Tag: 2018 State of the Union speech

The following article by Noah Bierman of the Tribune Washington Bureau was posted on the National Memo website January 31, 2018:

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump tried to shed the polarizing image and words that have stunted his popularity and thwarted his ability to pass bipartisan legislation, attempting to recast himself on Tuesday as a unifying figure in his first State of the Union address.

“Tonight, I call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground, and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people,” he said at the top of his roughly 80-minute speech. “This is really the key: These are the people we were elected to serve.” Continue reading “After Alienating Year, Trump Calls For Unity In Uninspiring Address”

The following article by Aaron Blake was posted on the Washington Post website January 30, 2018:

President Trump gave his first State of the Union address to Congress on Jan. 30. Here are the highlights from his remarks. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)

President Trump delivered his second address to Congress and his first official State of the Union address Tuesday night. And a year after that address earned plenty of praise, Trump did his best to re-create its aspirational, highflying tone. At least for most of the speech.

So what were the big takeaways? Below: some winners and losers. Continue reading “Winners and losers from Trump’s State of the Union address”

The following article by the New York Times was posted on their website January 30, 2018:

Reporters from The New York Times checked the facts, falsehoods and statements in need of context from President Trump’s first State of the Union address. Watch a replay along with real time analysis here, and read an annotated transcript of the speech.

ECONOMY

“Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs, including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone.”

The math is correct, but context matters.

Continue reading “New York Times: 2018 State of the Union Fact-Check Image”

The following article by Peter Baker was posted on the New York Times website January 30, 2018:

President Trump sprinkled his State of the Union speech with optimistic flourishes about “unity” and “the American family.” But his tweets often tell a darker, more divided story. By DREW JORDAN and DAVE HORN on Publish Date January 31, 2018. .

WASHINGTON — When he took office, President Trump painted a bleak picture of a country ravaged by economic turmoil, a landscape of “American carnage,” as he so memorably put it. A year later, he presented the nation on Tuesday night with a different narrative, one of a booming economy and a “new American moment.”

The stock market has “smashed one record after another.” Retirement accounts have “gone through the roof.” Companies are “roaring back” to the United States. “We haven’t seen this in a long time,” he exulted from the rostrum of the House chamber as he delivered his first formal State of the Union address. “It’s all coming back.” Continue reading “Trump Can Sell an Improved Economy, but Not Himself”