WNU Editor: Here are some of my impressions on President Trump's State of the Union address (Read the full text of Donald Trump's 2020 State of the Union as he makes his case for re-election)
From the beginning to the end the speech touched all emotions. The speech was also partisan, delivered in a very partisan chamber. No surprises there. This year is an election year
To begin. The President chose his wedge issues well, focusing on Democrat positions when it comes to immigration, free health care for illegals, abolishing private insurance, and late term abortions. President Trump's focus on the black community in his speech was also well done and effective. It is clear that he wants their vote, and he is making the effort to gain it. A few weeks after the 2016 election, Steve Bannon discussed in an interview on how just gaining 20% of the black vote in 2020 will insure an easy second term for President Trump. I think that strategy is at play right now, and my gut is telling me that it is working.
President Trump's focus on the economy was not a surprise. This is what is going to get him re-elected later this year, and he knows it. He also has the numbers to make the case
Rush Limbaugh getting the Medal of Freedom during the State of the Union was an incredible sight. But the moving reaction from Kayla Mueller's parents, and the reunion of Amy and Townsend Williams .... you cannot helped but be moved on the sacrifices that these people have made, and who are still making it.
No mention of impeachment. President Trump did not want to dignify it, unlike many in the main stream media who were sure that he was going to mention it.
The animosity between President Trump and House Speaker Pelosi was obvious right from the start. President Trump kept it inside, even though some are saying that he avoided shaking the Speaker's hand at the beginning. But when I look at the video (after the 2 minute mark of this video), I do not think he had noticed that she had put her hand out. But House Speaker Pelosi ripping up the speech behind President Trump's back when he was finished was deliberate and IMHO probably planned. Make no mistake about it. That is someone who has an enormous amount of hatred towards the President, and she wants the world to know it.
