MADAM SPEAKER THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE UNITED STATES.
>> THE UNITED STATES IS ECONOMIC
MIRACLE THE MODEL TO WHICH THE 
WORLD ONCE AGAIN TURNS. WE HAVE 
BACKED THE BASIC STRENGTH OF OUR
ECONOMY
. 
>> WE HAVE CREATED 20 MILLION 
JOBS. OF THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE IN FIVE YEARS. 
>> OUR ECONOMY IS THE ENDING 
ENVY OF THE WORLD. 
>> THE STATE OF OUR FOUR POLICY 
IS SOUND AND STRONG. I WILL DO 
ALL IN MY POWER TO KEEP IT THAT 
WAY. TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE 
NATION SECURITY. 
>> OUR MILITARY IS THE MOST 
POWERFUL ON EARTH BY FAR. 
>> MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY
IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS IS TO 
ENSURE ALL AMERICANS HAVE THE 
BEST EDUCATION IN THE WORLD. 
>> WE SEE IT IN THE RENAISSANCE 
OF EDUCATION. RISING A.C.T. 
SCORES. ENABLING PARENTS TO 
CHOOSE THEIR PARENT'S SCHOOLS. 
HELPING TO MAKE AMERICA NUMBER 
ONE IN MATH AND SCIENCE. TODAY
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EARNING MORE 
COLLEGE DEGREES THAN EVER 
BEFORE. ARE EXCESSIVE DEPENDENCE
ON FOREIGN OIL IS A CLEAR AND 
PRESENT DANGER. THE UNITED 
STATES IS NOW THE NUMBER ONE 
PRODUCER OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS.
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THANK YOU
GOD BLESS YOU. AND GOD BLESS 
AMERICA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> 
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES.
[ MUSIC PLAYING ]
>> THE PRESIDENT WILL ADDRESS 
THE NATION TONIGHT EASE AND AS 
HE FACES A VOTE TOMORROW ON 
WHETHER OR NOT TO REMOVE HIM 
FROM OFFICE YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE
IN THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL 
BUILDING WERE PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WILL MAKE HIS ANNUAL STATE OF 
THE UNION ADDRESS AT 9:00 
EASTERN TIME. WE ARE IN STATUARY
HALL WHERE THE MEDIA IS 
GATHERED. SOON WE WILL SEE 
CENTERS, MEMBERS OF THE CABINET 
AND EVEN SUPREME COURT JUSTICES 
PASS THROUGH HERE ON THE WAY TO 
THE CHAMBER. WILL COME TO LIVE 
COVERAGE FROM THE WASHINGTON 
POST. IT WAS LESS THAN TWO 
MONTHS AGO THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WAS IMPEACHED IN THAT VERY HOUSE
CHAMBER. NOW THE ACQUITTAL IS 
ALL BUT CERTAIN TOMORROW BUT 
THIS MARKS A HISTORIC MOMENT IN 
THE PRESIDENCY. WE'VE BEEN 
COVERING THE IMPEACHMENT FROM 
DAY ONE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO 
HAVE THE PRESIDENT HAVE. 
>> THE PRESIDENT HAS THE PROCESS
. 
>> THIS IS AN ASTONISHING 
AFFECT. LESSON 24 HOURS WHEN THE
SENATE
VOTES ON POTENTIAL ACQUITTAL 
WHICH WE THINK THIS IS WHERE IT 
IS GOING. IT IS PHENOMENAL 
PRESIDENT CLINTON.
HAD TO GIVE HIS STATE OF THE 
UNION SPEECH BUT IT WAS WEEKS 
BEFORE THE VOTE THIS IS 24 HOURS
EVERYONE HERE IS ANTICIPATING 
WHAT THE PRESIDENT WILL SAY. HE 
MAY WANT TO TALK ABOUT ECONOMY 
AND THE JOB GROWTH. 
>> ALSO, THE COUNTRY IS FOCUSED 
ON I IOWA AS PEOPLE START TO 
GATHER CAUCUSES TO BEGIN TO 
CHOOSE THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE 
AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP. WE'VE 
BEEN WATCHING TO SEE HOW THE 
SENATORS ARE GOING THE LAST 
COUPLE OF DAYS. NOW THEY WILL 
ANNOUNCE THEIR POSITION. YOU 
HAVE BEEN WATCHING CLOSELY. 
>> WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT CENTER 
COLLINS FROM MAINE SHE IS IN A 
TOUGH ELECTION WHERE WONDERING 
WHICH WAY SHE WILL GO. SHE WILL 
VOTE TO ACQUIT. WE YOU ARE 
WATCHING JOE MANCHIN THE 
MODERATE IN WEST VIRGINIA. HE 
HAS MADE COMMENTS YESTERDAY HE 
MADE COMMENTS ABOUT CENSORING. 
