President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to get funding for a border wall in order to stop “an invasion of our country with drugs, with human traffickers, with all types of criminals and gangs.” He also said that America doesn’t “control our own border.”

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You can get my quick take on Trump’s State of the Union address here.

What did viewers generally think? According to “instant polls” SOTU was a hit.

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Trump’s 2019 State of the Union speech was comprehensive and contained a few surprises. One of the greatest moments was hearing Trump declare that America will never be a socialist country.

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Quick Reaction now that speech concluded:

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Democrats will trot out failed Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams to deliver their official State of the Union rebuttal.

Tuesday, Senator Schumer confirmed Abrams had agreed to give the official anti-Trump response.
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This morning, President Donald Trump sent Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi a letter to inform her that he will deliver the State of the Union (SOTU) on January 29.

Pelosi said that the SOTU will not happen in the House chambers as long as the government is closed.

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President Donald Trump has informed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in a letter that he will honor her previous invitation to deliver the State of the Union in Congress on January 29.

He told Pelosi, “It would be so very sad for our Country if the State of the Union...

In a nakedly political move, Nancy Pelosi has declared that Trump’s state of the union address next week shouldn’t take place in the House of Representatives. She cited safety concerns due to the government shutdown, but that’s utter nonsense.

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At 4 p.m. Eastern, Trump will deliver what the White House is calling a major speech on the border crisis and the partial government shutdown.

Various news organizations are reporting that in the speech Trump will offer an extension of DACA in exchange for border wall funding.

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Nancy Pelosi has sent a letter to Trump demanding that Trump postpone the State of the Union address because of the partial government shutdown.

#TheResistance is thrilled.

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President Trump just delivered his Address to the Nation on the need for a border wall.

It was short, under 10 minutes.

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President Donald Trump tweeted today that he will give a national address on the situation on our southern border. He will travel to the area on Thursday.

After hours of  “will they, won’t they” coverage,  the broadcast networks and cable news networks decided they will broadcast Trump on Tuesday night. Only CBS...

President Donald Trump locked horns with CNN’s Jim Acosta. As usual, Acosta used the press conference to create a spectacle, refusing to cede his turn to the next reporter when Trump had moved on and hanging on to the mic when a staffer tried to take it to pass to the...

President Donald Trump tweeted that he will hold a press conference at 11:30AM ET to discuss the Republicans “success” in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Like previous administrations, the party of the president lost the House, but the Republicans made decent gains within the Senate.

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Rush Limbaugh gave a speech at the Trump rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri last night. He spoke for about 10 minutes before Trump took the stage and made some great points about the midterms, and the impact Trump and his supporters have had on American politics.

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We keep hearing the media insist that they are not blinded by partisanship and bias, that they are not purveyors of #FakeNews, yet we also keep seeing the evidence pile up that they are not only biased #FakeNews peddlers but that they appear to be intentionally fanning the flames that are...

President Donald Trump held a live press conference from New York today and took some questions on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. From Fox News:

In response to a question from Fox News’ John Roberts about why the White House did not ask the FBI to investigate allegations made against Kavanaugh by...