The reviews are coming in from the people who matter most—the American citizens living on the front lines. A C-SPAN caller from a California border town just delivered a glowing review of President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union, and her message is a reality check for the “Defiance” crowd.

Caller: I loved everything about it. I think that living in California right by the border, if you live by a border town you 100%, 200% see the difference. And just the way that he brought in our American fellow American heroes, and the U.S. Olympic gold medalists, those guys were awesome, is just uplifting. It’s like if you do not see what has happened within one year—one year—to all the American people, like, we all just need to realize everything’s not going to be agreed upon, but I thought it was amazing. I’m seeing egg prices go down, I’m seeing the border secure living on a border town, I’m witnessing it with my own eyes. I don’t do social media, so thank you guys. I loved it.