State of the Union: Trump extends âopen handâ to Dems but is met with glum stares scant applause
President Trump  appealed for unity in  his  first State of the Union speech  declaring a "new American moment" even as many glum Democrats in the audience sat on their hands and refused to acknowledge economic gains or calls to honor veterans.
While  Trump  held firm on  his  demands for border security and used the grand setting to tout  his  first-year accomplishments   his  call for bipartisanship on the thorny immigration debate met with stonefaced stares from top Democrats such as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
It remains unclear whether Democrats are ready to deal on immigration  but the issue could hang over a looming Feb. 8 deadline to pass a new spending bill. With that in mind   Trump  used  his  80-minute speech to signal a willingness to make bipartisan deals on second-year-agenda priorities like immigration as well as infrastructure.
The president described his recent offer on immigration as a "fair compromise" for both sides. The White House is pushing a plan to broaden eligibility for the DACA program â which gives a reprieve to illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children  and which  Trump  is planning to end absent a legislative solution â in exchange for border wall funding and other big changes.
"Tonight  I call upon all of us to set aside our differences  to seek out common ground  and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people we were elected to serve." - President Trump
Even as he pushed for an immigration deal  the president didnât stray from messaging aimed at his base.  Trump  said  his  âhighest loyalty  my greatest compassion  and my constant concern is for America's children  America's struggling workers  and America's forgotten communities.â
âAmericans are dreamers  too â  he  said.
 He  also called on Congress to "finally close the deadly loopholes" that have allowed MS-13 to flourish inside the country.
"We will build gleaming new roads  bridges  highways  railways and waterways all across our land  and we will do it with American heart  and American hands  and American grit  " Trump  said.
âThis is our new American moment. There has never been a better time to start living the American dream.â - President Trump
Like other presidents before him   Trump  used the address to tout first-year accomplishments like the GOP tax cut bill  regulation rollbacks  the elimination of ObamaCareâs individual mandate and gains made over the last year against the Islamic State.
Insisting that the âera of economic surrender is over â  Trump  reiterated  his  campaign promises to fix bad trade deals and negotiate new ones. And  he  celebrated the stock market gains during  his  first year in office.
âThe stock market has smashed one record after another  gaining $8 trillion in value â  he  said. âThat is great news for Americans' 401k  retirement  pension and college savings accounts.â
âThis is our new American moment â  Trump  said. âThere has never been a better time to start living the American Dream.â
 He  began  his  speech by praising heroes during natural disasters and tragedies over the last year  including during the summer shooting of Republican lawmakers at a baseball practice.
âWith us tonight is one of the toughest people ever to serve in this House -- a guy who took a bullet  almost died  and was back to work three and a half months later: the legend from Louisiana  Congressman Steve Scalise â  Trump  said.
[TGT] appealed for unity in   [TGT]   first State of the Union speech  declaring a "new American moment" even as many glum Democrats in the audience sat on their hands and refused to acknowledge economic gains or calls to honor veterans.
While   [TGT] held firm on   [TGT]   demands for border security and used the grand setting to tout   [TGT]   first-year accomplishments    [TGT]   call for bipartisanship on the thorny immigration debate met with stonefaced stares from top Democrats such as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
It remains unclear whether Democrats are ready to deal on immigration  but the issue could hang over a looming Feb. 8 deadline to pass a new spending bill. With that in mind    [TGT] used  his  80-minute speech to signal a willingness to make bipartisan deals on second-year-agenda priorities like immigration as well as infrastructure.
The president described his recent offer on immigration as a "fair compromise" for both sides. The White House is pushing a plan to broaden eligibility for the DACA program â which gives a reprieve to illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children  and  [TGT] is planning to end absent a legislative solution â in exchange for border wall funding and other big changes.
"Tonight  I call upon all of us to set aside our differences  to seek out common ground  and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people we were elected to serve." - President Trump
Even as he pushed for an immigration deal  the president didnât stray from messaging aimed at his base.   [TGT] said   [TGT]   âhighest loyalty  my greatest compassion  and my constant concern is for America's children  America's struggling workers  and America's forgotten communities.â
âAmericans are dreamers  too â   [TGT]   said.
  [TGT]   also called on Congress to "finally close the deadly loopholes" that have allowed MS-13 to flourish inside the country.
"We will build gleaming new roads  bridges  highways  railways and waterways all across our land  and we will do it with American heart  and American hands  and American grit  "  [TGT] said.
âThis is our new American moment. There has never been a better time to start living  [TGT] 
Like other presidents before  [TGT]     [TGT] used the address to tout first-year accomplishments like the GOP tax cut bill  regulation rollbacks  the elimination of ObamaCareâs individual mandate and gains made over the last year against the Islamic State.
Insisting that the âera of economic surrender is over â   [TGT] reiterated   [TGT]   campaign promises to fix bad trade deals and negotiate new ones. And   [TGT]   celebrated the stock market gains during   [TGT]   first year in office.
âThe stock market has smashed one record after another  gaining $8 trillion in value â  he  said. âThat is great news for Americans' 401k  retirement  pension and college savings accounts.â
âThis is our new American moment â   [TGT] said. âThere has never been a better time to start living the American Dream.â
  [TGT]   began   [TGT]   speech by praising heroes during natural disasters and tragedies over the last year  including during the summer shooting of Republican lawmakers at a baseball practice.
âWith us tonight is one of the toughest people ever to serve in this House -- a guy who took a bullet  almost died  and was back to work three and a half months later: the legend from Louisiana  Congressman Steve Scalise â   [TGT] said.