Wages are rising much faster than inflation.

Remember that, just look at it, wages are going up much faster than inflation.

How big is that?

One year ago, our country was dead. We were absolutely dead. Our country was ready to fail. Totally failed.

Now, we're the hottest country anywhere in the world. And that's said by every single leader that I've spoken to over the last five months.

More than 1,450,000 military servicemembers will receive a special warrior dividend before Christmas, in honor of our nation's founding in 1776.

We are sending every soldier $1,776.

The checks are already on their way.

Gasoline is now under $2.50 a gallon in much of the country.

In some states it just hit $1.99 a gallon.

I'll soon announce our next chairman of the Federal Reserve, someone who believes in lower interest rates by a lot, and mortgage payments will be coming down even further.

For so long as before my election, the vast majority of good and decent Americans were forced to watch as corrupt politicians plundered the halls of power, exploited our taxpayers, and pillaged every system that makes civilized society function.

But not anymore. We're putting America first, and we are making America great again.

When the world looks at us next year, let them see a nation that is loyal to its citizens, faithful to its workers, confident in its identity, certain of its destiny, and the envy of the entire globe.

We are respected again like we have never been respected before.

To each and every one of you, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. God bless you all.

Putin will abandon diplomacy if Ukraine does not receive a reparations loan from the EU.

Then he will decide to continue the war.

Putin understands that we will be weaker and more vulnerable. And it's absolutely clear that he definitely won't want a diplomatic track.

He definitely won't want any diplomacy, any dialogue. What will everyone else do?

My address from Kupiansk had a significant impact on both the U.S. and Europe.

It proved that Putin is once again lying about the occupied territories.

A withdrawal of Ukraine’s Armed Forces from Donbas is unacceptable for Ukraine, so the U.S. is looking for a compromise.