Trump's Address to Congress

Al Green

As I previously wrote, Trump's White House presser with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy was a catastrophe in my opinion. But last night was a very good night for Trump. It wasn't just because he gave what I thought was his best political speech (with a couple of nitpicks I will mention below), but it was the childish behavior of the Democrats in the room. Some Democrats could not even bring themselves to rise when the President entered the chamber and walked down the aisle. It is recognized protocol that when a head of state enters a room-even an ambassador- you rise.

Trump knew they were going to make a scene and, no doubt, he egged them on. The most egregious behavior was by Al  Green, a congressman from Texas, who stood up and shouted at Trump until he was ordered removed from the hall by Speaker Mike Johnson. That left all the rest with their silly pink costumes and signs. What millions of Americans witnessed last night was almost all of the Democrats refusing to stand or applaud for anything Trump said no matter what it was. Of course, they don't agree with his agenda, his tax cuts, what he's doing with Ukraine, his tariffs, etc. They detest him as a person. But do they also have a problem with his announcement that a terrorist who masterminded the Kabul airport terror attack when US forces were leaving Afghanistan was on his way to the US from Pakistan-in handcuffs? What about the extradition of Rafael Caro-Quintero and 28 other Mexican drug kingpins, which was also announced by Trump?  

But worst of all was their refusal to even stand and applaud the people in the gallery who Trump introduced. Normally, I'm not a big fan of this practice during addresses to Congress by presidents, but Trump chose his guests masterfully.

Who could not be moved by the 13-year-old boy battling brain cancer, who wants to be a law enforcement officer and was awarded honorary credentials from the Secret Service? Who would not be moved by the introduction of the family of Laken Riley, the Georgia student murdered by an illegal alien gang member from Venezuela? Who would not be moved by the presence of the family of Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl murdered by illegal aliens from Venezuela? What about the American citizen just released from Russia? And what about the introduction of the young woman whose volleyball career was ended by a brain injury due to the powerful spike of a male player on the other "girls" team? One would think that all those Democrat ladies dressed in pink would feel sympathy for her, but it appears that for the Democrats, supporting transgenders in the form of biological males competing in women's sports is more important than protecting female athletes from unfair competition and serious injuries, not to mention having to share shower facilities with males.

As for Trump's speech, I could nitpick and say that I had hoped he would say more about support of Israel and its war with the savages of Hamas. I had hoped he would address the plight of Jewish students in our universities and what he intends to do about that (which I firmly believe he will do). I must say that his comment about getting Greenland one way or the other was terrible. What is Denmark supposed to make of that? On the other hand, his recitation of all the billions given to foreign countries for ridiculous purposes was a tour de force.

All in all, it was a fine speech. Rather than read off a laundry list of things nobody cares about, the President read off a list of what he has done, what he is doing, and what he will do while the sullen Democrats sat on their hands, held up silly signs, or walked out. It was beyond embarrassing and speaks volumes about just how much the Democrat Party has degenerated.