Fox News host Laura Ingraham offered high praise for President Donald Trump’s latest State of the Union address, calling it one of the best speeches he has ever delivered and suggesting it could stand as a defining moment of his presidency.
Speaking after the address, Ingraham said the speech’s conclusion in particular captured the core national debate that has shaped American politics for more than a decade.
“I think the ending of that speech really underscores the debate we have been having in America since about 2008,” Ingraham began. According to her, many on the left have embraced the notion that the traditional idea of America has run its course, arguing that globalization and globalism have “won the day.”
But, she noted, Trump forcefully rejected that premise when he first entered the political arena in 2016.
“Trump comes roaring in in 2016 and says, ‘Not so fast — America’s coming back, we have a destiny that we have to fulfill, we are the greatest country in the face of the Earth,’” she said, framing the president’s message as a direct challenge to what she characterized as a prevailing narrative of American decline.
Ingraham pointed to moments in the speech that highlighted American service and sacrifice, saying they reinforced a sense of pride and optimism.
“From the Legion of Merit to the Purple Heart to the Congressional Medal of Honor, and Presidential Medal of Freedom, we saw on display tonight the best that is America,” she said. To Ingraham, those tributes were not just ceremonial references but a reminder of the country’s enduring strength and character.
She argued that this tone of optimism is precisely what many of Trump’s supporters have been seeking. In her view, the address was not just a reflection on the past but a signal of how the president intends to carry his message forward as the political season intensifies.
“I think he was he is from tonight into the midterms playing out on the national stage,” she said, suggesting the speech set the stage for upcoming electoral battles.
Ingraham highlighted a key refrain from early in the address: “We’re not going back.” She said Trump made it clear that he was rejecting a return to what he described as policies of open borders, inflation, and “elevating illegal aliens over the American people.”
“He said, ‘We’re not going back to that,’” she emphasized. “We’re not going back to open borders, inflation, elevating illegal aliens over the American people. We have a rendezvous with destiny.”
Ingraham compared the speech’s closing moments to the style of former President Ronald Reagan, calling it “a little bit Reaganesque, especially toward the end.” The tone, she suggested, combined patriotic conviction with forward-looking resolve.
“I think this could’ve been the best speech he has ever delivered,” she said. She added that she would be interested to see whether the address translates into “a little bump in the polls,” though she stressed that its historical significance may ultimately matter more.
“Regardless, any historian writing about this presidency has to watch this speech tonight and read it carefully,” Ingraham concluded. “This to me is one of the best speeches as a State of the Union I’ve heard in probably 20 years.”
For Ingraham, the address was more than a political event — it was a statement about America’s identity, direction, and enduring promise.
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