Donald Trump has perhaps been the most strikingly distracting President of the United States to ever exist. A man who simply cannot resist pandoring for the cameras every 24 to 72 hours that will inevitably place him on a TV near you. Tonight, Trump delivered his first State of the Union speech 10 days after the one-year anniversary of his presidency in what has felt like the longest presidential year ever.
Trump was appropriately surrounded by skepticism, tension, doubt and endless yards of conspicuous Kente cloth. Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus donned the traditional African fabric in a fashionable middle finger; a statement of solidarity against a man who has shown a level of hostility towards people of color unseen since the presidency of Woodrow Wilson.
Of course Americans are dreamers. There’s a name for the phenomenon. And the best part is that anybody can achieve it. Don’t use one person’s dream to rob another of theirs. #SOTU
Just as to be expected, Trump’s speech was vacant: simply a bunch of words backed by nothing. Claims of political solidarity regardless of Party followed minutes later by partisan talking points against “Obamacare.” Sticking his “Make America Great Again” campaign motto into the first three minutes of his speech, Trump then claimed working towards political immunity was also one of his top priorities.
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There was even a dig to NFL players protesting police brutality. Thanks, we really needed that note of unity Mr. President.
“Americans love their country. And they deserve a government that shows them the same love and loyalty in return,” he added, along with, “tonight I am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties, Democrats and Republicans, to protect our citizens, of every background, color, and creed.”
What? Sounds like someone at the White House bound and gagged senior advisor Stephen Miller just long enough to get a few unexpected lines in tonight’s speech.
Predictably, several members of the Democratic party boycotted the State of the Union, including civil rights member Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) Even with all Lewis has seen, he’s had enough. And, he’s not the only one.
There is growing talk that a “blue wave” will place Democrats back in the majority in the House for the first time since 2010. We have some 278 days to see what momentum they can carry into election day in November.