When President-elect Trump served his first term, his most significant speeches they are made abroad— in Saudi Arabia, Poland and for the 75th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.
In his second term, President Trump’s inaugural address will be his triumphant return. After that, Trump has five moments in front of him where a big speech can elevate the country and his presidency. John McConnell and Matt Scully are the best writers working inside the Beltway, so hiring them to weave five moments together with great rhetoric is a unique opportunity for the 47th president, but any wordsmith with talent and vision can sit down with Trump to shape the arc of of these messages which, if part, will define 45-47 for historians.
The first moment is upon us: the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard round the world,” when the American Revolution really began at the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Will President Trump’s trip to the Lexington Battle Green this spring mark the very beginning of our Republic? I hope so.
Philadelphia Next Summer, July 4, 2026 is the second part of a two-parter celebrating American independence and the road that made America great. The 250th anniversary of the founding of the country will be a big day for the country, and it should be for Trump.
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Trump will welcome the world to America not once but twice during his second term. The first time will be right before our sesquicentennial when the World Cup comes to North America. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico and the United States. The tournament will be the first to be hosted by three nations, and Trump’s welcome will be the biggest welcome — a chance to tell the world what our leadership has meant to him in the last century and the next.
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Gloomy anniversary coming on 11.9/2026, and the president should prepare three sets of remarks, one to be delivered at Ground Zero in New York, the second in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the third at the Pentagon. This is an opportunity to remind our enemies of our resilience, our refusal to cede global power to the Chinese Communist Party or any serious nation-state to much smaller jihadists whose chaos has no strategy that can succeed in the face of implacable American resolve.
A fifth and final chance could come when the Olympics come to California in 2028. Let’s hope President Trump will headline most events with at least an appearance at every major venue. As Trump nears the end of his extraordinary political career that began at the top of the Trump Tower escalator in 2015, all eyes will be on the world’s quadrennial celebration.
The upcoming legislation is of course important, as are his national security decisions and the inevitable crises to come. But a plan to link the five big dates and the speeches marking them should be in the works. President Trump appreciates a good production. This quintet of opportunities will focus the world and historians on Trump and American greatness. It’s not too early to start, especially not for the April anniversary.
Hugh Hewitt is the host of “The Hugh Hewitt Show,” which is heard weekday mornings from 6 to 9 a.m. ET on the Salem Radio Network and is simulcast on the Salem News Channel. Hugh Wakes America on more than 400 affiliates nationwide and on all streaming platforms where SNC can be seen. He is a frequent guest on Fox News Channel’s News Roundtable hosted by Bret Baier weekdays at 6:00 PM ET. A son of Ohio and a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Michigan Law School, Hewitt has been a professor of law at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law since 1996, where he teaches constitutional law. Hewitt launched his eponymous radio show from Los Angeles in 1990. Hewitt has appeared frequently on all major national television networks, hosted television shows for PBS and MSNBC, written for every major American newspaper, written a dozen books and hosted a number of Republican talk shows. candidate debates, the last Republican presidential debate in November 2023 in Miami, and the four Republican presidential debates in 2015-16. cycle. Hewitt focuses his radio show and his column on the Constitution, national security, American politics and the Cleveland Browns and Guardians. Hewitt has interviewed tens of thousands of guests from Democrats Hillary Clinton and John Kerry to Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump during his 40 years on the air, and this column is the main story that will lead his radio/TV show today.
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