CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 24, 2026
TONIGHT IS THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH. EXPECT THE USUAL SCENARIO, BUT WITH A TWIST. SOME DEMOCRATS WON’T ATTEND. PROBABLY SOME OTHERS WILL HAVE SIGNS CRITICAL OF PRESIDENT TRUMP. REPUBLICANS WILL POP-UP AND DOWN DURING APPLAUSE LINES.
THE PRESIDENT WILL LIKELY SPEAK FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR, PERHAPS LONGER. IF HE AD-LIBS, AS HE OFTEN DOES, HE COULD QUICKLY GO OFF-MESSAGE. IT’S TOO LATE TO EXPECT A LITTLE HUMILITY.
THE PRESIDENT’S DISAPPROVAL RATE IS 60 PERCENT ACCORDING TO ONE MAJOR POLL. OTHER POLLS ALSO SHOW HIGH DISAPROVAL NUMBERS. MUCH OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE MEDIA’S CONSTANT NEGATIVE COVERAGE. IT ALSO HAS TO DO WITH THE BAD P.R. AND POOR PERFORMANCE OF ICE DURING THOSE RAIDS IN MINNESOTA. BUT MOSTLY IT HAS TO DO WITH TRUMP IMSELF. HIS NAME CALLING, HIS CONSTANT BRAGGING DO NOT SIT WELL WITH A LOT OF AMERICANS.
WILL HE TSAKE A DIFFERENT COURSE TONIGHT? HE SHOULD, BUT BASED ON EVEN HIS RECENT PAST I’M THINKING HE WON’T WHICH IS TOO BAD. AND THE RESPONSE FROM THE NEW LIBERAL GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA? NOT WORTH WATCHING. I WILL BE IN BED BY THEN. I’M CAL THOMAS.