YES. WE'VE BEEN WATCHING PEOPLE 
SCENE WHICH WAY THEY MIGHT GO. 
DOUG COLLINS IS ANOTHER ONE WE 
ARE NOT QUITE SURE WHICH WAY HE 
WILL GO HE'S A DEMOCRAT FROM 
ALABAMA, AGAIN TOUGH REELECTION 
SITUATION. WE ARE STILL WAITING 
TO SEE WHAT WAY THE SENATORS 
WILL GO BUT WE DO KNOW THE 
OUTCOME. 
>> ACQUITTAL, THEY HAVE THE 
VOTES TO ACQUIT THE PRESIDENT. 
BUT IT HAPPENED ESPECIALLY 
SOMEONE LIKE SENATOR COLLINS 
BECAUSE SHE DID VOTE TO CALL 
WITNESSES. DEMOCRATS COULD NOT 
GET ENOUGH REPUBLICANS TO CROSS 
OVER WITH HIM. SENATOR COLLINS 
PLANS TO VOTE IN TERMS OF 
ACQUITTAL. SHE DOES PLAN
TO GO TO ACQUIT LET'S LISTEN TO 
HER JUSTIFY THAT. 
>> I DO NOT BELIEVE THE HOUSE IS
THE FIRST SHOWING THAT THE 
PRESIDENT'S CONDUCT, HOWEVER 
FLAWED, WARRANTS THE EXTREME 
STEP OF A IMMEDIATE REMOVAL FROM
OFFICE.
NOR DOES THE RECORD SUPPORT THE 
ASSERTION BY THE HOUSE MANAGERS 
THAT THE PRESIDENT MUST NOT 
REMAIN IN OFFICE ONE MOMENT 
LONGER. THE HOUSE DELAYED 
TRANSMITTING THE ARTICLES OF 
IMPEACHMENT TO THE SENATE FOR 33
DAYS, UNDERCUTS THIS ARGUMENT. 
THE HOUSE MANAGERS DESCRIBED 
IMPEACHMENT AS THE LAST RESORT 
FOR THE CONGRESS. IN THIS CASE, 
HOWEVER, THE HOUSE CHOSE TO SKIP
THE BASIC STEPS OF JUDICIAL 
ADJUDICATION AND INSTEAD, LED 
STRAIGHT TO IMPEACHMENT AS THE 
FIRST RESOURCE. THEREFORE, I 
WILL VOTE TO ACQUIT. 
>> WE ARE HERE WITH OUR 
COLLEAGUE,
WHO COVERS THE . MIKE, WAS AT: 
STATEMENT TODAY ARE YOU 
SURPRISED AT ALL THAT SHE VOTED 
FOR WITNESSES AND WILL  VOTE FOR
ACQUITTAL TOMORROW? 
>> I DON'T THINK ANYONE WAS 
TERRIBLY SURPRISED HOW THIS WENT
OUT. PEOPLE WERE REMINDED OF THE
BRETT CAVANAUGH CONFIRMATION OF 
THE PROCESS SHE WENT THROUGH 
THERE WHERE SHE DID, CREATE THE 
IMPRESSION THAT SHE WAS OPEN TO 
BEING CONVINCED TO BREAK WITH 
HER PARTY BUT IN THE END, SHE 
DID NOT. IT SEEMS TO BE AT 
DEMOCRATIC ACTIVISTS WITH THE 
PLAYBOOK. IF YOU WERE MONITORING
HER COMMENT THROUGH THIS 
PROCESS, SHE WAS CRITICAL OF THE
HOUSE THROUGHOUT. SHE THOUGHT 
THAT THEY HAD MOVED TOO FAST. 
SHE HAD MADE VARIOUS COMMENTS 
INDICATING THAT SHE WAS TO BE 
INCLINED TO CONVICT THE 
PRESIDENT. SHE HAS A VERY 
CAREFULLY TENDED IMAGE AS A 
MODERATE. SHE SAID LISTEN I 
WANTED TO HEAR MORE, I DIDN'T 
BELIEVE WHAT THE PRESIDENT DID 
WAS APPROPRIATE BUT AT THE END 
OF THE DAY,
IMPEACHMENT IS THE GRAVEST 
CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY, I DID NOT
SEE THE NECESSARY PREDICATE FOR 
THAT. I THINK THAT IS WHERE SHE 
WAS HEADED FROM THE BEGINNING.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN HEARING 
FROM YOUR SOURCES AROUND THE 
HILL TODAY ABOUT THE 
ANTICIPATION FOR THE PRESIDENT 
TO EITHER SAY SOMETHING ABOUT 
IMPEACHMENT OR STAY AWAY FROM 
IT? EGO I THINK NO ONE EXPECTS 
THEM TO STAY AWAY FROM IT 
ENTIRELY. HE MADE SUGGESTIONS TO
FELLOW REPUBLICANS THAT HE WILL 
STAY AWAY FROM THAT. BUT WE WILL
BELIEVE IT WHEN WE SEE IT. I 
THINK PEOPLE ARE PREPARED FOR 
HIM TO TAKE SOME SORT OF VICTORY
LAP TO MAKE SOME DECLARATION OF 
TRIUMPH HERE. IT MAY BE
SETTLE, IT MAY NOT BE SETTLED. 
