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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAbout Trump's speech. I think the Republican Party, or some of them, decided that
Trump's approval ratings were getting so low, and the general public was so angry at the
Republican Party, that they needed to do some damage control. They decided to have him perform a speech that sounded much more reasonable and Presidential than trump ordinarily is.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)He can't stand behind a podium and read from a TelePrompTer forever.
FDT.
C_U_L8R
(45,031 posts)And filled-in the limp speech later
dalton99a
(81,673 posts)They even leaked it to Alex Jones and gang.
JHB
(37,163 posts)...to feed Prima Donnie's ego enough to get him to be able to clear a bar so low Jimmy Hoffa does chin-ups on it.
Vinca
(50,323 posts)The new goal is to be "presidential" in hopes of discouraging investigations into his treasonous activities.
sarah FAILIN
(2,857 posts)I just didn't know it when I was participating in it, but the RNC poll was topic for topic his speech. He didn't write it, all he did was read what he was told to read.
OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)that attitude to prevail. The first bad headline he gets and he is off the rail again.
arthritisR_US
(7,300 posts)Phoenix61
(17,023 posts)What the hell is wrong with the press? Talk about playing to the lowest common denominator.
arthritisR_US
(7,300 posts)Goebels klan are counting on, democracy needs the truth shouted out, loud, clear a repeatedly!
Wounded Bear
(58,765 posts)I know, this wasn't actually a SOTU, but it applies.
Regression to the mean says he'll be back tweeting in a day or so. I'm kind of surprised he hasn't sent out a "nailed it" tweet yet.
Did he?
Blaukraut
(5,695 posts)PRETZEL
(3,245 posts)optics as a measure of popularity is a vital part of any good politician.
As the week goes on we will definately see that this speech was so devoid of any direction as to make people's heads spin.
There was virtually no foreign policy discussions.
This speech was taylor made to the anti-immigration crowd.
In as much as I was not upset to have him honor the fallen Navy Seal, President Trump allowed this to become over the top which, in my own opinion.
This was an extended campaign speech, nothing more.