“Jack Hughes for President:” Reflections on the state of our union and our best future
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🗓️ 25 February 2026
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President Trump delivered his annual “State of the Union” address to Congress and the nation last night. The speech was the longest ever, lasting 108 minutes, and covered a range of topics designed to buttress his party’s chances in the upcoming midterms. A highlight for me and for many was the entrance of the US men’s hockey team into the House chamber. The president announced that he would be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor, to the team’s goaltender, Connor Hellebuyck.
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| 1:02.1 | It's Wednesday, February the 25th, 2026, and I'm Chris Elkins, |
| 1:07.6 | narrating Denison Forum's Daily Article podcast. Welcome. Today's daily article is authored by friend and cultural theologian, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 1:12.8 | President Trump delivered his annual State of the Union address to Congress and the |
| 1:17.2 | nation last night. The speech was the longest ever, lasting 108 minutes, and covered a |
| 1:23.0 | range of topics designed to buttress his party's chances in the upcoming midterms. |
| 1:28.3 | A highlight for me and for many was the entrance of the U.S. men's hockey team into the House chamber. |
| 1:34.3 | The president announced that he would be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, |
| 1:39.3 | our nation's highest civilian honor, to the team's goaltender, Connor Hellebike. Their story in winning the |
| 1:45.6 | Olympic gold medal is inspirational on so many levels. Among them, the tribute paid by Jack Hughes, |
| 1:51.9 | who scored the winning goal in overtime and later exalted. This is all about our country |
| 1:58.1 | right now. I love the USA. I love my teammates. |
| 2:01.7 | It's unbelievable. |
| 2:03.1 | The U.S. are a hockey brotherhood. |
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