HE'S NOT USUALLY A SUBTLE GUIDE 
BUT THE MESSAGE WE BEEN GETTING 
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ALL DAY 
TODAY HE WANTS TO STAY FOCUSED 
ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENT AND WHAT 
HIS PLANS ARE FOR THE FUTURE, 
MAKING A CASE FOR ANOTHER FOUR 
YEARS. AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE 
BEEN LED TO BELIEVE FOR 
COMMENTS. 
>> SOME MODERATE REPUBLICANS ARE
DISPLEASED WITH THE PRESENT THEY
THINK HE DID DO SOMETHING WRONG,
HOW IMPORTANT IS THE PRESIDENT 
STAY SOBER AND DOES NOT LASH OUT
AND DOES NOT MAKE A MOCKERY OF 
THE PROCESS OR ENGAGE IN PART OF
PARDON. THAT MIGHT TURN OFF THE 
DEMOCRATS. 
>> THERE'S NOTHING HE COULD SAY 
OR DO TONIGHT SHORT OF, I 
HESITATE TO EVEN SUGGEST THAT 
WOULD ACTUALLY CHANGE THE 
OUTCOME TOMORROW, YOU NEED 20 
SENATORS TO CHANGE THEIR MIND AT
THIS POINT. TO REMOVE HIM FROM 
OFFICE. 
>> IS MORE ABOUT PUTTING IN AN 
AWKWARD POSITION. 
>> THEY BEEN PUT IN AWKWARD
POSITIONS IN LAST 3 TO 5 YEARS 
AT THIS POINT. THERE'S NOTHING 
AT THIS POINT THAT WILL SURPRISE
ANY REPUBLICAN IF HE WERE TO 
ATTACK SPEAKER PELOSI FROM THE 
PODIUM. 
>> WITH HER STANDING RIGHT 
BEHIND HIM. 
>> WITH HER STANDING RIGHT 
BEHIND HIM I DON'T KNOW IF 
ANYONE WOULD BE SURPRISED IT 
WOULD BE SHOCKING, 
UNPRECEDENTED. PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS HAVE SHOWN 
AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, THEY 
WILL WAG THEIR FINGER, PERHAPS 
MAYBE SEND IT CRITICAL TO EAT
, BUT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO AT 
THE END OF THE DAY, DO ANYTHING 
TO CHALLENGE HIS AUTHORITY OR 
HIS YOU KNOW,
ANYTHING FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT HIS
ABILITY TO DO THE JOB AS 
PRESIDENT. 
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH WE'VE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT A SENATOR
HE IS CALLING FOR A CENSURE OF 
THE PRESIDENT LET'S LISTEN TO 
THEM TALK ABOUT THAT. 
>> NEVER BEFORE IN THE HISTORY 
OF OUR REPUBLIC HAS THERE BEEN A
PURELY PARTISAN IMPEACHMENT VOTE
OF THE PRESIDENT. REMOVING THIS 
PRESIDENT AT THIS TIME WOULD NOT
ONLY FURTHER DIVIDE OR DEEPLY 
DIVIDE THE NATION BUT ALSO 
FURTHER POISON OUR ALREADY TOXIC
POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE.
WINGING THESE THOUGHTS AND ALL 
THE ARGUMENTS BROUGHT FORWARD IN
THE CASE, I MUST BE REALISTIC. I
SEE NO PATH TO THE 67 VOTES 
REQUIRED TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT 
TRUMP AND HAVEN'T SINCE THIS 
TRIAL STARTED. HOWEVER, I DO 
BELIEVE THE BIPARTISAN MAJORITY 
OF THIS
BODY WOULD VOTE TO CENSURE 
PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR HIS ACTION 
IN THIS MATTER. CENSURE WOULD 
ALLOW THIS BODY TO UNITE ACROSS 
PARTY LINES AND IS AN EQUAL 
BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT TO FORMER 
DENOUNCE THE PRESENCE ACTIONS 
AND HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE. HIS 
BEHAVIOR CANNOT GO UNCHECKED BY 
THE SENATE AND CENSURE WOULD 
ALLOW A BIPARTISAN STATEMENT 
CONDEMNING HIS UP UNACCEPTABLE 
BEHAVIOR IN THE STRONGEST TERMS.
>> WE NOW HAVE WITH US 
REPRESENTATIVE OF CALIFORNIA. 
YOU WERE ON TWO OF THE 
COMMITTEES, INTELLIGENCE AND 
JUDICIARY. ARE TWO OF THE THREE 
COMMITTEES INVESTIGATING THE 
PRESIDENT WITH IMPEACHMENT.
