Albert Mohler | The Briefing Thursday, February 26, 2026
Feb 26, 2026
Coverage of a high-profile State of the Union moment and why mainstream media avoided it. Discussion of a presidential declaration recognizing only two genders and the political fallout. Debate over youth gender medicine, shifting medical consensus, and insurance pressures. A look at rising profanity in politics and the financial troubles of a major national newspaper.
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Media Silence After State Of The Union Transgender Callout
- Mainstream media avoided the president's explicit denunciation of transgender ideology during the State of the Union.
- R. Albert Mohler, Jr. highlights Sage Blair's presence and the Democrats' refusal to stand as the event the press largely ignored.
President Publicly Reasserted Two Sexes As Moral Statement
- The president framed his administration as recognizing two and only two genders tied to biology, making a moral judgment in public.
- Mohler praises the clarity and courage of placing Sage Blair and her mother visibly in the chamber to underscore that point.
Transgender Activism Requires Denial Of Observable Reality
- Mohler argues transgender activism asks people to deny observable biological reality and suspend moral judgment.
- He points to a growing popular moral reflex resisting calls to call boys girls and vice versa.