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My understanding is that all Presidents give this kind of an address at about this time and it is a replacement in an inauguration year - especially in a first term - for the traditional State of the Union address. It is not a true State of the Union however because the President has only had about a month in office and asking for a full State of the Union address would be silly and not useful at this point.
This. Seems OP doesn't have a clue about Washington rituals.
Seems to me it's unusual. Or is it the norm? I don't recall previous presidents addressing Congress after a month in office. Then again, I don't recall previous presidents needing to buoy themselves with self-serving political rallies, either.
Obama did the EXACT same thing, only about a week earlier:
Seems to me it's unusual. Or is it the norm? I don't recall previous presidents addressing Congress after a month in office. Then again, I don't recall previous presidents needing to buoy themselves with self-serving political rallies, either.
He desperately needed something to offset the increasing awareness of the chaos in which his administration is mired. He invited many individuals to the speech, who generated empathy from the audience, while in the spotlight, hoping some would rub off onto him. No one will ever accuse him of not exploiting them to the fullest.
By having skilled speechwriters carefully avoid sensitive issues, such as the Russian conspiracy, he crafted what he hoped would be a new image for him. However, his promises were just as hollow as ever and no means to implement or fund them were ever mentioned. It was as though he was making the first speech of an election campaign.
No, but why let that get in the way of another ***** and moan session?
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