About Trump's speech. I think the Republican Party, or some of them, decided that

[raccoon]

Trump's approval ratings were getting so low, and the general public was so angry at the
Republican Party, that they needed to do some damage control. They decided to have him perform a speech that sounded much more reasonable and Presidential than trump ordinarily is.

[MrScorpio]

1. It won't last that long

He can't stand behind a podium and read from a TelePrompTer forever.


FDT.

[C_U_L8R]

2. They wrote the self-congratulatory headlines and talking points first

And filled-in the limp speech later

[dalton99a]

9. Yep, there was prior planning.

They even leaked it to Alex Jones and gang.

[JHB]

3. I don't even want to think about what went on before and after, off camera...

...to feed Prima Donnie's ego enough to get him to be able to clear a bar so low Jimmy Hoffa does chin-ups on it.

[Vinca]

4. This is nothing more than an extension of the Trump con. He is an actor after all.

The new goal is to be "presidential" in hopes of discouraging investigations into his treasonous activities.

[sarah FAILIN]

5. They did a poll last week on this

I just didn't know it when I was participating in it, but the RNC poll was topic for topic his speech. He didn't write it, all he did was read what he was told to read.

[OldHippieChick]

6. His petulant ego will not allow

that attitude to prevail. The first bad headline he gets and he is off the rail again.

[arthritisR_US]

7. 51 lies in 61 minutes should be the headline. nt

[Phoenix61]

8. Yes it should

What the hell is wrong with the press? Talk about playing to the lowest common denominator.

[arthritisR_US]

13. No kidding. The path of least resistance is what the

Goebels klan are counting on, democracy needs the truth shouted out, loud, clear a repeatedly!

[Wounded Bear]

10. There is always a bump in the polls after a SOTU...

I know, this wasn't actually a SOTU, but it applies.

Regression to the mean says he'll be back tweeting in a day or so. I'm kind of surprised he hasn't sent out a "nailed it" tweet yet.

Did he?

[Blaukraut]

11. "sounded reasonable" is accurate, because the actual content was anything but n/t

[PRETZEL]

12. There is a large deal of truth in that I think

optics as a measure of popularity is a vital part of any good politician.

As the week goes on we will definately see that this speech was so devoid of any direction as to make people's heads spin.

There was virtually no foreign policy discussions.
This speech was taylor made to the anti-immigration crowd.
In as much as I was not upset to have him honor the fallen Navy Seal, President Trump allowed this to become over the top which, in my own opinion.
This was an extended campaign speech, nothing more.