Notes about Trump's State of the Union address last night (Tuesday, Wednesday February 24th, 2026)

I missed a few minutes here and there due to phone calls.  I didn't hear him say anything about the children who have been found and rescued (some of them trafficked, some of them were living with "sponsors" and there had been a lack of contact)

I don't think anything at all was said about the EPSTEIN FILES.

I don't think the problem with ICE agents being too aggressive was addressed

The Independent has fact‑checked Donald Trump’s State of the Union statements in certain areas and compared them with available data, revealing a more nuanced picture than the speech suggested.

. "Our country has never been stronger. My first 10 months I ended eight wars, including Cambodia. Isn’t it funny?" the president said.  The Independent had this to say about that claim: " However, many of these disputes persist without resolution, and hostilities have reignited in several of the regions he engaged with and Foreign policy experts have said the president's claims overstate his record and role in ending armed conflicts."  EXAGGERATION.

I have brought in more than $18 trillion, pouring in from all over the globe,” Trump said.  This is incorrect information, according to THE INDEPENDENT. "While investment has surged, even according to the U.S. government's official records, the figure is around half what Trump claimed on Tuesday night."  EXAGGERATION.

"Last year, the murder rate saw its single largest decline in recorded history," Trump said. "This is the biggest decline, think of it, in recorded history. The lowest number in over 125 years."  TRUTH according to The Independent.

"After four years, in which millions and millions of illegal aliens poured across our borders totally unvetted and unchecked, we now have the strongest and most secure border in American history by far. In the past nine months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted to the United States." This is exaggerated. However, claiming that "zero" people have illegally crossed into the U.S. in the last nine months is extremely unlikely.

 

On crime:"Last year, the murder rate saw its single largest decline in recorded history," Trump said. "This is the biggest decline, think of it, in recorded history. The lowest number in over 125 years."This is true. America is getting safer. Data collected from 35 American cities showed a 21 per cent decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, translating to about 922 fewer homicides last year, according to a January report from the independent Council on Criminal Justice.