MMW Trump use Iran to Skip the State of the Union

Trump will not physically go to the Capitol on Tuesday and give an in person State of the Union address. The military will start military operations against Iran Monday or Tuesday. The administration will use this as an excuse to cancel or postpone the in person SOTU (though they may try to get away with a video statement)

Date: Tuesday February 24 2026

Evidence: mostly the way the timeline of the Iran buildup and SOTU are lining up along side an inference that Trump doesn’t have the physical and mental competency to pull off a live speech at that time of day given his performance at recent international meetings.