One big winner, one giant loser and one big problem after Trump’s State of the Union

President Donald Trump gave a virtuoso performance Tuesday night. He achieved a number of important goals in his State of the Union address, but it is unclear whether he fundamentally changed the political dynamic in America. Still, it was a great performance — with profound messages.

The first and most important message was that the American people should associate the progress, future and success of the country with the Trump administration and the Republican Party. The president spoke of transformations, turnarounds and, most of all, “the golden age of America.” It was moving and uplifting — though not necessarily as persuasive as he may have hoped.

To be sure, Trump made his most compelling case yet that the affordability crisis, which Democrats used to win the 2025 off-year elections, was now finally under control.

He also made it clear that his Republican Party had policies on healthcare, retirement, prices and, most of all, taxes that he argued would benefit the American people in ways few have articulated.

At the same time, in ways I have never heard before, Trump used the speech to castigate not only the Biden administration but Democrats in Congress, who did little to present a unified front at the State of the Union.

Between Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, being ejected from the House chamber for the second year in a row and members of the “Squad” jeering Trump and wearing buttons with expletives, the messaging by Democrats at the 2026 State of the Union was even worse than last year. That was especially true given the more than 30 empty seats in the chamber, as some Democrats chose to hold their own “People’s State of the Union” — whatever that might be.

Between Trump’s attacks and the Democrats’ behavior, it is hard to see how the country emerged more united after an extraordinary presentation that had to be moving to many Americans. Indeed, another strength of Trump’s speech was that he explicitly associated the country’s success with working people — especially heroes who have achieved extraordinary accomplishments for our nation, past and present. The explicit and implicit message was this: By standing with Trump and his policies, it was the only way America could achieve the success he spoke of in the context of the turnaround, the transformation, most of all, the “golden age” he said is underway.

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The president’s use of imagery was powerful — from the victorious U.S. Olympic hockey team to the military heroes recognized in the chamber. It was awe-inspiring and moving, and it left me with a sense of pride in our country that I had not felt in years during a State of the Union address.

Still, on Tuesday night, I did not sense that many minds were changed or that many midterm voters were swayed by the president’s nearly one-hour, 40-minute speech. While I am by no means sympathetic to today’s Democratic Party — especially its progressive wing — the degree of attacks and venom expressed at what is traditionally a nonpartisan event was off-putting, even to someone who has spent 50 years in the rough-and-tumble of politics.

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At the same time, Trump set the agenda for the midterm elections and made it clear he will run a populist campaign based on economic empowerment and affordability, contrasting it with a Democratic Party that he said supports open borders, higher taxes and policies hostile to law and order.

I am convinced many Americans found the speech profoundly moving and compelling in ways political events rarely achieve. I am not convinced, however, that polls will show the fundamental change that Trump and Republicans hoped would follow the State of the Union.

Time will tell.

It was particularly compelling when Trump asked lawmakers in the chamber to stand if they believed in the “fundamental principle” that “the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.” Almost no Democrats stood. 

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The move drew a predictable and lengthy standing ovation from Republicans. But I am not convinced that, given what polls show is widespread public concern about ICE’s actions, that the moment — as extraordinary as it was — will make immigration the winning issue it was in 2024. Yes, Americans recognize the Trump administration’s achievement in sealing the border. But many are now judging the president and his party more on ICE’s actions in major cities than on Homeland Security’s work at the border.

President Trump delivered a great speech Tuesday night, but a significant challenge remains: I do not believe many minds were changed, nor were Americans brought together.

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Trump calls out Pelosi by name on key issue that earned bipartisan applause

President Donald Trump called out insider trading on Capitol Hill during his address, urging Congress to “pass the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay” while also taking a shot at Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. 

“Let’s also ensure that members of Congress cannot corruptly profit from using insider information,” Trump said, prompting members of both parties to stand.

Trump responded, “They stood up for that. I can’t believe it. I can’t believe it. Did Nancy Pelosi stand up — if she’s here? Doubt it.”

