Pence, McConnell head toward House chamber for speech
8:36 p.m.
Vice President Pence and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are leading senators over to the House chamber for Trump's speech.
Senators lined up on the Senate floor before departing together as a group.
Several senators were spotted walking over to the speech with a senator from the other party, including Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and John Kennedy (R-La.) as well as Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.).
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All this clapping at intro is great theater.
Thirty seconds in and he’s still on the TelePrompTer.
Wonder when his interest will fade and he’ll go off script? Five minutes?
Well, according to that book of absolutely true facts, "Fire and Fury", Trump should get bored and walk out in about 20 minutes
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We just had the "Mister Speaker, the President of the United States" announced. Should be starting in earnest any moment now.
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According to Stormy that's 15 minutes longer than he lasts between the sheets. Sorry, Stormy on the mind, Pres porks porn star. It does not get much swampier than that, explains Melanias Wellington boots. Even she knows her old man is full BS.
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I will say, I'm extremely happy to see Steve Scalise in there and looking healthy. Being in the DC area, at least within the beltway and with the actual politicians here, it was a great showing that despite all the partisan divide and issues people have...there's still humanity there amongst our elected officials. Not a lot of the stories or coverage made it out nationally I think that I was hearing on the radio and such the day of, but there was significant concern and care from people all around the aisle.
The president announces black unemployment is at it's lowest and history and the black Dems sit on their butts refusing to clap or stand...
The president announces black unemployment is at it's lowest and history and the black Dems sit on their butts refusing to clap or stand...
From a viewer perspective, it's always bugged me. It just makes it so choppy, so long, and so hard to actually allow people to fully engage in it. It also kind of explains why this wasn't originally meant to be some big event that everyone watches and engages in.
That said, the political science wonk in me does kind of appreciate us still having this kind of strange, archaic, ritualized aspect to part of our governance that...by and large...despite all the partisanship divide, still is largely adhered to in a standard and concise fashion year by year, regardless of who's in power.
However, it definitely makes it obnoxious to watch and follow as a viewer imho.
That was a moment people WILL be talking about. Why on earth didn't they cheer for that?
Yeah. Pretty uppity.
They should act grateful.
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