WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Dec. 17, 2025, on Wright Brothers Day: * * * Presidential Message on Wright Brothers Day Today our Nation celebrates the heroic moment America took to the skies when Orville and Wilbur Wright launched the first controlled, machine-powered aircraft on December 17, 1903. This Wright Brothers Day, we honor the genius and bravery of two pioneers from Dayton, Ohio, and we proudly carry their legacy forward by championing the   more