Don snubs Pelosi handshake, she tears his Union speech
In State of Union address, Prez boasts about unimaginable economic growth under his watch
Washington, Feb. 5: US President Donald Trump struck a triumphant tone in Tuesday’s State of the Union address, staking his bid for re-election squarely on the US economy and embracing the deep partisan rancor over his presidency on the eve of his likely acquittal in the Senate’s impeachment trial.
As he took to the dais, Mr Trump turned his back on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she offered to shake his hand. When he concluded his remarks, Ms Pelosi could be seen directly behind the President, ripping up a printed transcript of his speech.
The core of Mr Trump’s remarks, though, was US economic growth — the pillar of his campaign for re-election in 2020 and what he called “the great American comeback.”
“In just three short years, we have shattered the mentality of American decline and we have rejected the downsizing of America’s destiny,” Mr Trump said on Tuesday from the House chamber. “We are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago, and we are never going back.”
Washington, Feb. 5: Making a strong pitch for his re-election amidst his impeachment trial, President Donald Trump said that America has staged a “great comeback” and the country was “highly respected again” as he boasted about the “unimaginable” economic growth under his watch.
At his third annual State of the Union address, Trump set out his case for another four years in office, saying that in just three short years, his administration has shattered the mentality of American decline and rejected the downsizing of the country’s destiny. “We are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago, and we are never going back,” an upbeat Trump said in his 78-minute prime time address to a joint session of Congress. His address came hours before the ruling Republican Party-led Senate is expected to acquit the 73-year-old president on Wednesday in the high-profile impeachment trial.
The Democratic Partyled House of Representatives has already impeached Trump and charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Trump is accused of abusing his power by pressuring Ukraine to probe his political rival and former US vice president Joe Biden, a top contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, to dim his electoral fortune.
The US president said that under his leadership, jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is surging, and “our country is thriving and highly respected again.” “Three years ago, we launched the great
One half of the chamber was on its feet, roaring its approval for Donald Trump. The other sat in sullen silence, broken by boos and occasional hisses, until their leader Nancy Pelosi ultimately ripped up the president’s speech.
‘In Afghanistan, the determination and valour of our warfighters has allowed us to make tremendous progress and peace talks are underway. I am not looking to kill hundreds of thousands of people in Afghanistan, many of them are innocent’
American comeback. America’s enemies are on the run, America’s fortunes are on the rise and America’s future is blazing bright,” he added. Trump underlined the country’s economic gains under his leadership, “The years of economic decay are over,” he said.