Delaware lawmakers react to Trump's 2026 State of the Union Address - WDEL

Delaware's Congressional Delegation offered their responses to Tuesday's State of the Union Address by President Donald Trump.

U.S. SEN. CHRIS COONS (D)

“Tonight, Delawareans and Americans across our nation who believe our country is on the wrong track looked for reasons for hope from President Trump and found none. I hear from Delawareans every day concerned about the lack of opportunity in an economy that doesn’t work for them, the loss of security that comes with losing health care coverage, and the injustice of unaccountable and out-of-control ICE agents. If you’re a small business owner struggling with President Trump’s chaotic tariffs or a military family with a loved one deployed near Iran, I cannot imagine feeling better after listening to this speech. Instead, you heard more bluster and empty promises from an unpopular president.

“President Trump ran on lowering costs, making America healthy again, releasing all the Epstein files, and keeping us out of foreign wars. He’s failed on every front. If he wants to restore Americans’ belief in the future of our country, he should stop with the self-congratulations we heard tonight and work on fulfilling those promises.”

U.S. SEN. LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER (D)

Running commentary on X during the speech:

"Miss me with the "tough on crime" rhetoric. He pardoned all the January 6th insurrectionists on day one."

"ICE is broken. Americans are living in fear. @SenateDems have proposed commonsense reforms but Republicans refuse to negotiate."

"Where was this commitment to saving taxpayer dollars when the FBI Director spent $400,000 of YOUR money to party at the Olympics?"

"The average American family has paid $1,745 over the last year to foot the bill for Trump’s illegal tariff tax. Costs are already high enough. Americans needed that money."

*U.S. REP. SARAH McBRIDE (D) *

"What the American people witnessed tonight was not a serious assessment of the state of our union — it was a trail of falsehoods dressed up as accomplishments in defense of a disastrous agenda.

"In just one year, Donald Trump has raised costs through illegal tariffs, attacked access to affordable health care, targeted immigrant families indiscriminately, broken his promises to working families, seniors, small businesses, farmers, and marginalized communities. He has undermined our progress on climate and strained our alliances abroad—all while pursuing political retribution against anyone who dares to disagree with him.

"Donald Trump’s agenda has never put working people first. It rewards the wealthy and well-connected while working families pay the price. Our country deserves better. I’ll continue to stand up for our state of neighbors in the face of any attack."