PEOPLE AT HOME WANT TO KNOW, HOW
DOES A HOUSE DEMOCRAT COME IN 
TODAY AND LISTEN TO THE 
PRESIDENT SPEECH WHEN YOU ALL 
VOTED TO IMPEACH HIM? 
>> HE SHOULD BE REMOVED FOR THE 
CORRUPT WAY HE PUT HIS OWN 
INTERESTS OVER OUR NATIONAL 
SECURITY. HE'S ACQUITTED TO DO 
HE'S GOT A JOB TO DO WE'VE GOT A
JOB TO DO WILL WORK WITH HIM ON 
TRANSPORTATION, TAKE HIM UP ON 
HIS WORD HE CAN GET THE 
PRESIDENT STAND UP AGAINST THE 
NRA AND GET BACK BROWN CHECKS WE
SHOULD DO THAT. DURING 
IMPEACHMENT WE PASS THE U.S. 
MEXICAN,
CANADA TRADE AGREEMENT. 
>> IS OR ANYTHING SPECIFIC YOU 
WANT TO HEAR TODAY? 
>> I WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE
PROMISES MADE
FROM US IS KEPT THING IF YOU 
TUCK IT UNDER YOUR DESK AS A KID
IN A DRILL COME IF YOU'RE PAYING
A LOT FOR STUDENT LOANS, YOU 
DON'T SEE PROMISES MADE PROMISES
KEPT YOU SEE PROMISES MADE 
PROMISES FORGOTTEN. WHAT WILL HE
DO TO WORK WITH US TO ADDRESS 
THOSE CONDITIONS? 
>> OTHER REPUBLICANS THAT ARE 
MODERATE ARE VERY FRUSTRATED 
WITH THE PARTISANSHIP IN THE 
WASHINGTON AREA. SHE BLAMES THE 
PROCESS, THE FIGHT AMONG 
PARTIES. YOU WERE IN THE AREA, 
SENATOR MICHALSKI THE DAY AFTER 
SHE SAID SHE WAS NOT GONNA VOTE 
FOR WITNESSES, TOUTING HER WORK 
ON THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT 
AND TOUTING BIPARTISAN WORK ON
HELPING VICTIMS OF HATE CRIMES. 
HOW DO YOU WORK IN A BIPARTISAN 
MANNER IF YOU'RE BEING SLAMMED 
AND CRITICIZED BY THE SAME 
REPUBLICANS IN THIS MOMENT? 
>> BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PUT OUR 
CONSTITUENTS ISSUES ABOVE ANY 
DISAGREEMENTS. THIS IS A 
DEMOCRACY. WE DON'T OVERTHROW 
GOVERNMENTS BY VIOLENCE OR 
FORCE. TO CHANGE GOVERNMENT AT 
THE BALLOT BOX. WE CAN DISAGREE,
WORK TOGETHER WHERE WE CAN IN IN
NOVEMBER MOTIVATE VOTERS FROM 
BOTH PARTIES TO GO WITH A 
CHANGED AGENDA. WE HAVE TO 
THAT'S WHY WE WORK TO PASS THE 
TRADE AGREEMENT WE MADE IT 
BETTER BECAUSE WE INVOLVED 
HERSELF
AND THAT'S WHAT I WILL CONTINUE 
TO DO. 
>> WILL THAT MAKE IT HARDER NOW 
WITH THE IMPEACHMENT? 
>> THE PRESIDENT WANTED BE THE 
INFRASTRUCTURE PRESIDENT. HE'S 
GOT A YEAR LEFT IN HIS TERM AND 
HE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE TABLE 
WITH SPEAKER LOC AND LEADER 
SCHUMER. HE WALKED AWAY FROM THE
OVAL OFFICE AND SEE WHAT WE CAN 
DO FOR THE INVESTMENT. I WILL 
SUPPORT THAT. 
>> IOWA WHAT YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN 
THERE YOU WERE RUNNING FOR 
PRESIDENT JUST A LITTLE WHILE 
AGO. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE 
PROBLEMS? 
>> HEARTBREAKING TO SEE THAT 
HAPPEN TAKE SO MUCH PRIDE TO BE 
THE FIRST IN THE NATION, BEST 
THING THEY COULD USE BE 
FORTHCOMING WHAT HAPPENED AND 
ENSURES THE RESULT IS CORRECT. 
RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE MAYOR 
BUT IT JUST WILL COME UP ON TOP.
NEXT WEEK WILL BE TALKING ABOUT 
WHO WINS THE NEW HAMPSHIRE 
PRIMARY. 
>> IS A NATIVE I ONE ARE YOU 
WORRIED ABOUT THE CAUCUS MAY BE 
OUT IN THE FUTURE. 
>> I DO
. THEY CAN BE FIRST IN THE 
NATION BUT THERE WILL HAVE TO BE
CHANGED. 
>> ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. 
>> THE IOWA CAUCUS AS WE HEAD 
TALKED ABOUT LAST NIGHT I WAS IN
IOWA. WE WERE AWAITING AN 
WAITING FOR THE RESULTS COMING 
IT WAS SHOCKING THE IOWA 
DEMOCRATIC
PARTY WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE 
THEM BECAUSE THE ISSUE OF THE 
TRANSMISSION OF THE DATA. THE 
PROBLEM WITH THE APP AND THE 
PHONE LINES WERE CLOGGED UP THE 
PEOPLE COULD NOT REPORT FROM THE
PRECINCTS WHAT HAPPENED. WE 
FINALLY GOT PARTIAL
REPORTS. IS 62% OF PRECINCTS 
REPORTING. LET'S LOOK AT THE 
IOWA CAUCUS HOW IS SHAKING OUT 
AT THIS POINT. BEAD BUTTIGIEG 
26.9%. BERNIE SANDERS . BEHIND 
HIM. A BIT OF A GAP ELIZABETH 
WARREN
AND THEN JOE BIDEN AND AMY 
KLOBUCHAR. IT IS IMPORTANT TO 
LOOK AT THOSE OTHER NUMBERS 
RIGHT BELOW THAT. THAT'S ONE OF 
THE CALCULATIONS THEY ARE 
SHOWING WHO CAME OUT AHEAD. YOU 
SEE PETE BUTTIGIEG  AHEAD THERE 
HE IS AT THE LEAD AT THIS POINT.
ONLY 60 PER PERCENT
PRECINCTS REPORTED. IT WAS 
INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING SO MANY 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR 
MONTHS TO MAKE SURE THE 
CANDIDATE HAD A STRONG SHOWING 
LAST NIGHT. IT WAS FASCINATING 
RHONDA, SO MANY OF THE 
CANDIDATES CLEARED OF VICTORIOUS
MOMENT. AND USUALLY THREE 
TICKETS OUT OF I WENT TO GET ON 
TO THE NEXT PHASE. THERE WILL BE
OF A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT ALL 
FIVE OF THE CANDIDATE SAYING 
THEY ARE MOVING ONTO NEW 
HAMPSHIRE FEELING GOOD. BUT WE 
WILL SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT. 
>> IT'S
INTERESTING TO SEE HOW EARLY 
THEY CAME OUT TO DECLARE VICTORY
AT LEAST GIVEN SPEECH TO THEIR 
SUPPORTERS WITHOUT KNOWING ANY 
INFORMATION. THAT WAS STUNNING. 
ALL EYES NOW ON NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
>> THE VICTORY SPEECH LAST NIGHT
BEFORE THERE WERE ANY NUMBERS 
ANNOUNCE. OUR COLLEAGUES POINTED
OUT THIS WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY
AS A STRONG SPEECH THAT 
PROJECTED WERE THINGS ARE GOING 
OR IT COULD BE LIKE THE HOWARD 
DEAN SCREAM INCREDIBLY AWKWARD 
MOMENT DECLARING VICTORY WHO WAS
NOT VICTORIOUS. PETE BUTTIGIEG 
DOUBLED DOWN AND PETE DECLARED 
VICTORY AGAIN LET'S LISTEN TO 
THAT  SPEECH. 
>>
INVALIDATES THE IDEA WE CAN 
EXPAND THE COLLATION NOT ONLY 
UNIFIED WITH WHO WE ARE AGAINST 
BUT WHAT IT IS WE ARE FOR. 
INVALIDATES FOR A KID SOMEWHERE 
IN THE COMMUNITY WONDERING IF HE
BELONGED OR SHE BELONGS OR THEY 
BELONG. IN THEIR OWN FAMILY. 
THAT IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF 
AND YOUR COUNTRY, THERE'S A LOT 
BACKING UP THAT BELIEF. 
>> IT SEEMED TO BE AN 
EMOTIONALLY MOMENT HE'S THE 
FIRST OPENLY PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATE. YOU SAW THERE 
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE ALREADY 
MOVED ONTO NEW HAMPSHIRE TO A 
LARGE DEGREE. 
>> RIGHT WE'VE ALREADY MOVED ON 
AND THAT USUALLY HAPPENS IT IS 
AGAIN STUNNING TO HAPPEN WHEN WE
DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAIL AND 
ALL THE DATA. IT LOOKS LIKE IT 
WAS PETE BUTTIGIEG'S  NIGHT. I 
KNOW WHEN I WAS IN AT THE IOWA 
STATE FAIR A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE 
EXCITED BY HIM HE WAS YOUNG AND 
OBAMA ASK. PEOPLE GRAVITATED 
TOWARDS THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF 
IT'S A TERRIBLE SURPRISE THAT 
HE'S IN THE LEAD WHEN WE DON'T 
HAVE ALL THE REPORTING AT. IT 
DOES
TELL YOU THE CAUCUSES DID WORK 
IT AWAY BECAUSE THEY DID MATCH 
UP TO SOME OF THE POLLING. 
