On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump is delivering an unofficial “State of the Union” address to the United States Congress and to the American people. It will be his first major speech since the start of his second presidential term.
In his last “State of the Union” speech, on February 4, 2020, then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was so enraged that she tore up his written remarks. This act of defiance was highly inappropriate and unprecedented. Republican House Speakers never acted in such a manner.
Pelosi’s temper tantrum typifies how Democrats respond to President Trump. Instead of working with Trump to benefit all Americans, they engage in disgraceful outbursts of anger. Thus, Democrats have impeached Trump twice, and many party leaders have boycotted his speeches and both of his inaugurations.
On Tuesday night, several prominent Democrats will, once again, boycott Trump’s speech. This response highlights the severe problems besetting the Democratic Party. Democrats seem to be incapable of crafting a winning message to appeal to the American people and to counter the Trump agenda.
While Democrats offer theatrical opposition, Trump has launched the greatest start to a presidential term in our nation’s history. In fact, over the past six weeks, the Trump administration has saved our union by acting with lightning speed to reshape the federal government.
In the last six weeks, President Trump has issued 79 executive orders covering a range of vital issues. For example, on Saturday, President Trump signed an executive order making English the official language of the United States, following the lead of more than 30 states.
The order states, “A nationally designated language is at the core of a unified and cohesive society, and the United States is strengthened by a citizenry that can freely exchange ideas in one shared language.” Of course, this is common sense, but it has never been done until President Trump acted. With the stroke of Trump’s pen, the United States joined 180 other nations around the world with an official language.
This decision will not harm those Americans who have legally immigrated to our country. In contrast, it will help them succeed in our country, as outlined in the President’s executive order, “Establishing English as the official language will not only streamline communication but also reinforce shared national values and create a more cohesive and efficient society.”
Although Democrats will condemn the President’s decision about language, much of their fury has been directed at his efforts to empower the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by “special government employee” Elon Musk.
The impact of DOGE has been monumental. Due to the efforts of DOGE, massive government waste, fraud and abuse have been uncovered. Federal employees have been required to report on their activities for the previous week and return to the office. The second round of “pulse check” emails have been sent, requiring a response from federal employees.
This type of accountability is sorely needed and has been missing from the federal government. Americans will now learn how many federal employees are non-existent or non-performing.
Of course, Democrats are furious with these efforts. U.S. Congressman Maxwell Frost (D-FL) said that “Things are falling apart.” Really, Congressman? What is falling apart are the lies and the corrupt agendas of many bloated government bureaucracies.
By creating DOGE, President Trump is helping to preserve the survival of the United States. Without serious action, the country is on the road to financial ruin. Currently, the national debt is $36.5 trillion, an outrageous amount which is not sustainable. Fortunately, due to bold action by DOGE, $155 billion in unnecessary spending has already been trimmed in just six weeks.
If this efficiency is continued for the remainder of the year, DOGE will save $1.34 trillion in wasteful spending, giving the Trump administration an opportunity to balance the federal budget for the first time since 2001.
Another important focus of the second Trump administration has been to establish border security. President Trump inherited a border that had been broken by the reckless policies of the former administration.
Incredibly, in only six weeks, President Trump has secured the southern border. Last month, there were just 8,326 illegal aliens apprehended at the Mexican border. According to Michael Banks, Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, February was “the lowest month in recorded history.”
This is beyond astounding for last month’s total is a 94% decrease from the 140,641 illegal border encounters that were recorded in February of 2024 and a 82% decrease “from December, President Joe Biden’s last full month in office.”
The reasons for this amazing success are varied and include President Trump’s strong messaging to illegal aliens, the addition of military personnel to bolster border security, the renewed construction of the border wall, the closing of migrant shelters in border states, the transfer of illegal aliens to facilities at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp in Cuba and the enhanced raids launched by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) throughout the country.
In total, these aggressive measures have solved a problem that plagued our country throughout the Biden administration, which created one disaster after another.
Another major failing of the Biden administration was in foreign relations. President Biden inherited a peaceful world, but he helped create the conditions for war in both Gaza and Ukraine. Fortunately, President Trump is determined to bring a peaceful end to both wars.
Regarding the war in Ukraine, only President Trump has the capability to negotiate with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. On Friday, Trump cancelled a press conference and a scheduled lunch and escorted Zelensky from the White House after it was clear the Ukrainian leader was not ready for peace.
Eventually, Zelensky will reconsider after he realizes that President Trump is an uncommon leader, who is offering a lifeline for his country. Trump not only wants to save America, but he also wants to save the world from the catastrophe of World War III.
Jeff Crouere is a native New Orleanian and his award-winning program, “Ringside Politics,” airs Saturdays from Noon until 1 p.m. CT nationally on Real America’s Voice TV Network & AmericasVoice.News and weekdays from 7-9 a.m. & 6-7 p.m. CT on WGSO 990-AM & Wgso.com. He is a political columnist, the author of America’s Last Chance and provides regular commentaries on the Jeff Crouere YouTube channel and on Crouere.net. For more information, email him at jcrouere@gmail.com
