Like many of you, I watched the State of the Union speech Tuesday evening; however, I did not stick around for the rebuttal by Virginia’s Governor Spanberger who has been in office only a short period of time and has exhibited an amazing lack of common sense.
Trump’s efforts were amazing in my estimation. This, despite the left’s efforts to disrupt them with shouted negative comments from the audience by Omar and her cohorts. Candidly, I thought they acted like a bunch of children. This was especially true when the president asked members of Congress to rise if they supported citizens over illegals and Democrats remained sitting! Oh, and seventy-odd leftist members chose to boycott the speech entirely.
Trump’s guests included the recent gold-winning hockey team as well as others who have been affected in some way by the previous administration’s dismal leadership. One five-year-old child was especially heart-rending, having been seriously injured by an illegal driver.. A one-hundred-year-old World War II veteran was presented with the Medal of Honor for his service in that war and Korea. Also so honored was the pilot of the one of the helicopters in the Maduro raid who was seriously injured during that operation. Relatives of victims of crimes committed by illegals were also honored. Laken Riley’s mother was one. It was difficult for me to watch the seated left while this was occurring.
Trump’s speech was excellent despite the efforts of legacy media to portray it as otherwise. Try as I might, I will never understand the bias it has for this man. One speculated that he was wearing wig! Another described him as “sounding confused” although that was never the case as far as I’m concerned. Audiences love his speeches!
Unless I’m sadly mistaken, Democrats did themselves no favors by their behavior during the speech. Close-up shots of several prominent members while Trump was speaking clearly display their hatred for the man. And a conservative member wearing a red dress and sitting in the liberal section who jumped up frequently clapping at Trump’s comments didn’t help.
Probably the most distinctive promise issued by the president during the presentation was his commitment to dramatically reduce federal fraud. Medicare and Medicaid alone suffer hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud. Vice President Vance will head that operation and the individuals conducting the fraud investigations will report directly to the White House rather that the Department of Justice.
As most of you know, I spent decades investigating fraudulent activity. I can’t begin to emphasize the importance of curbing fraud in the government. Dollars lost come directly out of the pockets of taxpaying citizens and, as Trump iterated in his Tuesday night presentation, the primary obligation of the federal government is to ensure the safety of its citizens.
This will be a significant year. On its 250th birthday, the United States will face a significant obstacle; the November mid-term elections. Everything depends upon a strong Republican win in both Houses. Without it, pandemonium will reign. Almost immediately, efforts will be renewed to impeach Donald Trump and they very probably will succeed and all of his accomplishments will be reversed. Can you imagine a re-opened border?
Paco
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