>> THE QUESTION IS WITH A LOT OF
STRONG SHOWINGS WITH MULTIPLE 
CONTENDERS. HOW TO WE SEE CHANGE
AS WE LOOK AT THE NEXT STAGE. 
LOOK AT THE DELEGATE COUNTS. 
IOWA HAS 40 SOME DELICATE COUNTS
IT'S NOT A LOT COMPARED TO SUPER
TUESDAY OVER 1000. BUT IT'S A 
MOMENT HIM. A LOT OF 
FRUSTRATION, HOW DO WE REJECT 
MOMENTUM HOW DO WE SAY WHO'S 
WINNING IF NO ONE KNOWS. AN A 
LOT OF ANALYSIS GOING ON THERE.
WASHINGTON POST.COM, WE WERE 
HEADING BACK THIS MORNING AND 
THERE IS NEWS TO REPORT IN IOWA 
TO SEE HOW THIS PROCESS GOES. 
THIS IS THE INCREDIBLE MOMENT. 
WE GOT THE IOWA CAUCUSES, THE 
FIRST AMERICAN TO WEIGH IN ON 
THE 2020 RESIDENTIAL RACE. WE 
GOT STATE OF THE UNION, WE GOT 
IMPEACHMENT TOMORROW. IT'S SO 
MUCH COMING TOGETHER AT ONCE IN 
THIS NATIONAL MOMENT. PRESIDENT 
TRUMP, AND HIS CAMPAIGN WAS 
DECLARING VICTORY LAST NIGHT AS 
THE CHAOS REIGNED AMID IOWA 
RESULTS. WE SAW THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN MAKING FUN OF IT AND 
KNOCKING IT. WE ARE WONDERING IF
THIS IS THE MOMENT HE CAN POKE 
HIS FINGER INTO AND SO MORE 
CHAOS AMONG DEMOCRATS. 
>> IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE 
WHAT WE SEE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE 
NEXT WEEK. IF THIS IS THE 
BEGINNING AND YOU SEE THAT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THE 
AMMUNITION THERE WITH THE 
FALLOUT FROM THE CAUCUSES, IS HE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT 
WHOEVER CAME OUT IN IOWA OR NEW 
HAMPSHIRE IS THAT THE FRONT 
RUNNER
? IS AT THE MOMENT FOR THE 
DEMOCRATS? 
>> EXACTLY WHAT THE DEMOCRATS 
DID NOT WANT TO HAPPEN. 
>> OUR COLLEAGUE DEREK RUCKER. 
ARE WHITE HOUSE CHIEF IS ON THE 
PHONE RIGHT NOW JOINING US FROM 
NEW YORK. 
>> GREAT
TALKING TO YOU GIVE US A SENSE 
OF WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN 
THE PRESENT SPEECH NIGHT. 
>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU. A COUPLE
THINGS THAT I WOULD LOOK FOR. 
FIRST OF ALL DID HE MAKE ANY 
REFERENCE AT ALL TO IMPEACHMENT.
WE KNOW FROM OUR REPORTING AT 
THE WASHINGTON POST THAT 
REPUBLICAN SENATORS HAVE BEEN 
PRIVATELY URGING THE PRESIDENT 
NOT TO MENTION IMPEACHMENT, NOT 
EVEN BRING IT UP, IN PART 
BECAUSE THAT SENATE VOTE EXPECTS
ACQUITTAL IS NOT GONNA HAPPEN 
UNTIL WEDNESDAY AND SO THEY 
DON'T WANT THE PRESIDENT TO GET 
AHEAD OF THINGS. ANNOYING 
PRESIDENT TRUMP AS WE DO, YOU 
KNOW, IT MIGHT BE HARD FOR HIM 
TO DECLARE VICTORY IN SOME WAY 
WHETHER THERE IS A SUBTLE 
REFERENCE OR SOMETHING MORE 
DIRECT THAN THAT. WE KNOW HE'S 
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT FOR
A WHILE WITH THE MONTHS LONG 
IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY AND FOCUS ON
THE CAMPAIGN. ALSO SEE WHETHER 
HIS APPEAL TO BIPARTISANSHIP 
WHICH WE KNOW WILL BE
WRITTEN INTO THE SCRIPT OF 
TONIGHT'S SPEECH WEATHER THAT 
SOUNDS AUTHENTIC AND REAL. THE 
PREVIEW FOR WHITE HOUSE 
OFFICIALS OF THE SPEECH SAYS HE 
WANTS TO TALK ABOUT AN AMERICAN 
COMEBACK STORY AND TALK ABOUT 
WAYS TO WORK ACROSS THE AISLE 
WITH DEMOCRATS ON THE ECONOMY 
AND OTHER ISSUES. WE KNOW FROM 
FOLLOWING THE PRESIDENTS TWITTER
COMMENTS THE LAST FEW DAYS, HE 
HAS A LOT OF THEM RIGHT NOW FOR 
DEMOCRATS THE ONE TO SEEK 
REVENGE AND RETALIATE AGAINST 
DEMOCRATS WHO HE FEELS WRONGED 
HIM BY IMPEACHING HIM IN THE 
HOUSE AND BY BRANDING HIM WITH 
THAT HISTORIC DISTINCTION. LET'S
LOOK FOR THE TONE AND HOW 
GENUINELY TRUMP IS TRYING TO 
CROSS THE AISLE. THE PERSPECTIVE
WILL NOT SOUND VERY GENUINE.'S 
EGO WHAT TYPE OF TONE? IF YOU 
CAN DISCUSS THAT A LITTLE MORE. 
