He therefore did not say a word about impeachment. On the eve of his expected acquittal before the Senate, Donald Trump sought to gain height. In his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, the American president adopted a more optimistic tone than in the past, praising "the comeback" of the United States, with an economy "stronger than ever. ". With his eyes on the presidential election of November 3, he shot several scuds on the Democrats. And when he had just finished assuring that "the best was to come", Nancy Pelosi tore several pages of her speech, and the Democrats rushed towards the exit.
Trump bets on economic record
"The job market is booming, confidence is rising, poverty is falling and our country is prospering," said Donald Trump, saying he had "extraordinary results." Citing unemployment figures - historically low at 3.5% - and "Wall Street records", the American president insisted: "I have kept my promises. Betting on the economy is Donald Trump's best asset for a simple reason: from Ronald Reagan to Bill Clinton, an outgoing president has almost always been re-elected during growth.
Operation seduction for minorities
On several occasions, Donald Trump has mentioned that the health of the economy benefits minorities, with "unemployment at the lowest for African-Americans, Hispanics and Asians". After running an ad on the subject at the Super Bowl, he again promoted his criminal justice reform, which "offers a second chance to many former detainees." And of the ten people invited by the White House to his speech, six were African-American or Hispanic. Elected officials notably reserved a standing-ovation for a little girl who won an educational grant and obtained the right to change schools - a reform requested by Donald Trump in Congress.
Attacks on "socialists"
These scuds were mainly intended for Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who advocate a reform eliminating private health insurance in favor of a public offer. "They want to impose socialist control over our health care system and destroy the private insurance of 180 million Americans," said Donald Trump. The debate rages in the Democratic primary between the progressives who want to abolish the current system and the moderates, like Joe Biden or Pete Buttigieg, who prefer to offer a public option. The White House tenant insisted, "We will never let socialism destroy our health care system. "
A staging designed for television
Surprise return of a soldier who came to surprise his wife, medal awarded by Melania Trump to the conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, who suffers from cancer, applause for the opponent Venezuela Juan Guaido, guest of honor… Donald Trump showed , a former television star, that he knew better than anyone how to stage a show. The Democrats, mired in a primary with a knife pulled, are warned.
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