"What Americans of our time are accustomed to is a president giving a White House speech—usually from the Oval Office—that befits the supreme importance of making war," said presidential historian Michael Beschloss. The administration did not provide a reason for the absence of a formal address, and Trump skipped interaction with the press pool traveling with him. The sentence echoed a headline on the pro-Trump website Just the News, per the Guardian.
Author: Bob Cronin with Newser.AI
Published at: 2026-03-01 22:45:00
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