From Trump to vow US will ‘confront threats to America’, as Iran tensions rise — speech excerpts
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US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk out of the White House on February 24, 2026, to travel to the US Capitol where he will deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump will tell Congress he will “confront threats” to the nation, according to excerpts from his State of the Union speech, as the United States expands its military presence near Iran.
“As president, I will make peace wherever I can — but I will never hesitate to confront threats to America wherever we must,” Trump will say in his first State of the Union address since he began his second presidential term 13 months ago.
His spokeswoman posts a picture of Trump with his Iran negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner shortly before the speech.
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