President Trump's State Of The Union Has Been Widely Praised For Its Unifying And Powerful Moments
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THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS HAS BEEN WIDELY PRAISED FOR ITS "POWERFUL" AND "LOVELY" MOMENTS
- The Washington Examiner's David Drucker called it "one of POTUS' better performances and well-timed."
- MSNBC's Chris Matthews said "people where I came from will like the speech…it's all good stuff."
- CNN's Jake Tapper said the SOTU had many "lovely" moments, and that he had "never seen anything" like it.
- CNN's Van Jones called the State of the Union address and said it was a " big wake up call for Democrats "
- CNN's Van Jones : Trump is helping African Americans "in real life in his budget"
- A Fox News Panel highlighted the President's " very unifying rhetoric ."
- Fox News' Brett Baier said the President's SOTU had " powerful moments ," and showcased why the President has his "highest poll numbers ever"
- Fox News' Juan Williams said the President's State of the Union address showed "compassion," and that he spoke "quite directly" to "minority America"
- NPR's Domenico Montanaro called the speech "well executed," and that "Democrats can't be feeling good today."
DURING HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, PRESIDENT TRUMP HIGHLIGHTED MANY OF THE GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS HIS ADMINISTRATION HAS ACHIEVED
- President Trump highlighted how jobs "are coming back to the USA" under his administration.
- President Trump highlighted how there "is a blue collar boom" in the economy under his leadership.
- President Trump touted his USMCA trade deal saying, " I keep my promises, we did our job "
- President Trump: " We have confirmed a record number " of federal judges.
- President Trump spoke on how his landmark criminal justice reform has given people " a second chance at life ."
- President Trump : ISIS's territorial caliphate is destroyed and al-Baghdadi is dead.
- During his speech, President Trump promised he would never let socialism take over America:
- President Trump: " socialism destroys nations…freedom unifies the soul"
- President Trump promised he would never let socialism destroy American healthcare.
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, PRESIDENT TRUMP RECEIVED RESOUNDING APPLAUSE FROM CONGRESS AND EVEN FROM DEMOCRATS
- In a " wow " moment, there was overwhelming bipartisan applause for the introduction of Venezuela's interim President Juan Guaido.
- The bipartisan ovation for the legitimate president of Venezuela, Juan Guaido was called a " big time " moment for President Trump.
- President Trump's paid family leave and child tax credit expansion both received bipartisan applause.
- President Trump got another round of bipartisan applause for his pledge to end AIDS by the end of the decade.
- The Independent Women's Forum Policy Analyst, Patrice Lee Onwuka : "Eradicating aids epidemic by end of decade is rightly deserving of standing ovation."
- President Trump also received " bipartisan support " for his infrastructure priorities including expanding access to high speed broadband internet.
- In a rare moment, the Joint Chiefs of Staff applauded as Amy Williams was reunited with her deployed husband .
UNSUPRISINGLY, MANY DEMOCRATS REPEATEDLY ACTED DISRESPECTFULLY INCLUDING USING IPADS, WALKING OUT, OR REFUSING TO APPLAUD FOR A TUSKEGEE AIRMAN AND A 9-YEAR-OLD CHILD WHO RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP
- Numerous Democrats including presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren skipped the State Of The Union to campaign in New Hampshire .
- Instead of listening to the President's State Of The Union address many Democrats were caught using their electronic devices .
- When introducing the President, Speaker Nancy Pelosi left out the words honor and privilege .
- After President Trump announced a scholarship for a 9 year old child , Democrats still remained seated without applause .
- Nancy Pelosi was one of those who did not stand for the scholarship recipient.
- Democrats chose to side with murderous illegal immigrants rather than join President Trump in honoring their victims.
- Democrats refused to clap for record low unemployment and record low poverty levels.
- A group of Democrats including Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Mark Pocan refused to stand and applaud for Charles McGee, the former Tuskegee Airman introduced by President Trump.
- After President Trump discussed the successful killing of international terrorist Qasem Soleimani , many Democrats did not applaud.
- Multiple Democrats walked out of the State of the Union including former Presidential candidate Congressman Tim Ryan .
- Following the speech, Nancy Pelosi ripped apart the State of the Union speech transcript.
MICHIGAN GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER'S RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION WAS WIDELY PANNED AND CALLED UNMEMORABLE, PANDERING AND A "WASTE OF A REBUTTAL"
- Medium's Andy Ostroy called Gretchen Whitmer's response a " waste of a rebuttal ."
- Journalist Ben Adler called Gov. Whitmer response "weird" with "obscure details of Dem actions in different states."
- Writer Natasha Rothwell said she was unsure whether Whitmer's speech was " pandering " or not.
- Even extreme progressive and notorious anti-Semite Linda Sarsour said " nothing about " Whitmer's response was memorable.
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