Thread by @WhiteHouse

Our Nation is great because of the courage and character of its people.

Meet the incredible individuals and families that are President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS' special #SOTU guests:

Janiyah Davis is a 4th grade student who loves art and math, but for too long she has been assigned to low-performing schools.

Pennsylvania’s governor recently vetoed school choice legislation, and Janiyah remains one of 50,000 students on a waitlist for tax credit scholarships.

Ellie Schneider was born at just 21 weeks and six days—one of the youngest babies to survive in the U.S.

She kept beating the odds, exceeding milestones, and fighting for life.

Today, Ellie is a healthy 2-year-old who brings endless joy to her mother, Robin & her entire family.

Raul Ortiz has protected America’s homeland for nearly 3 decades.

In 2019, he took over Border Patrol operations in 41 Texas counties—including 210 miles of U.S.-Mexico border.

Ortiz was recently promoted to Border Patrol Deputy Chief, 2nd in command for 20,000+ agents & staff.

After serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, Tony Rankins' life was altered by PTSD and addiction.

He lost his job and his family, served several prison sentences, and ended up living out of his car.

But a new set of skills in construction trades helped him make a comeback.

Paul Morrow is a United States Army veteran who started a successful contracting business.

Today he's building a new concrete plant in an Opportunity Zone in Montgomery, Alabama.

This new plant will help support several brand new F-35 jets that are stationed in the region.

Jody Jones' brother, Rocky, was shot & killed by an illegal immigrant.

The criminal alien had been deported twice. In December 2018, he was arrested for the 6th time but released due to California's sanctuary state policy. Days later, he killed Rocky & injured several others.

Kelli Hake was at home with her 1-year-old son, Gage, when she learned that her husband, Army Staff Sergeant Christopher Hake, had been killed while serving his second tour of duty in Iraq.

Gage Hake's father, Staff Sergeant Christopher Hake, was killed when his fighting vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb supplied by Iranian terrorist leader Qasem Soleimani.

Kelli and Gage are two of President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS's #SOTU guests.

Carl Mueller’s daughter, Kayla, was a humanitarian aid worker who was kidnapped by ISIS on her way back from a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Aleppo.

Kayla was held captive and tortured by the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, before being murdered.

On October 26, 2019, President Trump ordered a successful U.S. Special Forces raid that killed Kayla Mueller's captor.

Carl and Marsha Mueller are two of President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump's State of the Union guests. #SOTU