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<p>Daily Wire host Michael Knowles proudly repped conservative values and his Mayflower Cigars brand at the Capitol on Tuesday night for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union.</p>
<p>Knowles had the privilege of sitting in the chamber for Trump’s address as a special guest of House Speaker Mike Johnson.</p>
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<p>After the speech, Knowles joined Ben Shapiro, Andrew Klavan, and Daily Wire White House Correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan to give some expert analysis on the night.</p>
<p>Knowles ripped Democrats for refusing “to really acknowledge” the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk when Trump introduced Kirk’s widow Erika. He also mocked Democrats for needing to be told by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to stay quiet during the speech.</p>
<p>The Daily Wire host and Mayflower Cigars founder said that attending Trump’s speech was much different than when he was in the chamber in 2024 for Joe Biden’s State of the Union.</p>
<p>“It was a much stranger experience,” Knowles said of the Biden address.</p>
<p>By contrast, Knowles called Trump’s speech on Tuesday night “extremely effective.” Knowles praised Trump’s “amazing set up line” when he asked Congress to stand up if they supported prioritizing Americans over illegal immigrants, and no Democrats stood.</p>
<p>Knowles made his own statement on the issue from his lapel — he wore an <a href="https://store.dailywire.com/products/ice-cube-pin?utm_source=editorial">ICE Pin</a> into the chamber, a bold show of support for the men and women enforcing America&#8217;s immigration laws and defending our borders. <a href="https://store.dailywire.com/products/ice-cube-pin?utm_source=editorial">Grab yours at the Daily Wire Shop</a>.</p>
<p>Before the address, Knowles said that Democrats have no intention of walking away from their embrace of radical leftism ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.</p>
<p>“They are going to be playing the moderate all the way up to November. They will not change any fundamental aspects of their ideology or their agenda,” Knowles <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ERetKWqViQ">said</a>. “They’re just going to grit their teeth and try to shut up … and keep their fists clenched until November, and if they do retake the House, you are going to see an explosion of leftism.”</p>
<p>Knowles wasn’t just smoking the libs on Tuesday night. Right outside the Capitol building before the State of the Union address, the Daily Wire host enjoyed a <a href="https://mayflowercigars.com/">Mayflower Dusk Toro</a> cigar that you could also be lighting up in your near future.</p>
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<p>Check out Mayflower’s <a href="https://mayflowercigars.com/">wide collection</a> of cigars, including dusk, dawn, and dream. Each vitola is handcrafted, blended, and aged for and until precisely the right time. So whether you’re celebrating American greatness, like Team USA hockey’s gold-medal over Canada, or hoping to sit back and relax knowing that Democrats aren’t in the White House, <a href="https://mayflowercigars.com/">Mayflower Cigars</a> is just one more reason to enjoy this beautiful free country.</p>
<p><em>Disclaimer: Mayflower cigars does not sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21. If you are not at least 21 years of age, please do not enter our website.</em></p>
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