Reaction To Trump's State Of The Union Address Follows A Predictable Script
Reaction to President Trump's first State of the Union speech followed the familiar choose-your-own-partisan-narrative script that's dominated political life since the 2016 election.
Although the first half of  Trump 's speech included multiple calls for bipartisanship  even Democrats who represent states that  Trump  won were skeptical of the president's words. "We need a president who will not only call for more bipartisanship  but shows  he 's willing to work in a bipartisan way " tweeted Sen. Bill Nelson  D-Fla.
Beyond the Capitol  conservative writer Jonah Goldberg at the National Review said  "except for some laudable bits about streamlining the bureaucracy and improving FDA policy  there wasn't a hint of fiscal conservatism to it." Goldberg noted that  Trump  mentioned neither the budget deficit nor the national debt.
From the other end of the ideological spectrum  Trump's description of a strengthening economy rang false to liberal writer Jonathan Chait of New York Magazine:
After depicting the American economy as a bleak wasteland before his election   Trump  has rebranded  it  as unimaginable prosperity  fueled by the hope inspired by his brilliant reforms. In fact  nothing has yet changed.
One response that will likely come unscripted? The president's response to the coverage of his own speech. Whatever narrative he may have set Tuesday evening  it's possible  Trump  will have an entirely different message when  he  returns to  his  favorite medium  Twitter  perhaps as early as Wednesday morning.
Reaction to President Trump's first State of the Union speech followed the familiar choose-your-own-partisan-narrative script that's dominated political life since the 2016 election.
Although the first half of  Trump 's speech included multiple calls for bipartisanship  even Democrats who represent states that  [TGT]won were skeptical of the president's words. "We need a president who will not only call for more bipartisanship  but shows  he 's willing to work in a bipartisan way " tweeted Sen. Bill Nelson  D-Fla.
Beyond the Capitol  conservative writer Jonah Goldberg at the National Review said  "except for some laudable bits about streamlining the bureaucracy and improving FDA policy  there wasn't a hint of fiscal conservatism to it." Goldberg noted that  [TGT]mentioned neither the budget deficit nor the national debt.
From the other end of the ideological spectrum  Trump's description of a strengthening economy rang false to liberal writer Jonathan Chait of New York Magazine:
After depicting the American economy as a bleak wasteland before his election   [TGT]has rebranded  it  as unimaginable prosperity  fueled by the hope inspired by his brilliant reforms. In fact  nothing has yet changed.
One response that will likely come unscripted? The president's response to the coverage of his own speech. Whatever narrative he may have set Tuesday evening  it's possible  [TGT]will have an entirely different message when  [TGT]  returns to  [TGT]  favorite medium  Twitter  perhaps as early as Wednesday morning.