President Donald Trump invited a wide array of American heroes to the State of the Union Address on Tuesday night.The US Gold Medal Hockey Team was invited to the SOTU by President Donald Trump on Tuesday night. President Trump awarded the ‘Legion of Merit for Extraordinary Heroism’ ti Coast Guard officer Scott Ruskan who saved over 160 people in the Texas floods. PRESIDENT TRUMP announces he will be presenting USA Men’s hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In a powerful moment during his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump brought attention to the devastating story of seven-year-old Dalilah Coleman, a young girl whose life was forever altered by a horrific car accident caused by an illegal alien driving a semi-truck. Democrats stayed seated when President Trump called for justice for Iryna Zarutska — brutally murdered by a career criminal released on no cash bail in North Carolina. How can Democrats not stand for the crying mother of Iryna Zarutska?Melania Trump just hung the Medal of Honor around the neck of a 100-year-old former Navy fighter pilot who shot down 4 Soviet jets during a secret mission in the Korean War. Nobody has ever heard this story until now. Democrats held their own State of the Union Address last night.Their honored guest was Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien, wife-beater, MS-13 member, and accused human trafficker.Kilmar Abrego García, an MS-13 gang member recently returned to El Salvador.Photo courtesy of En Vivo – Screenshot from video.Activist federal judge, appointed by Obama, on Tuesday ruled ICE can’t deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia.Judge Paula Xinis made this ridiculous ruling even though there’s no disputing Garcia entered the US illegally and is an MS-13 gang member who physically abused his wife.Insane. pic.twitter.com/ifm8CNoKbA— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) February 18, 2026The post ICYMI: Republicans Bring Out War Heroes, Gold Medal Hockey Team, Grieving Mother, Courageous Girl Hurt by Illegal Driver to SOTU – Democrats Bring Out Wife-Beater, MS13 Member and Accused Human Trafficker at Their Counter Rally appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.