Burgum: 800-Mile Alaska LNG Pipeline; Miller: Trump “Greatest Orator”; English Official Language; 8,000 Border Crossings

A compilation from March 2025 captured multiple dimensions of the Trump administration’s agenda ahead of the president’s joint address to Congress. Interior Secretary Burgum revealed an 800-mile LNG pipeline project in Alaska that would sell energy to Japan and Korea and be “a gamechanger for the next 50 years.” Stephen Miller called Trump “the greatest orator we’ve ever had in the Oval Office” and defended making English the official U.S. language as promoting “assimilation, integration, and national identity.” Commerce Secretary Lutnick said tariffs on Canada and Mexico were set “because the border was wide open.” Press Secretary Leavitt cited February border numbers showing only 8,000 crossings — compared to “8 to 10,000 people every single day” under Biden — and noted that 77% of Americans supported the DOGE investigation.

The Alaska LNG Pipeline: “A Gamechanger for 50 Years”

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum described one of the most ambitious energy infrastructure projects of the Trump second term.

“One of the most exciting projects is an 800-mile LNG gas pipeline that would allow us to sell energy to our friends and allies in the North Pacific — our traditional World War II allies,” Burgum said. He noted that he and Energy Secretary Chris Wright had discussed the project with leaders of Japan and recently met with Korean officials.

“That helps raise money for the U.S. Treasury here, but it would be a gamechanger for the next 50 years for Alaska,” Burgum said.

The 800-mile pipeline would connect Alaska’s vast natural gas reserves to export terminals capable of shipping liquefied natural gas to Japan, South Korea, and other Pacific allies. Alaska held enormous natural gas resources that had been largely stranded due to the lack of export infrastructure. The pipeline would unlock those reserves, creating a new revenue stream for both the state and the federal government while strengthening energy security for America’s most important Asian allies.

The “50-year gamechanger” description underscored the scale of the investment. Unlike short-term policy fixes, the pipeline would create a permanent economic foundation for Alaska and a durable energy supply relationship with Pacific nations that would endure through multiple presidential administrations.

Miller: “The Greatest Orator”

Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller previewed the upcoming joint address to Congress with characteristically bold language.

“President Trump is the greatest orator that we’ve ever had in the Oval Office,” Miller said. “Every time he’s done one of these addresses, Americans have been overwhelmingly blown away, excited, thrilled.”

He described the speech as an opportunity for Trump “to lay out the last month of record-setting, record-breaking, unprecedented achievements and accomplishments that have made this the most successful opening of any presidency we’ve ever seen in American history.”

The “greatest orator” claim was debatable in historical terms — Lincoln, FDR, JFK, and Reagan all had strong claims to that title — but Miller was speaking about Trump’s unique ability to connect with modern audiences through a combination of entertainment, directness, and emotional resonance that traditional oratory could not match. Trump’s speaking style broke every rule of classical rhetoric and was more effective than any of his contemporaries at moving audiences and dominating media cycles.

English as the Official Language

Miller also defended Trump’s executive action making English the official language of the United States.

“We’ve been talking about this for decades, for generations,” Miller said. “President Trump has finally done what people have been saying they want, year after year after year: that we have one unifying national language.”

He articulated the rationale: “It promotes assimilation. It promotes integration. It promotes national identity — two words we shouldn’t be ashamed of. National identity matters. We are an English-speaking nation.”

Miller concluded: “President Trump once again made history, and Americans can celebrate.”

The English language designation had been proposed in various forms since the 1980s but had never been enacted at the federal level. Trump’s executive action accomplished through presidential authority what Congress had debated for decades. Miller’s framing — connecting language policy to assimilation and national identity — positioned the action as pro-immigrant rather than anti-immigrant: a unified language gave immigrants the tools to fully participate in American society rather than remaining in linguistic enclaves.

Lutnick: Tariffs Are About the Border

Commerce Secretary Lutnick explained the connection between the Canada-Mexico tariffs and immigration enforcement.

“These tariffs were set because the border was wide open. We needed to close it and we want our trading partners to close it,” Lutnick said. “Why are we building a wall when the most important trading partner to Mexico and Canada is America? They should be more respectful to us. They should be stopping caravans.”

The framing connected trade policy to border security in a way that justified tariffs on grounds beyond economic fairness. If Mexico and Canada were allowing their territories to be used as transit routes for illegal immigration and drug trafficking into the United States, tariffs served as economic leverage to compel cooperation on security issues that traditional diplomacy had failed to resolve.

February Border Numbers: 8,000

Leavitt revealed the latest border statistics, which represented the most dramatic decline in illegal crossings in modern history.

“Look at the border — February border numbers out this weekend,” Leavitt said. “You had one of the largest declines in history of illegal border crossings. Only 8,000 people in the month of February. And virtually all of them were either arrested, immediately returned home, or prosecuted for crimes.”

She drew the comparison that made the achievement unmistakable: “Under the previous administration, there were 8 to 10,000 people crossing every single day.”

The math was devastating. Under Biden: 8,000-10,000 per day. Under Trump: 8,000 for the entire month. The monthly total under Trump was equal to a single day’s crossings under Biden — a reduction of approximately 97%.

Leavitt credited the achievement to executive authority alone. “And it’s because of the historic action that has been taken by this president, virtually all through executive authority, I may add,” she said. “We haven’t even gotten started when it comes to Congress and passing President Trump’s legislative agenda.”

The observation that the border results had been achieved entirely through executive action — without any new legislation — underscored the argument that the Biden-era border crisis had been a policy choice rather than an insurmountable problem. The laws had been on the books; Trump simply enforced them.

77% Support DOGE Investigation

Leavitt cited the latest polling to reinforce the administration’s mandate. “The American people, in fact, have never supported President Trump more than they do today,” she said. “Every single one of his policies, when you go down the list, the vast majority of Americans support those policies.”

She cited specific data: “Harvard Harris showed that 77% of Americans support a full investigation into the waste, fraud, and abuse that our federal government has been spending their hard-earned tax dollars on.”

The 77% figure represented the highest level of support for any single Trump policy initiative. More than three-quarters of the country wanted the government’s spending investigated — a consensus that transcended party lines and validated the DOGE mission.

Key Takeaways

• Interior Secretary Burgum revealed an 800-mile Alaska LNG pipeline that would sell energy to Japan and Korea, calling it “a gamechanger for the next 50 years for Alaska.”
• Stephen Miller called Trump “the greatest orator we’ve ever had in the Oval Office” ahead of his joint address to Congress.
• Miller defended making English the official language as promoting “assimilation, integration, and national identity — two words we shouldn’t be ashamed of.”
• February border crossings totaled just 8,000 for the entire month — compared to 8,000-10,000 per day under Biden — achieved entirely through executive authority.
• Leavitt cited 77% support for the DOGE investigation and said “the American people have never supported President Trump more than they do today.”