In his speech to Congress last night, Trump said, "...we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms." In the two months prior to the speech, the Anti-Defamation League pleaded with Trump to condemn the waves of the threats against the Jewish community. He refused.
Trump said he was imposing a five-year ban on lobbying by executive branch officials. Last month he signed an executive prohibiting the lobbying of one's previous agency only but not any other lobbying.
Trump stated "By finally enforcing our immigration laws, we will raise wages..." He is against a federal minimum wage hike and thinks state should decide.
Trump went on to say, "As we speak tonight, we are removing gang members, drug dealers, and criminals that threaten our communities and prey on our very innocent citizens. Bad ones are going out, as I speak, and as I promised throughout the campaign." His executive orders and implementation memos make any illegal imigrant a possible target.
Trump then said, "...the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offense since 9/11 came here from outside of our country." He lied. All the lethal attacks by radicalized Muslims in the U.S. since 2001 have been carried out by U.S. citizens or people who were in the country lawfully. No attacks came from the countries targeted in Trump's original travel ban.
Trump later said, "My administration wants to promote clean air and clean water." He recently signed an executive overturning a regulation prohibiting companies from dumping toxic waste in nearby streams and rivers.
Trump introduced families of victims killed by illegal immigrants. He didn't invite any families of those killed by white supremacists or U.S. nutjobs.
The most powerful yet painful part of the speech was the introduction of Carryn Owens, the widow of a U.S. Navy Special Operator, Senior Chief William "Ryan" Owens. Owens' parents refused to attend. Trump proclaimed, "I just spoke to our great General Mattis, just now, who reconfirmed that, and I quote, "Ryan was a part of a highly successful raid that generated large amounts of vital intelligence that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemies." The military said that was not true. Although he referred to Mattis as "great," earlier in the week, Trump blamed the U.S. military for the death of Owens.
“What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
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