Highlights of the Brightest Points of Light in President Trump’s Speech to Congress

Citizen Watch Report ^ | David Haggith

[davikkm]

Here is that summary of the president’s speech to congress that I promised, particularly focusing on the positives in order to give credit where credit is due. It includes my commentary on where I stand just in case you are curious, and that will sometimes fact-check a few things:

President Donald Trump: We have accomplished more in 43 days than most administrations accomplished in four years or eight years. And we are just getting started.

Me: I’ve never seen anything like it, not even close. How much he has the legal right to do remains to be seen as the Supreme Court already stepped him back just a little, saying he cannot refuse to pay contractors for work already completed, which would seem like a no-brainer to me. Nevertheless, he’s certainly making sweeping changes this time around, far different than his first term.

President Donald Trump: I return to this chamber tonight to report that America’s momentum is back. Our spirit is back, our pride is back, our confidence is back. And the American dream is surging bigger and better than ever before.

Me: I’m sure Trump’s Republican supporters feel energized and confident because of the stunningly swift and broad and bold action Trump is taking, particularly against the deep state and the size of government and the longterm abuse of the United States by Democrats to turn it into the international purse for everything at the cost of enormous debt—not that Republicans didn’t pile on just as much debt toward expanding the military empire and by giving huge tax breaks that inured far more to the wealthy than the rest. However, consumer confidence in general is downright dismal, particularly regarding future inflation where it has never been lower.

[9YearLurker]

Trump would be a more effective communicator if he dropped his various iterations of “never seen anything like it”.