The Pelosi family’s financial disclosures have frequently been cited by critics calling for stricter limits on congressional stock trading.

The Stop Insider Trading Act, introduced by Rep. Bryan Steil, would ban members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from purchasing publicly traded stocks and require advance public notice before any sale, aiming to go beyond the 2012 STOCK Act’s reporting requirements.

A source familiar told Fox News Digital that Pelosi was applauding until Trump called her out.

The moment captured attention on social media, including from Fox News contributor Guy Benson, who posted on X, “lol the Pelosi ad lib.”

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“LMAO at Trump’s callout of Pelosi on insider trading,” columnist Josh Hammer posted on X. 

“LOL Trump is the funniest President of all time, zero debate,” Newsbusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck posted on X. 

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Trump also announced a new retirement savings proposal for workers without access to employer matching, promising the federal government would match contributions up to $1,000 a year so more Americans can benefit from market gains.

Fox News Digital reached out to Pelosi’s office for comment.

Masked agitators shatter cop car windows during chaotic street takeover

Wild video shows masked ruffians blatantly attacking a police cruiser while an officer was inside during a chaotic street takeover in Maryland.

Video and witness accounts show drivers swarming the intersection of East West Highway and Connecticut Avenue shortly after midnight Feb. 22 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, blocking traffic in all directions and performing high-speed “donuts” as onlookers stood in the roadway.

Montgomery County police said it started around 12:39 a.m., when a large caravan of vehicles tied to takeover activity was spotted heading toward the Silver Spring central business district. Officers moved to monitor the group and closed several intersections to limit access and protect the public.

Despite those efforts, dozens of vehicles descended into the busy intersection, shutting it down.

Dash camera video showed individuals appearing to deliberately block police vehicles by standing in the roadway and drivers continuing to perform “donuts” in the road.

During the confrontation, two marked Montgomery County police cruisers were vandalized. Photos from the department showed the windows of the patrol vehicles shattered.

In one case, an officer was seated inside his vehicle when the rear window was shattered and the windshield was smashed. No officers were injured.

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Maryland State Police responded to assist in dispersing the crowd and restoring traffic flow.

Before the caravan reached Montgomery County, three handguns were recovered during traffic stops conducted by Prince George’s County Police and Maryland State Police related to the gathering.

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Police said street takeovers pose serious risks to participants, spectators and unsuspecting drivers.

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The Montgomery County Department of Police 2nd District Investigative Section is leading the investigation and is asking for the public’s help identifying those responsible.

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Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Solvers of Montgomery County at www.crimesolversmcmd.org by clicking “Submit a Tip” or by calling 1-866-411-8477. Tips may remain anonymous, and information leading to an arrest could qualify for a reward ranging from $250 to $10,000.

NFL reporter criticizes Mamdani’s downplay of snowball attack on NYPD officers

NFL reporter Ed Werder ripped New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday following the politician’s remarks about snowballs being hurled at NYPD officers.

NYPD officers were seen on video getting hit while walking through Washington Square Park, according to multiple videos on social media. Officers were responding to a call about a large, disorderly group in the park, an NYPD spokesperson said. Some officers were left with multiple facial lacerations.

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Mamdani appeared to downplay the incident.

“How anyone who wears a badge stands beside this mayor, much less risks their life for him, is beyond me,” the former ESPN reporter wrote on X.

Werder explained to critics that he always regarded law enforcement with high esteem.

“Doesn’t matter where you live. Treating the police with such disrespect is wrong,” he added.

Mamdani wrote on social media earlier Tuesday that he saw the videos of the officers getting pelted with snowballs.

“Officers, like all city workers, have been out in a historic blizzard, keeping New Yorkers safe and cars moving,” Mamdani wrote on X. “Treat them with respect. If anyone’s catching a snowball, it’s me.”

No arrests have been made in the incident.

The Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) told Fox News Digital that while “some people” may attempt to dismiss the incident as “college hijinks or harmless kids throwing snowballs,” the deliberate targeting of uniformed police officers while they perform their lawful duties constitutes assault.

“We cannot condemn strongly enough the recent disgraceful and dangerous attacks on NYPD Police Officers while responding to a 911 call in Washington Square Park,” SBA president Vincent Vallelong wrote in a statement. “The behavior of the people throwing the snowballs, many of whom are believed to be NYU students, was reckless and unlawful, and put the lives and safety of others at risk.”

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Vallelong added those who tossed snow and ice at officers “cross[ed] a clear line.”

Pentagon doubles down on Sen Kelly censure after suffering major court loss

War Secretary Pete Hegseth moved to reignite his high-profile clash with Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., on Tuesday, appealing a federal court ruling that blocked the Pentagon from punishing the Democratic lawmaker over a video urging U.S. service members to defy “illegal orders.”

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed the appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on behalf of Hegseth, the Department of War, the U.S. Navy and Navy Secretary John Phelan.

The filing follows a ruling earlier this month by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, who determined the Pentagon likely violated Kelly’s First Amendment rights, and those of “millions of military retirees,” when it formally censured him on Jan. 5.

Leon blocked the Pentagon from demoting Kelly’s retired rank of captain or reducing his military retirement pay, prompting Hegseth to swiftly vow an appeal.

Kelly reacted to the latest move while reposting coverage of the appeal on X.

“These guys don’t know when to quit,” he wrote. “A federal judge told Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth that they violated my constitutional rights and chilled the free speech of millions of retired veterans.”

“There is only one reason to appeal that ruling: to keep trampling on the free speech rights of retired veterans and silence dissent,” Kelly continued. “I went to war to defend Americans’ constitutional rights and I won’t back down from this fight, no matter how far they want to take it.”

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Hegseth previously fired back on X following the district court ruling, writing: “Sedition is sedition, ‘Captain.’”

In November, a group of Democratic lawmakers with military and intelligence backgrounds found themselves in hot water after posting a 90-second video urging service members to “refuse illegal orders.”

The video, which was first posted by Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., also included military veteran Reps. Jason Crow of Colorado, Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania.

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Hegseth previously said an investigation was launched into Kelly’s actions because he was the only lawmaker formally retired from the military and under the Pentagon’s jurisdiction.

A grand jury in Washington, D.C., rejected a DOJ effort to indict the group, further escalating tensions between the administration and its critics.

In his ruling, Leon wrote that Kelly is “likely to succeed” on the merits of his free speech claim and found he demonstrated irreparable harm.

President Donald Trump previously accused the group of lawmakers of “sedition at the highest level.”

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Fox News Digital reached out to the Department of War and Department of Justice for comment. Sen. Kelly’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Law enforcement sources reveal results of DNA from inside Nancy Guthrie’s home

TUCSON, Ariz. — DNA leads appear to be cooling in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance investigation. 

The DNA samples recovered from inside Nancy Guthrie’s home mainly came back to people who had a reason to be there, two federal law enforcement sources tell Fox News Digital. One unknown sample yielded only a partial profile that could not be checked against the FBI’s CODIS database.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos previously said DNA recovered from the scene had not yet led police to a suspect in the kidnapping of the mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie.

In a previous interview with her network, NBC, he said a mixed sample could take weeks, months or up to a year to unravel at the Florida lab where he sent the evidence.

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Other DNA has already been processed. Blood on the front porch traced back to Guthrie. The lab also tested a suspicious glove recovered about two miles from her home, which authorities said appeared similar to those worn by a masked suspect on Guthrie’s Nest doorbell camera.

The glove provided no answers — it did not match any known criminals in the FBI’s CODIS database and did not match any other samples recovered inside the home.

Sources told Fox News Digital over the weekend that the mixed DNA inside Guthrie’s home has so far provided only a partial profile, which was insufficient to check against CODIS.

