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Dulcinea

(9,929 posts)
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:42 AM 18 hrs ago

How Trump will use his State of the Union address to sell skeptical midterm voters on his plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday is likely to be a test run of the message Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate.

The president and his party appear vulnerable, with polls showing much of America distrusts how Trump has managed the government in his first year back in office. In addition, the Supreme Court last week struck down one of the chief levers of his economic and foreign policy by ruling he lacked the power to impose many of his sweeping tariffs.

Though Trump is expected to focus on domestic issues, his intensifying threats about launching military strikes on Iran over its nuclear program cast a shadow over the address.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-state-of-union-affordability-9dd2fe1f3ba81bddd4ad115356131b41

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How Trump will use his State of the Union address to sell skeptical midterm voters on his plans (Original Post) Dulcinea 18 hrs ago OP
scary immigrants, liberal tears, evil commie democrats rampartd 18 hrs ago #1
With a side of shade directed at Supreme Court (although he is direct, so he'll ouright call them stupid and dumb) NCDem47 18 hrs ago #3
fine with me rampartd 16 hrs ago #7
I agree! NCDem47 16 hrs ago #8
Still trying to convince a skeptical nation that Iran is our "enemy" FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #2
he does want his buddy shah jr in iran. rampartd 16 hrs ago #9
It's not our place to decide who rules any other country FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #10
the uranians wanted rid of the older shah so badly that they accepted theocracy. rampartd 15 hrs ago #11
He will be properly medicated so he can stick to the teleprompter dalton99a 17 hrs ago #4
He's going to erect a Festivus pole in front of Moses and JD rsdsharp 16 hrs ago #5
it's not going to work LymphocyteLover 16 hrs ago #6

rampartd

(4,437 posts)
1. scary immigrants, liberal tears, evil commie democrats
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:50 AM
18 hrs ago

sharks, magnets, electric boats, windmills (wrrr, wrrrr, wrrr)

"i won by a landslide, but they stole it from me"

greatest hits. he'll be back up to 50% on fox polls.

NCDem47

(3,388 posts)
3. With a side of shade directed at Supreme Court (although he is direct, so he'll ouright call them stupid and dumb)
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:59 AM
18 hrs ago

rampartd

(4,437 posts)
7. fine with me
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 02:27 PM
16 hrs ago

he is directing this at roberts/gorsuch/barret so i don't care if he denaturalizes them and sends them to sudan.

FakeNoose

(41,043 posts)
2. Still trying to convince a skeptical nation that Iran is our "enemy"
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:50 AM
18 hrs ago

Iran is no more of an enemy to the US than Venezuela, or Greenland, or Mexico. This is another silly distraction. It's made-up lies, trying to create strawmen everywhere. All intended to distract us from the Epstein investigation.

rampartd

(4,437 posts)
9. he does want his buddy shah jr in iran.
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 02:29 PM
16 hrs ago

but this is just netanyahu using the evangelical idiots to stir trouble.

FakeNoose

(41,043 posts)
10. It's not our place to decide who rules any other country
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 02:57 PM
15 hrs ago

We have enough problems as it is, and God knows we can no longer take the high road on anything.

rampartd

(4,437 posts)
11. the uranians wanted rid of the older shah so badly that they accepted theocracy.
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 02:59 PM
15 hrs ago

i don't think they want this guy either.

rsdsharp

(11,912 posts)
5. He's going to erect a Festivus pole in front of Moses and JD
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 01:52 PM
16 hrs ago

and spend a couple of hours dancing around it.

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