Trump's State of the Union Was a Masterwork of Division

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

In politics today, nothing unites Americans like our thirst for political conflict. Conservatives love to “own the libs.” Liberals love to trigger tough-talking conservatives, exposing them as “snowflakes.” Donald Trump is the presidential embodiment of this toxic political culture, and his State of the Union address Tuesday night was finely crafted to unite Americans — in our love of hating one another.

The president began his speech with a few flowery words about actually bridging our divides. “The agenda I will lay out this evening is not a Republican agenda or a Democrat agenda,” Trump said, “It is the agenda of the American people.” Calling on the nation to “reject the politics of revenge” Trump insisted: “We can break decades of political stalemate. We can… heal old wounds, build new coalitions, forge new solutions, and unlock the extraordinary promise of America’s future.”

Or, you know, fucking not. Apart from a few feints at bipartisanship — like calling for price transparency at hospitals or a cure for child cancer — Trump fell back, again and again, on his prodigious talents as America’s Troll-in-Chief, bringing us together to rage at our deepest divisions.

1) Trump heralded his corporate tax cut as a boon for the working class

Referring to his economic achievements, Trump insisted: “We passed a massive tax cut for working families.” In truth, the president’s tax corporate cut has sent deficits soaring — for little discernible economic payoff. A recent study found that 84 percent of businesses did not increase investments or hiring in the wake of the $1.5 trillion “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” even as corporate stock buybacks have hit record levels.

As for working families? They face a national debt that will be increased by $1.9 trillion over the next decade — in exchange for a 0.4 percent increase in after-tax income for the lowest 20 percent of American earners. This does not end well: “When it is ultimately financed with spending cuts or other tax increases,” according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will “end up making most households worse off than if TCJA had not been enacted.”

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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trumps-state-of-the-union-moments-790726/

[Aussie105]

1. contradicted himself . . .

One minute it's: "unemployment has never been so low, employment amongst minority groups is up." or some such words.

Next minute it's: "undocumented southerners are stealing your jobs!"

Who wrote the teleprompter speech anyway, and did they proof read it at all?

[C_U_L8R]

2. No masterwork.

It was a cut and paste dumpster fire. He convinced no one of anything but his own depravity.