However, genealogy experts tell Fox News Digital that investigative genetic genealogy, another tool in the DNA toolbox, relies on different genetic information and may still be viable from the same piece of evidence.

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CODIS relies on short tandem repeat (STR) testing, which compares 20 genetic markers against the federal database to seek a direct match. IGG, also known as FGG or forensic genetic genealogy, tests for hundreds of thousands of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP or “snip”) markers, a completely different aspect of DNA to find ancestral ties.

“It is possible to deconvolute a mixed sample and get a profile, but it’s really hard to get a profile into CODIS,” said CeCe Moore, the chief genetic genealogist at Parabon Nanolabs and a leading expert in the field. “It has to be practically perfect.”

If the sample doesn’t have a complete STR profile, there may be no CODIS hit. As a result, SNP sequencing is more effective on degraded or incomplete samples.

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“You could absolutely use that same sample to create a snip profile,” Moore told Fox News Digital.

And while SNP profiles have only recently been accepted in court, partial STR profiles can be used to get an arrest warrant, even when they are not eligible for CODIS, she said.

“If you’re comparing 13 markers, or just 10 markers, you can still compare them,” she said.

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With few official updates, volunteers have stepped out to take the search into their own hands. Among the items they found were a black glove, possibly similar to others found in the case, and a backpack that did not match the description of what authorities say a suspect was wearing.

A little over a dozen volunteers met over the weekend, broke up into groups of two to four and split up into different parts of the neighborhood. Organizers declined to let Fox News Digital see the map they’d marked up.

“I just feel like if it was my mom or anybody in my family that was missing, I’d want somebody to come out and search and try to help find her and bring her home,” said Christi Wiggins, a volunteer who drove in from Phoenix Sunday morning to help out.

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The volunteers were looking for clues tied to a masked suspect, who may or may not have acted alone. Earlier in the investigation, the FBI released doorbell camera video showing a masked man on her front porch.  Notably, according to the bureau, he was wearing a black Ozark Trail-branded hiking backpack.

“I’m nervous, I’m kind of scared, I am unsure, but I’m also, I have a lot of energy to get out there and hopefully, you know, help locate anything to help find her,” said Katherine Montanez, another searcher.

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Volunteers found a SwissGear brand backpack Sunday, about 2.8 miles from Guthrie’s home, which a Pima County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson said appeared unconnected to the case.

The glove was closer to Guthrie’s address, around 2.3 miles away at the intersection of First Avenue and East Camino Alberca. But the spokesperson said search crews had not reported it as of early Sunday evening.

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Organizers did not respond to an email about the search Monday morning.

The glove turned up near the home where a search warrant had been served on Feb. 13 in connection with the case. That warrant did not result in any charges, however.

A woman living across the street told reporters that police had already canvassed her neighborhood for Ring camera video. She said she turned over what she had but did not believe it showed anything significant.

Sheriff Nanos said over the weekend that investigators were working to confirm the other items the suspect was seen wearing.

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Back at Guthrie’s home, a pair of women from a group called Madres Sonoras Desaparecida, or Sonoran Mothers of the Missing, went onto the property briefly with a shovel and a length of rebar.

Several streamers taking video with their phones followed them onto the grounds before a deputy asked them all to leave.

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Anyone with information is asked to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI.

Kristin Cavallari attends secret party only to bolt, says she felt ‘so creeped out’

Kristin Cavallari revealed she recently attended what was “literally” billed as a “Slutty Valentine’s Day party.”

During the Tuesday episode of her podcast “Let’s Be Honest with Kristin Cavallari,” the 39-year-old reality star recalled that she was on a plane for a trip to Los Angeles when she was invited to a Valentine’s Day bash by her friend Sophie, who told her that she had to download an ultra-exclusive app just to RSVP. 

“This app thinks it’s Raya, it’s so secretive,” she said, referring to the celebrity dating platform. “It’s like Fort Knox getting in.” 

“The dress code says, ‘Wear white if you’re single, pink if you’re heartbroken, black if you’re horny and nude if you’re slutty,’” she continued. “And in my head I’m like, I have black leather pants and a nude top.”

