State Of The Union Address

During his first State of the Union speech, Donald Trump characterized immigrants as violent gang members, pushed for more nukes, and vilified athletes who protest police brutality.

But that’s not what people who pick up the Washington Post on Wednesday morning will think.

Instead, they’ll see this headline:

Here’s the front page of tomorrow’s Washington Post: pic.twitter.com/5HQmDNoa4r

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 31, 2018

People who saw Trump’s speech were, um, a little confused. Apparently, the fact that Donnie didn’t rip off his shirt and scream “MAGA!” in Nancy Pelosi’s face was very “presidential.” Read more…

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Tonight, Donald Trump gives his first State of the Union address — a moment in history, a milestone in America’s most bizarre presidency. And the only way I will watch this, or any future State of the Union that Trump may give, is if a goon squad straps me down and pull my eyelids open, Clockwork Orange-style.

I will peruse the transcript, both the one he’s supposed to deliver and the one he actually delivers. I will gladly read a dozen commentaries; I’ll even give a few minutes to the first dummy to get roped in by the grandeur and patriotism of the occasion and proclaim that here, finally, is the presidential pivot. Read more…

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