job-killing regulations.” Under Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency rescinded the Endangerment Finding, the centerpiece of federal regulation on oil and gas. ??ENERGY UNLEASHEDPresident Trump noted that "American oil production is up more than 600,000 barrels per day" and that the U.S. received from Venezuela—which he called "our new friend and partner"—more than 80 million barrels of oil.Trump also touted cutting "a record number… pic.twitter.com/w221X1MhF8— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) February 25, 2026 Winner: Erika Kirk President Trump commemorated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, and honored his widow, Erika Kirk. “Charlie was violently murdered by an assassin, and martyred—really martyred for his beliefs,” he said. “His wonderful wife, Erika, is with us tonight.” “In Charlie’s memory, we must all come together to reaffirm that America is one nation under God, and we must totally reject political violence of any kind,” the president added. Candace Owens is slandering @MrsErikaKirk, but President Trump rightly honors the bereaved widow at the State of the Union."Thank you Erika. … In Charlie’s memory we must all come together to reaffirm that America is one nation under God, and we must totally reject political… pic.twitter.com/9bClCKRMZo— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) February 25, 2026 Winner: Team USA President Trump celebrated the victories of Team USA men’s and women’s hockey teams over the Canadian teams in the Olympics. He also presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to men’s goaltender Connor Hellebuyck for his “amazing saves” that “helped beat Canada in overtime.” The men’s team attended the State of the Union address, while Trump announced that the women’s team would visit the White House. ?PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOMTrump awards Team USA?? goalie Connor Hellebuyck the highest civilian honor for his victory over Canada?? in the Olympics pic.twitter.com/M3CkhLubT2— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) February 25, 2026 Loser: Affordability Messaging President Trump flipped the script on the Democrats’ “affordability” messaging. He mentioned the “record-setting inflation” of the Biden years. “Now, the same people in this chamber who voted for those disasters suddenly used the word ‘affordability.'” “Somebody gave it to them, knowing full well that they caused and created the increased prices that all of our citizens had to endure,” Trump said. Looking at the Democrats, he said, “You caused that problem.” “They knew their statements were a dirty, rotten lie,” Trump said. “Their policies created the high prices. Our policies are rapidly ending them.” Prices continue to increase, but the rate of inflation has slowed considerably, and real wages are outpacing inflation. ?FLIPPING THE SCRIPT ON AFFORDABILITYPresident Trump flips the script on affordability—blaming Democrats for inflation? and noting that the increase in prices has cooled. Then he slams the "Unaffordable Care Act." pic.twitter.com/rXgFV7Fj7V— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) February 25, 2026 Loser: Mamdani When calling for Congress to pass the SAVE America Act to require ID to vote, Trump mentioned New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, calling him “a nice guy” but attacking him for hypocrisy. He noted that Mamdani is requiring emergency snow shovel workers in New York City to present ID, but Democrats “don’t want identification for the greatest privilege of all, voting in America.” TRUMP SLAMS MAMDANIThe president notes that the NYC mayor requires ID for people who will shovel snow, but "they don't want identification for the greatest privilege of all, voting in America.""NO GOOD." pic.twitter.com/mYs92vUuqK— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) February 25, 2026 Loser: Democrats Refusing to Stand President Trump repeatedly chided Democrats in the chamber for refusing to stand and applaud for good policies or for the people he was honoring. Trump urged Democrats to fund the Department of Homeland Security, stating, “The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.” After Republicans cheered and applauded, Trump chided Democrats for not joining. “Isn’t that a shame? You should be ashamed of yourself, not standing up,” he said. ?YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELFPresident Trump slams Democrats for refusing to stand for the Department of Homeland Security, which the Dems are refusing to fund."You should be ashamed of yourself, not standing up." pic.twitter.com/wmWlHzRBOL— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) February 25, 2026 When honoring Sage Blair, who was separated from her parents after her school hid her transgender identity, Trump faulted Democrats who refused to stand. Blair’s family claimed she became a victim of sex trafficking after she was separated from her family. “Look, nobody stands up,” he noted. “These people are crazy. I’m telling you. They’re crazy.” ?'PEDOPHILE!'A Democrat responds to President Trump's important retelling of Sage Blair's story—getting victimized by the transgender cult—by shouting "Pedophile!"Trump doesn't even dignify it with a response. pic.twitter.com/UbS44A1vSc— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) February 25, 2026 Trump urged Americans to “ensure that members of Congress cannot corruptly profit from using insider trading” on the stock market. When some Democrats stood up to applaud, the president responded with shock. “They stood up for that. I can’t believe it,” he said. He asked whether former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has invited scrutiny for reaping large profits in the stock market, also applauded. “Did Nancy Pelosi stand up, if she’s here? I doubt it,” Trump said. “Pass the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay.” “I wasn’t sure if anybody even on this side was going to applaud for that,” the president noted. “I’m very impressed. Thank you.” ?BURNPresident Trump expressed surprise that Democrats stood to applaud a ban on insider trading. He thanked them for standing, but he also got in a dig."Did Nancy Pelosi stand up, if she's here? I doubt it," he quipped. pic.twitter.com/1Ap16ByCx2— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) February 25, 2026 President Trump also shamed Democrats for refusing to stand for Anna Zarutska, the mother of the Ukrainian refugee Irina Zarutska who was murdered on a light rail train in Charlotte last year by a homeless man with a criminal record. “How do you not stand? How do you not stand?” he asked. HOW DO YOU NOT STAND??President Trump shamed Democrats for refusing to stand for Anna Zarutska, the mother of the poor cook who was killed by an illegal alien. "How do you not stand? How do you not stand?" pic.twitter.com/xXtZywGFG1— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) February 25, 2026 The post Winners and Losers of the State of the Union appeared first on The Daily Signal.