“Wait, so what is that combination?” podcast guest Jason Anderson asked.

“Slutty and horny!” Cavallari exclaimed as Anderson laughed.

“You packed the right outfit,” Anderson joked, before adding that the concept alone sounded like a “nasty party” and a “dirty party.”

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“The Hills” alum went on to say that applicants were blocked from taking screenshots within the app.

“Fort Knox, I’m telling you,” Cavallari said. “So I’m like, ‘What is this party? Where am I going? Part of me is like really excited and part of me is like, ’What the f— am I about to get myself into?'”

Cavallari remembered that ahead of the event on Saturday, Feb. 14, she met up with Sophie and other friends before their “crew” headed to the holiday bash, where she was shocked by the level of security.

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“And we go to this, it was literally called ‘Slutty Valentine’s Day Party,’ So we get there, and it is probably the craziest security I’ve ever seen for a party or an event,” Cavallari recalled. “There is security just to get through the gate and that, and by the way, you need a QR code to get through the gate. And then once you get through the gate, there’s a checkpoint where you have to check in, see that your name’s on the list. And then they put a sticker over your phone.”

“Over the camera,” she added. “So shady. So I’m like, ‘Jesus Christ. What are we about to walk into?’”

“So we walk into this house, you guys, it’s straight out of the seventies,” Cavallari continued. “I felt like we were in the movie ‘Boogie Nights.’ It’s like the blue lights in the pool. Pink in the palm trees, just like a few people mingled around here and there. But then they’re like telling us to go, go down the stairs and, and walk down.” 

“So we’re walking down these stairs, and I’m not kidding. All of a sudden it’s like we turn the corner, and we enter a nightclub. There’s like a nightclub at the bottom of this house. Even with a room – with like a cage – with a stripper pole.”

Cavallari recalled that when she and her friends walked into the room, the group felt like a “gust of heat just hit us.”

“Like the heat from all the dancing, the sweaty just —and the energy was so sketchy,” Cavallari said. “It felt like a drug den. It felt like — hookers. I didn’t see one, I couldn’t sit here and be like I saw any foul play. I didn’t see any drugs. I didn’t see — but it just felt like that.”

Describing the atmosphere at the party as “dirty air,” the Uncommon James founder noted that she and her friends did not stay long. 

“We were there for, I’m not kidding, four minutes,” she said. 

Cavallari told Anderson that while the party was “packed,” she didn’t see any celebrities present, leading the two to question the reason for the ultra-tight security.

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“But also, we were like in our little group being like, ‘We gotta get the f— outta here,’” Cavallari said. “Like we were all so creeped out.”

The “Laguna Beach” star also commented on how literally some guests interpreted the party’s theme.

“The outfits that these girls were in — and by the way, like I’m not one to judge — but like they took slutty very literally,” she said. “Like in just lingerie and stuff. Just, yeah, I don’t know. It was interesting.”

Cavallari shared that after leaving, she and her friends later attended a separate wrap party where the guests included rappers Chris Brown and Ty Dolla $ign. She recalled that she and her friends found the wrap party to be far more relaxed and enjoyable, and she met a “really cute guy” by the end of the night.

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“We’ve been talking,” she said, adding that he is nine years younger than her. 

The mother of three, whose last boyfriend Mark Estes was 13 years younger than her, recently shared her dating dealbreakers moving forward: “Someone who doesn’t have kids and doesn’t want any.”

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“But here we are. No kids. 30,” she said. 

Nevertheless, Cavallari said that the two have been “chatting.”

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“I think he’s going to come to Nashville next weekend,” she said.

“And not stay with me,” Cavallari, who lives in Music City, clarified. “But like just take me on a date. Take me to dinner.”

Mom of 3 details what made her ditch family and remain ‘missing’ for decades

A North Carolina mom reported missing more than two decades ago and recently found alive reportedly told authorities she left her family due to “ongoing domestic issues.”

