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Trump's State of the Union: Medals, Fearmongering, and Arguing With Dems (www.rollingstone.com)

submitted 4 days ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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He said it was going to be long. He wasn’t lying.

Donald Trump told reporters earlier this week that his State of the Union address would be “a long speech,” and unlike with many of his key campaign promises, the president delivered. He spoke to lawmakers for 108 minutes on Tuesday, breaking the record he set last year for the longest speech ever delivered to Congress.

The speech was filled with the requisite presidential shoutouts to special guests in the audience. The U.S. men’s hockey team was there, fresh off their first Olympic gold medal in almost half a century. So was Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk. The president also nodded to attending working moms, military veterans, and first responders to the floods that ravaged Texas last year. Trump toward the end of his speech recognized a 100-year-old Navy pilot before Melania Trump fastened the Medal of Honor around his neck. “I’ve always wanted the Congressional Medal of Honor, but I was informed I’m not allowed to give it to myself,” said Trump, who also doled out a Presidential Medal of Freedom, Purple Heart, and another Medal of Honor during the address.

The foundation of the nearly two hours Trump stood before Congress, however, was the president’s just-as-requisite torrent of ravings and falsehoods.

Glad I didn't waste two hours on that.

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