Donald Trump sent a clear message at Tuesday night’s NRCC dinner: his presidency is for the American worker—not for elites, globalists, or the political class.
Speaking to a crowd of Republican lawmakers and supporters, Trump didn’t hold back as he slammed Democrats for what he called “treasonous” open-border policies and reiterated his commitment to Main Street over Wall Street. He made it crystal clear who his presidency is built to serve.
“Our opponents aren’t afraid that our America First policies will fail,” Trump said. “They’re terrified they’ll succeed.” He argued that Democrat fear stems not from disagreement with his approach—but from the fact that his strategy is working, exposing their failures and putting the forgotten men and women of America back at the center of national policy.
Trump said the success of his agenda would mean one thing for Democrats: the collapse of their decades-long stranglehold on the working class vote.
He ripped into the border crisis with full force, calling it a betrayal of the American people. “We’re going to prove that all of their treasonous years of betrayal will not be forgotten—because it’s treason, what they did is treason,” he said. “When they allowed millions of people to pour in through open borders—from all over the world they came—to me, that’s treason. What they’ve done to our country is unthinkable.”
Trump then torched judges and bureaucrats who he said are trying to stop deportations of dangerous gang members like those tied to Tren de Aragua (TdA). “We’re spending money to take people out,” Trump said, “and there are judges advocating to let them back in.”
That, he warned, is the America we get under Democrat leadership: lawless, reckless, and rigged against citizens.
But the heart of Trump’s speech wasn’t just about border failures—it was about the kind of president he wants to be remembered as. And he didn’t mince words:
“I’m proud to be the President for the workers, not the outsourcers. The President who stands up for Main Street, not Wall Street. Who protects the middle class, not the political class. And who defends America—not trade cheaters all over the globe.”
Trump slammed the globalists and their failed trade schemes, accusing them of selling out American workers for cheap labor and bigger stock portfolios. “They’re trade cheaters,” Trump said. “They cheated on us, they cheated with tariffs on us. They stole our money, they stole our jobs.”
He called out those still defending China and other bad-faith actors on trade: “Now people are going around saying, ‘Oh, we’re not treating them right.’ No, we’re treating them very good, actually. They’re lucky we’re treating them so good.”
With the 2026 midterms on the horizon, Trump signaled that he’s not just playing defense—he’s charging ahead with a message aimed at working-class Americans who’ve been ignored for far too long. And as always, he’s not worried about making elites uncomfortable.
Trump’s speech was more than campaign rhetoric. It was a declaration: the Trump presidency is back—and it’s unapologetically America First.
