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The Sean Hannity Show

State of the Union Showdown

The Sean Hannity Show

Sean Hannity

News, News Commentary, Daily News, Politics

4.09.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this high-energy opening hour, Sean Hannity previews President Trump’s State of the Union address and calls out what he describes as Democratic “boycott theatrics” and political grandstanding. Hannity breaks down new polling data showing strong approval numbers for the president, contrasts economic trends from the Biden years to today, and highlights declining inflation and energy prices. He takes aim at Governor Gavin Newsom’s record in California, criticizing spending priorities, sanctuary policies, and what he calls political distractions. The conversation also covers immigration enforcement, Democratic calls to reform or defund ICE, and rising concerns about election integrity laws in Virginia. Hannity underscores the broader contrast he sees between red-state economic growth and high-cost blue states, while urging viewers to watch his post–State of the Union coverage. The hour blends policy, polling, and pointed political commentary as the nation prepares for a major presidential address.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.6

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.0

Thanks to all of you for being with us.

0:05.8

Write down our toll-free telephone number.

0:08.6

You want to be a part of the program.

0:10.6

It's 800-9-4-1-Shahn, if you want to join us.

0:15.2

So Democrats, many of them, are going to boycott the State of the Union.

0:24.4

And they're going to be petulant little children as usual tonight.

0:26.4

And they're not going to applaud the president.

0:28.2

That is their strategy going in.

0:34.5

And then I read today in the Washington Times, Democrats are inviting Epstein victims to the state of the union address.

0:36.2

Oh, I wonder if these are the same people that Hakeem Jeffries and, let's see,

0:41.7

Chuck E Schumer, uh, were soliciting donations from after his conviction in Florida.

0:47.6

I'm just curious.

0:48.7

I wonder if there's the same people or I wonder if it's maybe many of the women that, Clinton, remember, he's set to go to Capitol Hill,

0:59.8

maybe some of the people in the photos showing him cavorting with Epstein's women in a hot tub

1:05.5

and a pool and on Epstein's private plane. You know what the unbelievable thing about all this is?

1:12.7

You didn't hear a peep about releasing anything regarding Jeffrey Epstein during the Biden years and all of those files

1:20.3

were available and not one Democrat said a word about it. And now that it's backfiring on them,

1:27.0

if this is their, you know, their sole strategy that's left,

1:29.9

I'm like, okay, well, go ahead, act like a bunch of petrol and children.

1:33.1

Don't stand.

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