Lemire: Trump’s State of the Union Address Was ‘Pretty Boring”

‘I can’t imagine he changed a single mind last night’

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LEMIRE: “We also got next to nothing about Iran saying, yes, they can't have nukes, but otherwise just said, we'd like to make a deal. But it was two or three minutes right at the end of a nearly two hour speech where the whole world is watching, this armada in the Middle East wondering what will happen next with Tehran if this next round of negotiations does not produce a deal to President Trump's liking. And I was also just struck, frankly, it's pretty boring. Yes, it had a couple of nice moments of patriotism. He saluted the men's hockey team. He singled out a few Americans absolutely who deserve to be recognized for their heroism at home or abroad.”

 

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