WHAT
TYPE OF TONE WILL HE HAVE TO 
STRIKE IN ORDER TO RESONATE WITH
HIS VOTERS AND SUPPORTERS? 
>> IT'S INTERESTING, THE WAY 
TRUMP K'NEX BACK WITH HIS 
SUPPORTERS AND HIS BASE VOTERS 
TENDS TO BE AT HIS CAMPAIGN 
RALLY WHICH IS A VERY EFFERENT 
TONE THAN WHAT WE CAN EXPECT AT 
THE STATE OF THE UNION TONIGHT.
TYPICALLY WHEN TRUMP GETS THESE 
BIG SPEECHES LIKE AT THE STATE 
OF THE UNION OR OTHER FORMAL 
ADDRESSES THAT HE DELIVERS FROM 
THE WHITE HOUSE, HE STICKS TO 
THE STRIP SCRIPT HE FOLLOWS A 
TELEPROMPTER HE DOES ALL THE 
THINGS A NORMAL PRESENT WOULD 
SAY ABOUT AMERICAN GREATNESS AND
COMMON VALUES AND SO FORTH. AND 
THEN HE'LL GET HOME AND TAKE TO 
TWITTER UNTIL YOU WHAT HE REALLY
THINKS. THERE IS A DICHOTOMY 
THERE. I THINK THE MOST 
IMPORTANT THING
FOR HIS SUPPORTERS TO BE LOOKING
FOR TONIGHT IS JUST THE FACT 
THAT HE'S WALKING INTO THE HOUSE
CHAMBER, THE SAME ROOM WERE 48 
DAYS AGO, DEMOCRATS VOTED TO 
IMPEACH HIM, THE THIRD PRESIDENT
IN HISTORY TO BE IMPEACHED. HE'S
WALKING INTO THAT CHAMBER TO 
SERVE OUT THE REST OF HIS TERM 
AND FIGHT ON FOR A SECOND TERM. 
THEY WILL SEE HIM AS RESILIENT 
AND HAVE AN BEATEN BACK THE 
IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY THAT WILL 
GIVE STRENGTH TO HIS SUPPORTERS.
WE CAN EXPECT TRUMP TO GO 
THROUGH A CHECKLIST OF 
CONSERVATIVE PRIORITIES
, THAT ALSO FEEDS INTO THE 
CONSERVATIVE BASE AGENDA. 
>> WITH THE BACKUP OF THE IOWA 
CAUCUS LAST NIGHT THE CONTEST 
FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE 
STARTING OFFICIALLY, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN IS NEEDLING IN
POKING DEMOCRATS OF THE LACK OF 
REPORTING RESULTS. WHAT IS THE 
PRESENCE INNER CIRCLE MAKING OF 
IOWA AND HOW ARE THEY PLANNING 
TO USE THIS? 
>> THEY SEE THE DEBACLE IN IOWA 
WITH THE CAUCUS RESULTS AS AN 
OPPORTUNITY A POLITICAL 
OPPORTUNITY. THE IOWA CAUCUSES 
LAST NIGHT WERE RUN BY THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY. WHAT WE ARE 
HEARING FROM THE PRESIDENT AS 
WELL AS HIS ADVISERS AND ALLIES 
IS LOOK, THE DEMOCRATS CANNOT 
EVEN COUNT, CAN'T
COUNT PEOPLE IN THE CAUCUS 
FIGHTS. THEY ARE NOT EVEN ABLE 
TO FIGURE OUT WHO THE WINNER IS 
OF THE CAUCUS. FURTHERMORE WE'VE
SEEN THE PRESIDENT AND OTHERS 
AROUND HIM TRY TO SO CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN 
FOUNDED BUT TO TRY TO MAKE 
PEOPLE OUT IN THE PUBLIC LOSE 
FAITH IN THE RESULTS FROM THE 
IOWA CAUCUS. MAYBE THE CAUCUS 
PROP THIS
PROCESS WAS RIGGED OR NOT THERE 
ARE NOT COUNTING THE PROPER 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE COUNTIES
AND PRECINCTS. YOU CAN EXPECT 
TRUMP OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
TO EXPLOIT ALL OF THAT. NOT ONLY
TO CAST DOUBT ON THE NOMINATING 
PROCESS ITSELF BUT CAST DOUBT ON
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO MANAGE A 
PROCESS LIKE THIS. IF THEY CAN'T
RUN IN IOWA
CAUCUS HOW CAN THEY MANAGE YOUR 
HEALTHCARE? WE'VE SEEN THE 
PRESIDENT START TO MAKE THAT 
POINT PEERS EGO THANK YOU PHILIP
RUCKER. 
