As President-elect Trump served his first term, his most important speeches were delivered abroad: in Saudi Arabia, Poland, and on the 75th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.
In his second term, President Trump’s inaugural address will be his triumphant return. After that, Trump has before him five moments when a great speech can elevate the country and his presidency. John McConnell and Matt Scully are the best writers working inside the Beltway, so enlisting them to weave the five rhetoric-heavy moments is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the 47th president, but any wordsmith with talent and vision can sit down with Trump. to design the arch. of these messages that, if they are a piece, will define 45-47 for historians.
The first moment is almost here: the 250th anniversary of the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World,” when the American Revolution began in earnest at the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Will President Trump travel to Lexington Battle Green? this spring to mark the beginning of our Republic? I hope so.
Philadelphia next summer, July 4, 2026, is part two of the two-part celebration of American independence and the journey that made America great. The 250th anniversary of the founding of the country will be a big day for the country and it should be for Trump too.
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Trump will welcome the world to the United States not once but twice during his second term. The first time will be just before our Semiquincentennial, when the World Cup comes to North America. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be co-hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico and the United States. The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations, and Trump’s welcome will be the biggest: a chance to tell the world what our leadership has meant to him over the past century and the next.
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With the grim anniversary of September 11, 2026, the president should be preparing three sets of remarks, one to be delivered at Ground Zero in New York City, a second in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the third at the Pentagon. This is the opportunity to remind our enemies of our resilience, our refusal to cede global authority to the Chinese Communist Party or any serious nation state, much less to the jihadists whose chaos has no strategy that can succeed in the face of relentless American resolve. .
The fifth and final occasion could occur when the Olympics come to California in 2028. Expect President Trump to preside over most events with at least one appearance at all major venues. As Trump nears the end of his remarkable political career that began atop the Trump Tower escalator in 2015, he will have all the eyes of the world on the planet’s quadrennial celebration.
Coming legislation matters, of course, as do your national security decisions and the inevitable crises ahead. But a plan should already be in place to connect the five big dates and the speeches that mark them. President Trump appreciates good production. This quintet of occasions will focus the attention of the world and historians on Trump and American greatness. It’s not too early to start, especially for the April anniversary.
Hugh Hewitt is the host of “The Hugh Hewitt Show,” heard weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. ET on the Salem Radio Network and simulcast on the Salem News Channel. Hugh Wakes Up America on over 400 affiliates nationwide and on all streaming platforms where SNC can be seen. He is a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel news roundtable hosted by Bret Baier weekdays at 6 pm ET. A native of Ohio and a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Michigan Law School, Hewitt has been a professor of law at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law since 1996, where he teaches Constitutional Law. Hewitt launched his eponymous radio show from Los Angeles in 1990. Hewitt has appeared frequently on all major national news television networks, has hosted television programs for PBS and MSNBC, written for all major American newspapers, is an author of a dozen books and has moderated twenty Republican programs. candidate debates, most recently the November 2023 Republican presidential debate in Miami and four Republican presidential debates in the 2015-16 cycle. Hewitt focuses his radio show and column on the Constitution, national security, American politics and the Cleveland Browns and Guardians. Hewitt has interviewed tens of thousands of guests, from Democrats Hillary Clinton and John Kerry to Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump during his 40 years in broadcasting, and this column previews the main story that will fuel his radio and television program today.
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