The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said Michele Hundley Smith, who disappeared in December 2001, was located Feb. 20 in North Carolina after detectives received new information about her case.

“Let me just say there were no allegations of any foul play regarding her leaving,” Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page told People. “But, according to Ms. Smith, she said she left … due to ongoing domestic issues at the time.”

She “did not elaborate on that,” he added.

Page did not give specifics about the “domestic issues” but noted that the sheriff’s office had no record of domestic incidents in the household, the outlet reported.

Smith was 38 years old when her husband reported that she had left their Eden home Dec. 9, 2001, to go Christmas shopping in Martinsville, Virginia, and never returned. Her vehicle was also never located. 

An extensive investigation followed, involving multiple agencies across North Carolina and Virginia, including the State Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

“She was in good health,” Page said when they found the now 63-year-old woman.

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In a lengthy Facebook post Feb. 22, her daughter, Amanda Smith, wrote that the last 48 hours were a “whirlwind of emotions” for her family.

“You are free to think whatever, of course, just please don’t put them out there for my family to see. Please respect my family bc [because] we are hurting and going through a lot,” she wrote.

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“My dad has been through so many accusations since all the way back then… Even before social media was big, where we liv[ing] in a small town, there were many ppl [people] acting as if they just knew he was involved… Well he wasn’t! Of course, I never thought he was… My father has been through so much and I want it made clear that while their marriage had issues (just as many marriages go through) that my mom did not leave simply bc of a bad marriage. Everyone is entitled their opinions but please remember that my father has been proven innocent.”

Despite years of investigative work, Smith’s whereabouts remained unknown until recently, when Sgt. A. Disher and Det. C. Worley made contact with Smith at an “undisclosed location within North Carolina alive and well,” after receiving a tip, according to the sheriff’s office.

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“They went and found this young lady that [has] been missing for many years, 20-plus years. And we don’t see a lot of the missing person cases like that,” Page told People. “But now at least the family has closure, and they know she’s OK.”

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Luxury automaker hits pause on its first electric model, and the reason stings

Lamborghini will cancel its plan to release an electric vehicle in 2028 due to what the company is calling a lack of consumer demand.

Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann spoke with The Sunday Times in an interview and said the EV will no longer join its lineup after the company’s analysis found little demand for the EV, which was named the Lanzador in 2023. The company is owned by Volkswagen through its subsidiary, Audi.

Winkelmann told The Sunday Times the “acceptance curve” for EVs in Lamborghini’s target market was “close to zero” and flattening amid a lack of interest from the luxury automaker’s clientele.

He added in the interview that EV development poses a risk of becoming an “expensive hobby” for Lamborghini and that the automaker plans to make traditional internal combustion engine vehicles “for as long as possible.”

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Winkelmann said Lamborghini customers appreciate an “emotional experience” with their cars and that “EVs, in their current form, struggle to deliver this specific emotional connection,” he told the outlet.

With Lamborghini canceling plans to move forward with the EV, the company plans to replace it in the lineup with a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).

When asked in the interview whether the company will ever have an EV in its lineup, Winkelmann told the outlet, “Never say never, but only when the time is right. For the foreseeable future, only PHEVs. We will continue to develop electrification because we also need to be ready.”

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Lamborghini’s plan not to proceed with fielding EVs in its lineup for the foreseeable future comes as other major automakers have taken financial charges from shifting their EV roadmaps due to weaker than anticipated consumer demand.

Stellantis, the parent company of brands such as Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram, announced a $26.5 billion charge earlier this month as it cut back its EV production. 

Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said the “strategic reset” came after the company’s past assumptions about demand for EVs were “over optimistic.”

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General Motors took a $7 billion financial charge after it adjusted its EV strategy to account for the weak demand.

Ford CEO Jim Farley said earlier this month that the “customer has spoken” when discussing a net loss of $11.1 billion in the fourth quarter amid large writedowns to its EV programs.

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