That’s my expectation too and maybe sooner rather than later if Trump is getting bored of the conflict and feels it’s making him look bad. I expect after tonight he’s probably going to be lashing out at the people (Miller presumably) who encouraged this fight.
That having been said, I think at this point he’s played the whole thing so poorly and bungled the public opinion so badly that he may have closed the door to declaring a pretend national emergency as an exit strategy. It was always going to be a bluff but that trial balloon looks like the Hindenburg at this point
And finally worth repeating something that Nate Silver and Harry Enten have been harping on since November: this sort of speech appeals to Trump’s base, and his base only.
Let’s remember and recall that Trump’s base turned out in huge numbers in November of 2018. They absolutely did not stay home.
And the Blue Wave absolutely still did happen. His base just isn’t enough. And it’s become less and less of enough as his presidency goes along.
When she starts to have trouble getting her words out I start to cringe. I’ve done big speeches when I’m nervous and start to stumble over my words at times. When you have a quieter, older person the effect is made worse. Schumer on the other hand was succinct and nailed his verbiage.
I’m watching Michael Steele and James Carville reacting to all of this and it’s pretty great. Brian Williams is talking about all the “Chuck and Nancy” memes (including “American Gothic”) and Carville pipes up with “I’ve been more excited about colonoscopies than these people seem to have been about this speech and the response.” (or something to that effect).
My wife wanted to watch it but I refused. I just can’t stand listening to Trump speak without talking back to him. Nice to know I am not the only one. :)
Technically they’re correct, but the story doesn’t go far enough. To do that they would have to point out how bullshit and racist the whole Wall meme is (not to mention ineffective without tons of personnel along the entire length of it).
Just heard Rep. AOC give her take. That is an impressive young woman.
In his prime-time speech to the nation, President Donald Trump declared a border crisis that’s in sharp dispute, wrongly accused Democrats of refusing to pay for border security and ignored the reality of how drugs come into the country as he pitched his wall as a solution to varied ills.
