Amid polling low, Trump centers pre-State of the Union message on immigration

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By: Ariana Figueroa - February 23, 2026 10:12 pm

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Monday to honor families whose loved ones were killed by noncitizens, but spent most of the event complaining about his approval ratings and amplifying the falsehood that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.

While signed Monday, the proclamation designated the day earlier as one to honor such families, coinciding with the anniversary of the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley on Feb. 22, 2024, by a Venezuelan immigrant. The man was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for her murder.

The White House event came on the eve of Trump’s State of the Union, where he is expected to not only address immigration policy – as the Department of Homeland Security has been shut down since Feb. 14 – but also last week’s Supreme Court decision that found he exceeded his authority for tariffs.

Congress is gridlocked on approving annual funding for DHS after an immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis resulted in the deaths of two U.S. citizens last month.




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[Javaman]

1. stop calling it the "state of the union" it should be

the bigly yearly airing of grievances.

[Miguelito Loveless]

7. Isn't that a Festivus tradition?

The Airing of the Grievances.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. He never moderates his positions, or compromises

I expect him to blame Democrats and ask for more ICE powers and more money. Predict speech lasting 2 hours 15 minutes.

Democrats should be touting Biden's immigration numbers and orderly enforcement.

[travelingthrulife]

4. And brag about ending 50 wars and kicking off the golden years. Blah.

I won't be watching his ranting and raving.

[Ray Bruns]

3. Let me save everyone an hour of your lives.

[eppur_se_muova]

9. Invest in my cryptocurrency -- it's the hottest ! nt

[AZ8theist]

10. You left out "Even more gibberish"

[mpcamb]

5. "centers pre-State of the Union message on immigration"

'Keep beating up Mexicans'
Now there's a safe message for his rooters.

[tonekat]

6. Dems should stand up, halfway through

Shout "You Lie!" and march out en masse.

[RussBLib]

12. Maybe not march out, but...

….since Trump lies all the time, they should stand up and shout “LIES!” every time he tells a lie. The Dems might end up hoarse, but they’d feel better, and the American people might get the message. Anything except sit there on their hands while Trump spews lie after lie after lie.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

[eppur_se_muova]

8. I hope he can be goaded into BRAGGING about the invasions and killings. He's just the type to do it.

Or he'll say something like "they're not treating them nicely ... they certainly aren't ..." which would impress other bullies but not normal people.

[republianmushroom]

11. How about a proclamation for of those US citizens killed by ICE, trumpy ?

[Deminpenn]

13. Exactly what Neers Tanden predicted

when she was on with The Weekday crew at MSNOW yesterday, iirc.