Trump Takes Victory Lap While Dems Fume | RealClearPolitics
From the moment President Trump confidently strode through the House chamber on the eve of his Senate impeachment acquittal and after an Iowa caucuses debacle for Democrats, it was clear this State of the Union address would be one for the history books. It did not disappoint.
The president Tuesday night confronted his House Democratic accusers by never acknowledging that he d ever been accused at all, let alone compared for weeks to a king and dictator by the impeachment managers. He delivered a self-congratulatory and triumphant address, promising to continue the priorities he credits for leading the great American comeback, a revival he casts as the strongest in modern history and one in which America s enemies are on the run and America s fortunes are on the rise.
In just three short years, we have shattered the mentality of the American decline and we have rejected the downsizing of America s destiny, Trump said in his 78-minute prime-time speech. We are never going back, he added defiantly.