President Trump's first address to Congress on Tuesday was very presidential and much different than his campaign speeches. Trump didn't use his normal language, but he spoke calmly and collected. That's not to say that I doubted he had the ability to speak this well, because he knows how to give speeches. I'm glad he did change his tone from his campaign speeches; I didn't particularly like those speeches, but that's in the past and not the present. As many pundits have put it: Trump became the president in that address.
Another thing that this address displayed was the pettiness of the Democratic Party. I read a study the other day (I can't find link to it) that said about 64% of Americans agree that if the Democrats don't work with Trump then their standing among citizens will be harmed. If this study is a good representation of Americans, the Democrats should reconsider their course of resistance and persistence, as Hillary Clinton encouraged in her little video. Most Americans hate political gridlock and that's what Clinton is suggesting.
The Democrats certainly showed themselves at the address Tuesday by refusing to stand and clap at almost everything. They seem to have forgotten that they are our representatives, We the People put them there.
Trump pointed out some serious problems that need to be fixed and promised to fix them, which he hopefully will. The problems that I'm personally glad he brought up are ISIS, Iran, the attacks on Jewish people, the infrastructure of our country, school vouchers, and immigration. All of these problems should have received bipartisan applause and should receive bipartisan attention in Congress.
I'm going to keep this post short, because I'm working on a longer post on another topic. Nonetheless, I wanted to at least commend Pres. Trump on a well put together address. I'm trying to be a little more supportive of the President, even though he wasn't my first choice. I was a part of this election, which is something I'm proud of. I only hope politicians and regular citizens will be less angry about Trump.
I know everyone doesn't agree with Pres. Trump's policies and I get that. I have empathy for them after the last eight years. I'm not going to trash Obama, but I didn't agree with most of his policies. Regardless of my personal feelings, Obama was the president. The office of the president should be respected no matter your personal feelings.
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