5 highlights from Trump's year-end address

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, December 18, 2025

National Guard officers monitor the border wall between Mexico and the U.S. during the deployment of National Guard troops at the U.S. Border on Feb. 5, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico. Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the deployment of 10,000 troops along the Mexico-U.S. border as part of an agreement with Trump's administration to delay an increase of 25% tariffs on exported goods. | Getty Images/Francisco Vega

1. Touts secure border: 'From worst to best'

Amid his administration's wide crackdown on immigration enforcement, border security was one of the heavy focal points of Trump's speech, beginning with a condemnation of the Biden administration’s handling of the issue.

“Our border was open, and because of this, our country was being invaded by an army of 25 million people, many who came from prisons and jails, mental institutions and insane asylums," the president said. "They were drug dealers, gang members and even 11,188 murderers, more than 50% of whom killed more than one person.”

Trump contrasted his policies with those of his predecessor, saying that from his first day in office, he took "immediate action" to secure the border.

"For the past seven months, zero illegal aliens have been allowed into our country, a feat which everyone said was absolutely impossible," Trump said. “Do you remember when Joe Biden said that he needed Congress to pass legislation to help close the border?”

“As it turned out, we didn’t need legislation; we just needed a new president," he continued. "We inherited the worst border anywhere in the world, and we quickly turned it into the strongest border in the history of our country. In other words, in a few short months, we went from worst to best.”