President Trump holdt i går sin timeslange tale kalt «Unionens tilstand», der han hyllet krigsveteraner, familier som hadde overlevd tøffe tider og snakket om den gode økonomien, samt påpekte hvordan amerikanere nå har det bedre med høyere arbeidsdeltakelse for alle grupper i det amerikanske samfunnet. Selv CNN måtte kaste inn håndkleet og innrømmet at presidentens tale og demokratenes sirkus, som er deres valg av presidentkandidat, omtrent har gitt Trump 4 nye år i Det hvite hus.
Selve talen starter etter ca. 35 minutter i videoen øverst i artikkelen.
A powerful #SOTU tonight by @realDonaldTrump. He spoke of successes, service, heartbreaking losses, hope and the heart of our nation.
"Our spirit is still young. The sun is still rising. God's grace is still shining. My fellow Americans, the best is yet to come." https://t.co/4RMExsMnLS— Jessi Ebben (@JessiEbbenWI) February 5, 2020
Fra Wikipedia:
State of the Union («unionens tilstand») er en melding som USAs president leverer til Kongressen (Senatet og Representanthuset i fellesskap), tradisjonelt én gang i året. Meldingen er ikke bare en rapport om landets tilstand, men gir presidenten anledning til å legge frem sin politiske agenda (som han behøver Kongressens lovgivende makt til å få gjennomført) og sine nasjonale prioriteringer.
Oppgaven med å rapportere om unionens tilstand følger av artikkel 2 tredje ledd i USAs grunnlov. I det meste av landets første århundre leverte presidenten primært en skriftlig melding til Kongressen. Etter fremveksten av radio og fjernsyn, blir meldingen nå levert som en tale kringkastet direkte til hele landet i de fleste større kanaler.
"Trump's State of the Union speech tonight was a winner. By that I mean, it should remind everyone, especially Democrats, that he could very well be on his way to winning another four years," writes @secupp.@CNNOpinion commentators weigh in on the #sotu: https://t.co/abnBx7a9lj
— CNN (@CNN) February 5, 2020
Her er et lite utvalg av kommentarer fra sosiale medier etter talen.
Pelosi rips apart Trump's #SOTU speech … literally. More from #SOTU2020: https://t.co/BtbhUuvE1S pic.twitter.com/PSACSiYOpR
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 5, 2020
Biff (Trump Jr) by now even u realize Madam Speaker Pelosi lives rent free in Trump’s empty head!! #SOTU full of lies by chronic liar @POTUS.. so glad it was his last!! @WhiteHouse @cspan @JRubinBlogger https://t.co/uyCN09CjXK
— Ms. Net (@NETRetired) February 5, 2020
Democrat party is in an existential crisis. Nancy Pelosi rips up a speech praising American workers and heroes. #PettyPelosi https://t.co/7YlP6YYdhG
— David Dow (@DavidDow1) February 5, 2020
Trump endorses bill allowing victims of illegal immigrant crimes to sue sanctuary cities https://t.co/zbmVdRow01
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 5, 2020
Rush Limbaugh has advanced lung cancer.
A bad, bad diagnosis.
Trump brought Rush to the State of the Union.
Rush was honored & given multiple standing O’s.
Melania give him the Medal of Freedom ON THE SPOT.
No other Republican would have the balls to do this.
Why I support Trump: pic.twitter.com/lpKT5SI7nJ— Benny (@bennyjohnson) February 5, 2020
The reaction from Democrats when @realDonaldTrump announced at the #SOTU that he had committed to join the trillion trees initiative is priceless.
"Oh shit he’s planting trees too?! Why didn’t we think of that?"
"Booming economy for all AND he’s planting trees?!"#4MoreYears pic.twitter.com/qFIU0AANTo
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) February 5, 2020
President Trump’s Approval Ratings Hit All-Time High. https://t.co/unKjA9wGl2
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 5, 2020
De rasistiske og hatefulle demokratene, Rashida Tlaib og Ilhan Omar, begge med utenlandsk bakgrunn, viste at de ikke ønsker å være amerikanere eller integrere seg, og dukket opp i etniske drakter fra sine hjemland.
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar wear traditional Palestinian and Somali outfits to Trump's State of the Union address https://t.co/N1QDjk5dfX pic.twitter.com/CL9glMefp3
— The Hill (@thehill) February 5, 2020
Democrats refused to stand for her. Trump honored her and then #Classless #PettyPelositears up the #SOTU
It’s time to #BLEXIT. #SchoolChoice #LEXIT #DemExit pic.twitter.com/1Lle7Kke56
— Ex-Dem🇺🇸Latina (@ExDemLatina) February 5, 2020