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USA Hockey Is Hot, Somali Fraud Is Not — And Everything Else That’s Hot And Not From SOTU 2026

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.

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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.

🚨 President Trump just announced that he's honoring USA goalie Connor Hellebuyck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/uFP7KuYJZU— Greg Price (@greg_price11) February 25, 2026

🚨 President Trump just announced that he's honoring USA goalie Connor Hellebuyck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/uFP7KuYJZU

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.

.@POTUS honors World War Two hero Buddy Taggart in his State of the Union:"Buddy earned many honors, including a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, came home, started a family, and tonight, he is in the gallery looking forward to July 4th, 2026—his 100th birthday." ❤️🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/qPG5GlRXGJ— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 25, 2026

.@POTUS honors World War Two hero Buddy Taggart in his State of the Union:"Buddy earned many honors, including a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, came home, started a family, and tonight, he is in the gallery looking forward to July 4th, 2026—his 100th birthday." ❤️🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/qPG5GlRXGJ

Usha Vances’s Baby Bump

Speaking of birthdays, what better time to have the first Second Lady........

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