From grief to gold medals, Trump’s SOTU guest list tells a bigger story
President Donald Trump will deliver his fourth State of the Union address of his presidential tenure Tuesday night, which will include guests stretching from conservative speaker Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika,...
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President Donald Trump will deliver his fourth State of the Union address of his presidential tenure Tuesday night, which will include guests stretching from conservative speaker Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, to the parents of the National Guard member fatally shot on the streets of Washington, D.C., in November 2025. Trump will take the dais at 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Tuesday, when he is expected to deliver a data-heavy speech focused on the economy and his administration's wins lowering cost-of-living woes. He will be joined by special guests who will help illustrate how his policies have delivered real savings to everyday Americans, those who have been the victims of crimes and tragedy and those embodying American triumph. Among top names invited to the address are Erika Kirk , who is now leading conservative group Turning Point USA after her husband, the group's co-founder and executive director, was assassinated in September 2025 while touring college campuses. Trump's speech will include mentions of the U.S.' "tremendous revival of faith, Christianity, and belief in God in our country" since Kirk's death, The Daily Wire reported. OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST US MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM VISITS WHITE HOUSE TO CELEBRATE HISTORIC WIN OVER CANADA The U.S. men's hockey team also is traveling to the speech after winning the gold in the Olympics after defeating Canada 2–1. The team traveled on a blue-and-white Air Force jet from Miami to the nation's capital Tuesday. Everyday Americans also will play a large role in Trump's speech, with the president inviting women such as Catherine Rayner of Norfolk, Virginia. Rayner and her husband have been navigating fertility complications and in vitro fertilization for five years. LIBERAL PUNDITS CALL TEAM USA HOCKEY PLAYERS 'MORONS,' SCOLD GOLD MEDALISTS OVER TRUMP CALL Rayner became the first patient of TrumpRx.gov — a government-run portal designed to steer consumers toward lower-cost prescription drugs offered by manufacturers — earl…