It’s official, the United States of America is, as President Donald Trump declared during his 2026 State of the Union address, “the hottest country anywhere in the world.”
The Land of the Free is hot, but it’s not the only in vogue thing that graced Trump’s two-hour Tuesday night speech. Here’s every significant moment from the late-night assembly ranked hot to not.
U.S. Men’s Hockey Team
Jack Hughes’ broken winning smile and Connor Hellebuyck’s presidential medal of freedom were the perfect cherry on top of the American team’s patriotic Olympic gold medal celebration.
Sharing a Birthday With America
World War Two veteran Buddy Taggart, who was honored by Trump on Tuesday night, will turn 100 years old on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Usha Vances’s Baby Bump
Speaking of birthdays, what better time to have the first Second Lady baby in 150 years than on (or around) America’s biggest birthday yet?!
Scott Ruskan
Trump awarded Ruskan the Legion of Merit for his heroic role in saving 165 lives during the July 4th, 2025 flooding in Central Texas.
War On Fraud
Vice President JD Vance will lead Trump’s war on fraud — a mission inspired by the Somali fraud revelations out of Minnesota.
Christian Revival
It’s what Charlie would have wanted.
Sitting
Democrats kept their rumps in their seats for most Trump’s lengthy speech. Their refusal to cheer for heroes like the U.S. men’s hockey team or honor victims of their deadly soft-on-crime and open border policies did not go unnoticed by Trump or SOTU viewers.
Somali Fraud
There’s no hiding behind the hijab on this one.
Insider Trading
“Did Nancy Pelosi stand up, if she’s here? Doubt it.”
Cheating In Elections
Congress should pass the “common sense, country-saving” Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which would mandate voters show identification before casting a ballot in federal elections. Failure to support such popular legislation, Trump noted on Tuesday, can only mean one thing: “because they want to cheat.”
Praising IVF
Remember, Trump’s desire for more American babies is good. His bragging about lower costs for in vitro fertilization (IVF), a procedure responsible for the death of more unborn babies than abortion every year, is not.
Anti-Americanism
It’s no secret that Democrats hate America. They further publicized this disdain on Tuesday when they refused to cheer Trump’s declaration that “the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.”
Dudes In Dresses
‘Nuff said.
Jordan Boyd is an award-winning staff writer at The Federalist and producer of “The Federalist Radio Hour.” Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on X @jordanboydtx.
