State Of The Union: Dems Took The Bait.
In retrospect, it was an absolutely brilliant move by President Donald Trump.
During his Tuesday night State of the Union address Trump cleverly set a trap for his political opponents and the Democrats walked right into it.
"Stand if you agree: The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens."
There it is. The clip that will be featured in every single GOP campaign ad this year. The Democrats glued to their seats, refusing to agree that it is the duty of every member of Congress to protect American people, not illegal aliens.
Watch it again and see if you notice one of the seated women giving the President of the United States the middle finger.
That was emblematic of the radicals in Congress. Not only did the veiled succubus, Ilhan Omar, heckle the president repeatedly during his speech, she was seated next to the odious Hamas-loving Rashida Tlaib who was sporting a “Fuck ICE” button.
What a pair.
These and other rancid partisans on the left also refused to honor the Anna Zarutska, the mother of Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian immigrant who had her throat slit on a Charlotte light rail train by a man who’d been released from jail under a no-cash bail program.
Some of these malignant lefties were actually sporting Ukraine flag lapel pins as they sat, stonefaced, staring at the weeping mother.
Such nice people.
By contrast, the president was relaxed and affable, delivering a lengthy speech that was filled with patriotism and odes to American exceptionalism.
A number of Dems, including Elizabeth Warren, leapt to their feet once: to applaud Trump’s support for the “Stop Insider Trading Act“ that would prevent members of Congress or their spouses from trading stocks while in office.
Thanking the Dems for their support Trump quipped, “Did Nancy Pelosi stand?”
Doubtful.
Like it or not, applause for “Skutniks” at the SOTU addresses has been a political barometer since 1982.
It all began when President Ronald Reagan introduced Lenny Skutnik, who saved the life of Priscilla Tirado by diving into the frozen Potomac River following the crash of Florida Flight 90. Ever since, presidents have stashed people in the gallery to introduce during their remarks.
Applause for the guests of the president have often been confined to one side of the aisle or the other.
Last year’s refusal by Dems to honor the mother of Laken Riley or Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel, a 13-year-old with brain cancer, provided terrible optics for the opposition party.
Apparently they learned nothing in the ensuing 12 months.
The lefties remained stubbornly partisan all evening.
Even CBS’ Miles Garrett observed that, “They (Democrats) can’t even applaud basic common sense things.”
Sad, but true.
Republicans owe their opponents a debt of gratitude for free campaign footage they foolishly provided on Tuesday night.
Expect to see it over and over in the run-up to the mid-terms. This is a party that supports children being transed by schools without parental consent, that doesn’t care about young girls being knifed to death on public transportation and that doesn't believe members of Congress should put the interests of citizens above those of illegal aliens.
Trump baited the hook Tuesday night, the Dems stupidly took the bait.
Long after Trump’s words are forgotten, the rude and vulgar behavior of congressional Democrats will be remembered.
Well done, Mr. President.
