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| Trump attacks Democrats and Mueller in divisive State of the Union – live | |
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| Donald Trump gave an over 80 minute State of the Union with wildly divergent tones on Tuesday. | |
| Trump attacked “ridiculous partisan investigations” while also announcing a summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and promising new funding to end the HIV epidemic. | |
| Members of Congress sang “Happy Birthday” to a survivor of both the Holocaust and the Tree of Life synagogue shooting during the speech. | |
| Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams gave a well received Democratic response. | |
| Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota also said she would make an announcement about a 2020 presidential campaign Sunday in Minneapolis. | |
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| In an instant poll, CBS finds that voters gave Trump’s speech tonight a high grade | |
| CBS NEWS POLL: 76 percent of viewers approved of what they heard in Pres. Trump's #SOTU speech; 72 percent said they approved of Pres. Trump's ideas for immigration. pic.twitter.com/VXJ09v6DKv | |
| In an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News, Eric Trump says tonight was “the best speech [his father] had ever given.” | In an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News, Eric Trump says tonight was “the best speech [his father] had ever given.” |
| If you need a easy summary of reactions tonight, this is a good one. | If you need a easy summary of reactions tonight, this is a good one. |
| Republican and a Democrat meet in Statuary Hall.GOP Rep: Greatest speech everDem Rep: Worst speech ever | Republican and a Democrat meet in Statuary Hall.GOP Rep: Greatest speech everDem Rep: Worst speech ever |
| Regardless of the reactions to the State of the Union, Republicans had one guaranteed win, picking up a previously Democratic state senate seat in a special election in Minnesota. The seat had been won twice by Barack Obama but Donald Trump won it in 2016. | Regardless of the reactions to the State of the Union, Republicans had one guaranteed win, picking up a previously Democratic state senate seat in a special election in Minnesota. The seat had been won twice by Barack Obama but Donald Trump won it in 2016. |
| We've updated the @DKElections special elections tracker with the results from MN #SD11, which the GOP picked up by a 52-46 margin. While that spread was 7% better than Hillary Clinton's performance, it was a steep (18%) plunge from Obama '12: https://t.co/qKXCHN4Cfj | We've updated the @DKElections special elections tracker with the results from MN #SD11, which the GOP picked up by a 52-46 margin. While that spread was 7% better than Hillary Clinton's performance, it was a steep (18%) plunge from Obama '12: https://t.co/qKXCHN4Cfj |
| Joe Kennedy III who gave the Democratic response last year, tweeted his thoughts on the speech tonight. | Joe Kennedy III who gave the Democratic response last year, tweeted his thoughts on the speech tonight. |
| President Trump’s real record wasn’t on that teleprompter tonight. It is etched in the experiences of the people he has scapegoated, excluded, targeted and ignored over the past two years. | President Trump’s real record wasn’t on that teleprompter tonight. It is etched in the experiences of the people he has scapegoated, excluded, targeted and ignored over the past two years. |
| In an interview with MSNBC, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota announced that she would make a decision about running for President on Sunday at an event in Minneapolis. Klobuchar would be the fourth female senator to join the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. | In an interview with MSNBC, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota announced that she would make a decision about running for President on Sunday at an event in Minneapolis. Klobuchar would be the fourth female senator to join the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. |
| I’m making a big announcement on Sunday. Join me there: https://t.co/Hz91NGE8hB pic.twitter.com/7Yz1dgaa31 | I’m making a big announcement on Sunday. Join me there: https://t.co/Hz91NGE8hB pic.twitter.com/7Yz1dgaa31 |
| Trump fell just short of Bill Clinton’s record for the longest State of the Union address ever. Clinton spoke for 89 minutes in 2000 and Trump spoke for 83 minutes tonight, just edging his 82 minute speech in 2018. | Trump fell just short of Bill Clinton’s record for the longest State of the Union address ever. Clinton spoke for 89 minutes in 2000 and Trump spoke for 83 minutes tonight, just edging his 82 minute speech in 2018. |
| Delaware Democrat Chris Coons had an interesting response to Trump’s speech tonight | Delaware Democrat Chris Coons had an interesting response to Trump’s speech tonight |
| “It was a slap in the face with an olive branch,” Sen. Chris Coons says of Trump’s #SOTU speech | “It was a slap in the face with an olive branch,” Sen. Chris Coons says of Trump’s #SOTU speech |
| The Republican National Committee has issued its formal response to Abrams. | The Republican National Committee has issued its formal response to Abrams. |
| “With extreme policies and an anti-free market agenda, Stacey Abrams was rejected by her home state of Georgia last November. Tonight, Abrams’ speech for a national audience replayed the same broken ideas that capsized her failed campaign. While President Trump outlined a unifying agenda to advance America’s progress, Democrats are still living in the past, mourning Abrams’ loss.” | “With extreme policies and an anti-free market agenda, Stacey Abrams was rejected by her home state of Georgia last November. Tonight, Abrams’ speech for a national audience replayed the same broken ideas that capsized her failed campaign. While President Trump outlined a unifying agenda to advance America’s progress, Democrats are still living in the past, mourning Abrams’ loss.” |
