Montana Rep. Troy Downing Calls Trump’s State of the Union Address a “Great Speech”
By Brian Freeman
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Rep. Troy Downing, a Republican from Montana, described President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address as a “great speech” on Wednesday.
Downing praised the address while appearing on “Wake Up America,” stating it was “about the president being proud of America, about Americans being proud of America, about the successes that we’ve accomplished for the American people, and just the fact that it was not just about him, but about us and celebrating our sports heroes, our military heroes.”
Downing said, “All of those stories that came out, I thought was a very positive message. And I walked out of there feeling pretty good.”
He added that despite the president’s speech setting a record for the longest State of the Union address ever, “it didn’t seem the longest. It seemed about the right size to me.”
Downing also stated that President Trump was correct in urging the Senate to take up and pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act.
“If you look at the polling,” Downing said, “more than a supermajority of Americans — I’ve heard up to 85% of Americans — agree with this policy: that you should show ID, prove you’re an American citizen before doing one of the most consequential things you can as a citizen and vote in federal elections.”
Downing further noted that Democrats “holding this back is, again, confounding to me, and I think confounding to their constituents because this is incredibly important.”
