Ok, now I’m a little worried. The hacks at the Washington Post actually wrote that Trump came off as presidential in last night’s Oval Office address to the nation. By contrast, Chuck and Nancy came off as partisan and petty. Of course, that’s exactly what happened tonight, but since when does the Washington Post ever report the truth? Especially in the days of the Trump presidency.
| Washington Post: Trump presidential, Chuck and Nancy partisan and petty |
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He was, in short, presidential.
Democrats insisted on equal time, which is highly unusual for presidential addresses other than the State of the Union. It was a mistake. In contrast to Trump, Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.) came across as small and intransigent.
While Trump spoke calmly and rationally from behind the Resolute Desk, the Democratic leaders accused him of “pounding the table” and having a “temper tantrum.” While Trump told human stories, they complained about process. They accused him of arguing that the women and children at the border were “a security threat” when he had just explained to the American people that they were victims, too. They charged him with using the “backdrop of the Oval Office to manufacture a crisis, stoke fear and divert attention from the turmoil in his administration.” They were partisan and petty, while Trump came across as reasonable and even compassionate.