| Stacey Abrams’s response is getting good reviews | Stacey Abrams’s response is getting good reviews |
| As rebuttals go, solid by @staceyabrams. No regrettable moments, gaffes or "they're laughing at you not with you" episodes. Lot of political skill. | As rebuttals go, solid by @staceyabrams. No regrettable moments, gaffes or "they're laughing at you not with you" episodes. Lot of political skill. |
| Responses are hard, so it counts as a win just to get through without anything meme-able. Mission accomplished. | Responses are hard, so it counts as a win just to get through without anything meme-able. Mission accomplished. |
| There's a laundry list feel to this Abrams speech. Otoh there was one to the SOTU and she is, again, doing better than just about anyone else who's given these. | There's a laundry list feel to this Abrams speech. Otoh there was one to the SOTU and she is, again, doing better than just about anyone else who's given these. |
| Abrams chastises Trump once again | Abrams chastises Trump once again |
| So even as I am very disappointed by the president’s approach to our problems – I still don’t want him to fail. But we need him to tell the truth, and to respect his duties and the extraordinary diversity that defines America. | So even as I am very disappointed by the president’s approach to our problems – I still don’t want him to fail. But we need him to tell the truth, and to respect his duties and the extraordinary diversity that defines America. |
| Abrams does use particular language talking about “eligible citizens” after her Republican opponent attacked her last year for claiming she wanted undocumented immigrants to vote. | Abrams does use particular language talking about “eligible citizens” after her Republican opponent attacked her last year for claiming she wanted undocumented immigrants to vote. |
| This is the next battle for our democracy, one where all eligible citizens can have their say about the vision we want for our country. | This is the next battle for our democracy, one where all eligible citizens can have their say about the vision we want for our country. |
| Abrams, who lost a tight race in Georgia with accusations of malfeasance against her opponent, now focuses on voting rights. | Abrams, who lost a tight race in Georgia with accusations of malfeasance against her opponent, now focuses on voting rights. |
| Voter suppression is real. From making it harder to register and stay on the rolls to moving and closing polling places to rejecting lawful ballots, we can no longer ignore these threats to democracy | Voter suppression is real. From making it harder to register and stay on the rolls to moving and closing polling places to rejecting lawful ballots, we can no longer ignore these threats to democracy |
| Abrams now attacks Trump’s desire for a border wall and insists Democrats do not support “open borders.” | Abrams now attacks Trump’s desire for a border wall and insists Democrats do not support “open borders.” |
| We know bipartisanship could craft a 21st century immigration plan, but this administration chooses to cage children and tear families apart. Compassionate treatment at the border is not the same as open borders. President Reagan understood this. President Obama understood this. Americans understand this. And Democrats stand ready to effectively secure our ports and borders. But we must all embrace that from agriculture to healthcare to entrepreneurship, America is made stronger by the presence of immigrants – not walls. | We know bipartisanship could craft a 21st century immigration plan, but this administration chooses to cage children and tear families apart. Compassionate treatment at the border is not the same as open borders. President Reagan understood this. President Obama understood this. Americans understand this. And Democrats stand ready to effectively secure our ports and borders. But we must all embrace that from agriculture to healthcare to entrepreneurship, America is made stronger by the presence of immigrants – not walls. |
| Abrams now attacks the Trump tax cut. | Abrams now attacks the Trump tax cut. |
| The Republican tax bill rigged the system against working people. Rather than bringing back jobs, plants are closing, layoffs are looming and wages struggle to keep pace with the actual cost of living. | The Republican tax bill rigged the system against working people. Rather than bringing back jobs, plants are closing, layoffs are looming and wages struggle to keep pace with the actual cost of living. |
| Abrams now hits two key Democratic priorities, the need for increased gun control legislation as well to control the cost of higher education. | Abrams now hits two key Democratic priorities, the need for increased gun control legislation as well to control the cost of higher education. |
| Abrams now attacks Trump as was previewed in an excerpt released before the speech. | Abrams now attacks Trump as was previewed in an excerpt released before the speech. |
| The shutdown was a stunt engineered by the President of the United States, one that defied every tenet of fairness and abandoned not just our people - but our values. | The shutdown was a stunt engineered by the President of the United States, one that defied every tenet of fairness and abandoned not just our people - but our values. |
| She contrasts this with her experience in Georgia and a call for bipartisanship. | She contrasts this with her experience in Georgia and a call for bipartisanship. |
| We may come from different sides of the political aisle; but, our joint commitment to the ideals of this nation cannot be negotiable. | We may come from different sides of the political aisle; but, our joint commitment to the ideals of this nation cannot be negotiable. |
| Abrams starts by describing her blue collar background, saying “These were our family values – faith, service, education and responsibility.” | Abrams starts by describing her blue collar background, saying “These were our family values – faith, service, education and responsibility.” |