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“…  President Trump gave his State of the Union Address tonight before a packed house in Congressional chambers.  This was a speech that all Americans could follow and relate to. It is perhaps President Trump’s most “presidential” speech ever, no controversial statements, nothing that could offend. It was peppered with personal stories that lifted the emotional content of the speech very nicely.

… Trump first made a summary of the challenges and accomplishments for the year. It was a good opening, what we would term “motherhood and apple pie.” At one point he said “Our country is strong because our people are strong” to great applause.

He spoke about:

– Some of the tragedies of this year, hurricanes in Houston and Florida, the Las Vegas shooting, fires in California.

– The shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise at the Republican softball practice, and thanking the police, and emergency personnel in the process.

 Economic highlights

— 2.4 million new jobs

— 200k in manufacturing

— rising real wages after years and years of wage stagnation

— unemployment at a 45 year low

— African American unemployment lowest rate ever recorded ….

— 401K, college savings, and other savings way up

– The biggest tax reform in history

– Business Economy is strong and optimistic –

— 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses

— Apple will invest $350 billion in America and hire 20000 workers

— Exxon Mobil announced $50B investment in the U.S.

Then President Trump turned to his base and spoke of issues and events that appealed more to Conservatives.

– He emphasized respecting the flag and “In God We Trust” faith and family

– He called for support the military and police

– He called for support of the constitution as written

– He expressed support for 2nd amendment and religious liberty

– He noted that 1500 VA employees removed who failed to take care of veterans

– He challenged Congress to remove employees who undermine public trust or fail the American people

– He noted that his administration had eliminated more regulations in the first year than any administration in history of America

– He claimed to have ended the “war on American energy” and ended the war on clean coal

– America is now and exporter of energy to the world

– Detroit get motor city revving again, car companies are building and expanding in America

– FDA has approved more generic and new drugs than ever before in history

The President then began to set up the agenda for the next year

Health Care

– Patients with terminal conditions should have access to experimental treatment immediately – the right to try –

– Reduce the price of prescription drugs – one of top priorities for the year

Trade

Trump noted that we have turned the page on decades of unfair trade practices, “the era of economic surrender is over.” Trade from now on will be “fair and reciprocal.” He called upon Congress and intends to fix bad trade deals and negotiate new and good ones – protect workers and intellectual property

Infrastructure

– It is time to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure

– He called on Congress to bill generates $1.5 Trillion – partnering with local and private – streamline bidding and approval.  Trump wants to rebuild with “American Grit”

Workforce

– invest in workforce development and job training – open great vocational schools

– paid family leave

– reforming prisons to help prisoners get a second chance at life

Immigration

MS-13 (the notorious El Salvadoran drug gang infesting America) and other violent illegals, because of loopholes are ending up in the high school with teens. To make sure other families never suffer from this violence, Trump called on Congress to fix immigration to close loopholes that allow in MS-13.

He described his immigration plans as a “down the middle compromise.” It has four pillars:

1. A path to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal immigrants who were brought by the parent at a young age. They will have to meet education and work requirements over 12 years.
2. A fully secure the border, including a “great wall,” more ICE officers, closing loopholes, and ending the practice of catch and release on terrorists.
3. End the visa lottery system, move to merit-based system, take people who are skilled and want to work
4. Ends chain migration – limit new entries to spouses and minor children

Other issues

– Opioid and drug addiction – we have lost 64000 Americans to drug addiction, we must be tougher on pushers and implement more treatment

– Trump called on Congress to end the defense sequester and fully fund the military

– Trump called on Congress to modernize and rebuild our nuclear armament – as a deterrent

– Blasted North Korea and pledged “maximum pressure” to eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons in the hands of a rogue nation.

– Trump noted that last year he pledged to work with allies to extinguish ISIS, and that we have now liberated close to 100% of territory held by ISIS. He pledged to continue until ISIS is defeated….

The pundits actually found little wrong with the speech.…”(Excerpts from Joe A. Gilbertson’s article in The Post)