Posted on 03/01/2017 3:16:26 AM PST by HomerBohn
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) knocked President Trump's first speech to Congress, arguing there's a gap between the president's rhetoric and his administration's actions.
"The speech and reality have never been more detached in a presidential speech. It really doesn't matter what he said. This is like the campaign, and he says one thing but as he governs it's another," the Senate's top Democrat told MSNBC on Tuesday night.
He noted that while Trump talked about infrastructure Democrats haven't "heard a peep" from the White House about a proposal they rolled out earlier this year.
Schumer also pointed to Trump's rhetoric on a myriad of issues—including currency manipulation, education, his budget and his pledge to "drain the swamp"—as out of line with the early actions of the administration.
"His government is filled with, if you will, swamp creatures," he added. "This speech, like his inauguration speech...It's sort of forgotten because everything he's done has been different."
Schumer argued that the "people are not looking for a speech" but want to know what the administration will accomplish.
GOP lawmakers have been quick to praise Trump's first speech with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
(R-Ky.) telling CNN that Trump became "presidential."
But Democrats are largely voicing skepticism about the president's push for bipartisanship, arguing it doesn't match Trump's policies.
“President Trump’s speech had an air of unreality because what he said tonight was so different than how he has governed in the first 40 days," Schumer said in a separate statement.
He Chuckie, he's only been in office for 5 weeks ( working everyday - weekends included ) and in those 5 weeks, Congress has only been in session for 16 days. Who's the slacker ?
If you consider the District of Corruption reality, then yes it was.
72 year old white former-somethings is a group that the Democrats seriously need to win back if they are ever going to become a major party again.
“detached from reality”
His speech was grounded in reality to the extent that reality almost left its skid marks on it.
The Chuckster appeared demonically possessed during Trump’s speech when the cameras panned in to show his facial expression.
I find this very promising. Scummer is ranting on and on, in a manner that is so completely at war with reality — so diametrically-opposed to what everyone saw — that all it does is hurt the Democrats and dilutes his brand.
I’d get RIGHT OUT THERE all day, Senator Scummer, and go FULL-THROATED about what a horrible, anti-American speech it was. Make ALL the news shows!
The must of lifted sentences and just lied about the meeting in these reports.
The corporate media outlets should be charged under the Ricco act for aiding a foreign invasion .
Jake Tapper the source of a lot of these lies deserves jail Time for actions as a enemy agent .
The Democrats definitely selected a third rate mental defective to fight a first rate ship of the line. He is a clown.
President Trump totally disarmed them with his historic speech - even their “rebutter” was flustered because Trump had taken the wind out his sails way before the speech was over. Ironic that, during his epic speech, Trump specifies Kansas as a State where Obamacare is blowing up and only has one provider left - then the person to rebut is a Kansan who loves Obamacare.....Priceless!
"Judge not that you be not judged." In judging Trump, they judge themselves. For example, they call him racist, because they ARE racists.
Romans 2:1 (NASB) Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you [leftists] who passes judgment [on Trump], for in that which you judge another [Trump], you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.
Reading news this way promotes far greater understanding and is fun.
The underlying reason this works, is that their motive is political power, and Trump's is to help America and Americans. Those who think he is doing this for political power ARE themselves after political power, or see things only through that filter. The truth is Donald Trump has demonstrated great love in laying his life down for the nation.
If anyone knows about swamp creatures, it’s Chuck!
F.U.Schemer and the ‘rats are on illegal/prescription drugs and are zombies detached from reality. They graduate from indoctrinationation centers. “Willing suspension of disbelief” ALERT! Irrational zombie ALERT! They are out there. Avoid them if you can.
Enjoy life.
Be prepared.
Did you see Chuckie last night? He looked like he was having a root canal.
Detached from reality? Like when you say that boy can become a girl?
Go order your pizza, Chuck
Did you see Franken, the diapered clown?
He looked like a sprawled, very unhappy toad.
And he’s a lapsed Jew.
Schmuck was ok with Obama’s lies.
Chuckie chose to be detached from reality.
Did he say this before or after the speech?
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