President Donald Trump during a primetime address to the nation in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 17, 2025. | Doug Mills/Bloomberg via Getty Images When a president gives a primetime televised speech, it is typically about something of serious import: to make the case for a major new policy or to announce the beginning of a war. President Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday night had no grave significance. In fact, there didn’t seem to be much of a point at all. The speech was a jumble of his usual false or even impossible claims — like...

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