Democrats look ‘weak and petty'

Watching a vacuous, willfully ignorant fraud use the State of the Union as a platform to make a mockery of our traditions was akin to theater.

In his address, the president asked us to “reject the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution.” No. More than resist, we should wholly reject this president. We’re ready for every lawless member of Trump’s family and administration to be indicted. We’re a nation of laws; we reject the idea that the rule of law be considered retribution.

The state of the union is divided. Trump divides us and will continue to do so. We will never be ready to accept the dismantling of our democratic norms and institutions. We reject his message and his calls to greatness.

We need a president who doesn’t speak to our darkest angels, but rather lifts us and inspires us to work together. Trump’s America is a dark place, a place where people turn to crowdfunding to pay for cancer treatment. A place where we enact policies that traumatize children and families drawn to the U.S. as a beacon of hope.

I am ready for the next joint address and the next president who will return us to that lost, shining “city on a hill.” We will get through this together. Claude Taylor, founder

Mad Dog PAC

Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump knocked this speech out of the park. He’ll be president for six more years with this economy. Democrats looked weak and petty during the State of the Union.

David Groner

Absolutely nothing of substance. Except for Trump’s threat to Congress: “If there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation.” The rest? Staging. Phyllis Brown

I am not a Trump supporter. However, I believe this speech may help to unify the parties. Overall, a seven out of 10. @EnriquePagan

For an awkward public speaker, I think Trump did an admirable job. Civil. Amenable. Not hostile. As a stand-alone speech, I liked that he honored women, and Immigration and a Customs Enforcement officials, championed the unborn, and highlighted bipartisan prison reform. @BREATH4HISBRIDE

I thought Trump gave his best speech, and he reached out to the Democrats — who have done everything they can to fight him and demonize him at every turn, all for political power.

@wafrec