The State of the Union Was an Elaborate Troll
Trump’s speech turned what’s typically a unifying civic ritual into a glorified campaign rally.
by Peter Nicholas
Feb 05, 2020
3 minutes
There was no handshake last night, much less any sort of reconciliation.
President Donald Trump simply stuck a copy of his speech in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s hand and turned his back as she extended the other.
“Four more years!” his supporters bellowed as he faced them from the lectern in the House of Representatives. So began the prime-time launch of Trump’s reelection bid, dressed up as a State of the Union speech. Throughout the evening, he trashed his predecessor’s legacy and questioned Democrats’ basic patriotism. He spent little time touting bipartisan
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