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Conrad Black: Trump Connects Policy Success to Patriotic Heroes in Masterful State of the Union Address

Conrad Black: Trump Connects Policy Success to Patriotic Heroes in Masterful State of the Union Address
President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address during his second presidential term, in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Conrad Black
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President Trump’s State of the Union speech was a tactical and substantive masterpiece. Though it continued for an hour and 47 minutes, it was not rambling or discursive but proceeded in logical sequence and attached policy aims and accomplishments of the administration explicitly to heroic individuals who were commended and decorated. This included two Medals of Honor: one presented to Korean War veteran E. Royce Williams, and the other to Eric Slover, who led the 2026 special operations raid in Venezuela.
Conrad Black
Conrad Black
Author
Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world. He’s the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, and, most recently, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other,” which has been republished in updated form. Follow Conrad Black with Bill Bennett and Victor Davis Hanson on their podcast Scholars and Sense.