Brady Tkachuk, Jack Hughes, Matthew Tkachuk and Quinn Hughes attend a celebration of the U.S. Men's Hockey Team's Olympic gold Feb. 23, 2026, in Miami. (Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for E11EVEN Miami)
The U.S. men's hockey team also is traveling to the speech after winning gold in the Olympics after defeating Canada 2–1. The team traveled on a blue-and-white Air Force jet from Miami to the nation's capital Tuesday.
Everyday Americans also will play a large role in Trump's speech, with the president inviting women such as Catherine Rayner of Norfolk, Virginia. Rayner and her husband have been navigating fertility complications and in vitro fertilization for five years.
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Rayner became the first patient of TrumpRx.gov — a government-run portal designed to steer consumers toward lower-cost prescription drugs offered by manufacturers — earlier in February when it rolled out, and saw pharmaceutical bills drop from about $4,000 to $500, Fox News Digital previously reported.
President Donald Trump will be joined by special guests who will help illustrate how his policies have delivered real savings to everyday Americans. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Trump also invited the parents of Sarah Beckstrom, the 20-year-old National Guard member who was killed in Washington, D.C., ahead of Thanksgiving 2025.
Dalilah Coleman, 7, will also attend the speech, a White House official confirmed to Fox. Coleman was left seriously injured by a California car crash involving an illegal immigrant truck driver in 2024.
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President Donald Trump revealed that first lady Melania Trump is no fan of his public dancing on stage. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
First lady Melania Trump invited guests who the White House said reflect on her "Be Best, Fostering the Future" push, including Sierra Burns, a participant in her Foster Youth to Independence Program, and Everest Nevraumont, a 10-year-old student at an AI-focused private school, Alpha School, an AI advocate and a TedX speaker.
The pair will join the first lady in her box for the 2026 State of the Union, spotlighting her focus on expanding opportunity through education and technology, according to the White House's website.
Trump additionally invited the U.S. women's hockey team to the speech after their gold win over Canada, but they declined due to the timing of the speech.
Trump's speech is expected to focus on economic wins under his leadership, while celebrating the nation's landmark 250th anniversary of independence.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital ahead of the speech, "President Trump's State of the Union Address will celebrate 250 glorious years of our nation's independence and excellence, highlighting incredible stories of American heroes throughout the speech."
Fox News' Pat Ward contributed to this report.
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