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1/ Nancy Pelosi declared that House Democrats would not be intimidated by Trump’s “all-out threat� during his State of the Union to stop investigating his administration. Pelosi called it Democrats’ “congressional responsibility� to investigate Trump, “and if we didn’t do it, we would be delinquent in that.� During his address, Trump claimed that “If there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation.� He added: “It just doesn’t work that way!� Pelosi called Trump’s rhetoric a false choice. (New York Times)
🔥 State of the Union Hot Takes.
Trump gave his second State of the Union speech last night. He started by calling for unity and bipartisanship, before launching into attacks on Robert Mueller’s investigation, calls for Congress to fund his border wall, and plans to enact a new ban on abortion. Democrats responded by calling the speech “sickening,� “shameful,� and “inappropriate.� Sen. Mazie Hirono simply replied, “WTF.� Republicans, meanwhile, erupted into chants of “USA! USA! USA!� during the speech and largely curbed whatever criticisms they had in once it was over. (Politico)
The audience for the SOTU address was deeply Republican, the most partisan audience since 2001. The slant in the audience led to largely positive reviews from those who watched – about 6 in 10 viewers had a positive reaction to the speech. The positive remarks were cut down party and demographic lines. (CNN)
On Trump’s big applause line, the sound of silence was stunning (NBC News)
Trump presented a false choice between investigations and prosperity, warning House Democrats that “If there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation. … We must choose between greatness or gridlock, results or resistance, vision or vengeance, incredible progress or pointless destruction.� (Washington Post)
“They know it’s his party�: Despite tensions with Trump, GOP lawmakers roar with approval for their president (Washington Post)
Why Trump’s zigzagging speech made perfect sense (Politico)
Trump Asks for Unity, but Presses Hard Line on Immigration (New York Times)
State of the Union Fact Check: What Trump Got Right and Wrong (New York Times)
In dissonant State of the Union speech, Trump seeks unity while depicting ruin (
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1/ Nancy Pelosi declared that House Democrats would not be intimidated by Trump’s “all-out threat� during his State of the Union to stop investigating his administration. Pelosi called it Democrats’ “congressional responsibility� to investigate Trump, “and if we didn’t do it, we would be delinquent in that.� During his address, Trump claimed that “If there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation.� He added: “It just doesn’t work that way!� Pelosi called Trump’s rhetoric a false choice. (New York Times)
🔥 State of the Union Hot Takes.
Trump gave his second State of the Union speech last night. He started by calling for unity and bipartisanship, before launching into attacks on Robert Mueller’s investigation, calls for Congress to fund his border wall, and plans to enact a new ban on abortion. Democrats responded by calling the speech “sickening,� “shameful,� and “inappropriate.� Sen. Mazie Hirono simply replied, “WTF.� Republicans, meanwhile, erupted into chants of “USA! USA! USA!� during the speech and largely curbed whatever criticisms they had in once it was over. (Politico)
The audience for the SOTU address was deeply Republican, the most partisan audience since 2001. The slant in the audience led to largely positive reviews from those who watched – about 6 in 10 viewers had a positive reaction to the speech. The positive remarks were cut down party and demographic lines. (CNN)
On Trump’s big applause line, the sound of silence was stunning (NBC News)
Trump presented a false choice between investigations and prosperity, warning House Democrats that “If there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation. … We must choose between greatness or gridlock, results or resistance, vision or vengeance, incredible progress or pointless destruction.� (Washington Post)
“They know it’s his party�: Despite tensions with Trump, GOP lawmakers roar with approval for their president (Washington Post)
Why Trump’s zigzagging speech made perfect sense (Politico)
Trump Asks for Unity, but Presses Hard Line on Immigration (New York Times)
State of the Union Fact Check: What Trump Got Right and Wrong (New York Times)
In dissonant State of the Union speech, Trump seeks unity while depicting ruin (
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