WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Jan. 8, 2026, on the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans: * * * Today, our Nation remembers one of the greatest American tales of might and one of the grandest displays of American resolve in the history of our country--the legendary Battle of New Orleans. As our last major engagement in the War of 1812 and our epic final struggle against the tyranny of the British empire, the Battle of New Orleans ensured the hard-f more PR