>>  WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE 
LISTENING FOR TONIGHT. 
>> I'M GOING TO BE LISTENING TO 
HIS TONE. HE MADE IT VERY CLEAR 
THAT HE WILL NOT BE TALKING 
ABOUT IMPEACHMENT. IT'S A 
SURPRISE TO A LOT OF DEMOCRATS 
AND REPUBLICANS HERE BECAUSE 
DEMOCRATS THOUGHT HE WOULD BE 
GLOATING OVER THE IMPENDING 
ACQUITTAL. REPUBLICANS ABIDE HIM
THAT YOU SHOULD NOT TALK ABOUT 
THAT MATTER. HIS TONE IS OUTLOOK
FOR THE YEAR HOW WE FRAMES THE 
NEXT NINE MONTHS. WE GOT A 
SCRIPT OF THE STATE OF THE UNION
HE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT HE TALKS 
ABOUT THE "GREAT AMERICAN 
COMEBACK" . HE WILL TALK ABOUT 
THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF HIS 
ADMINISTRATION, THE ECONOMIC 
FACTOR WHICH WE KNOW THE STRONG 
ECONOMY IS COMPELLING THE 
PRESIDENT'S APPROVAL RATINGS 
RIGHT NOW WE SAW NEW GALLUP 
WHOLE, 49% THAT'S THE HIGHEST OF
HIS PRESIDENCY THAT'S PRETTY 
REMARKABLE THAT FIGURE IS COMING
AT A CONTENTIOUS TIME IN THE 
MIDDLE OF A IMPEACHMENT PROCESS.
HE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMY, 
HOW WE WILL NEVER LET SOCIALISM 
DESTROY AMERICAN HEALTHCARE 
CLEARLY A REFERENCE TO THE 
MEDICARE FOR ALL PROGRAM THAT 
THE DEMOCRATIC RESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATES. A LOT TO LOOK FOR 
TONIGHT'S ADDRESS. 
>>
INTERESTED IN HOW THE CHAMBER 
REACTS IS PREDICTABLE AND HOW 
THE REPUBLICANS GIVE THEIR [ 
APPLAUSE ] . AND THE DEMOCRATS 
IT QUIT SILENTLY
SILENTLY. 
>> JUST TO SEE WHAT THE 
DEMOCRATS REACT TO. THERE MAY BE
BIPARTISAN OVERTURES IN THE 
SPEECH. THE PRESIDENT TALKED 
ABOUT PAID FAMILY LEAVE WHICH IS
TRADITIONAL PAID DEMOCRAT 
PRIORITY. I WOULD EXPECT 
DEPENDING ON A HOW WE FRAMES 
THAT IT WILL BE ALIGN THE 
DEMOCRATS WOULD
PLAY. I'M LOOKING FOR A SHARP 
LINE AND KIND OF REACTION THAT 
DEMOCRATS CAN GET. LAST YEAR 
MORE MEMORABLE LINE FROM THE 
PRESIDENT SPEECH, LAST YEAR WAS 
WHEN YOU CAN'T LEGISLATE WHY YOU
ARE INVESTIGATING. THAT'S 
OBVIOUSLY NOT TRUE. THAT WAS A 
LINE THAT REALLY GOT DEMOCRATS 
WORK UP. LOOKING FOR LINES HOW 
DEMOCRATS REACT AND SEE WHAT 
THEY, SEE WHAT OPPORTUNITIES
ARE FOR ANY BIPARTISAN OVERTURE 
IN THE SPEECH. 
>> USMC A THE TRADE DEAL WAS A 
BIPARTISAN EFFORT. HE DID NOT 
WITH THE DEMOCRATS WHO WORKED ON
THE DEAL. BUT HE MIGHT TOUCH ON 
TRADE AS WELL. 
>> HE WILL DEFINITELY TOUCH ON 
TRADE THAT'S ONE OF THE MORE 
RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. HE HAD 
THE CHINA DEAL THERE WAS A 
SMALLER DEAL IN JAPAN. THAT WAS 
STARTING TO BE FORMALIZED THE 
U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY A 
OBVIOUSLY THE BIGGEST 
ACCOMPLISHMENT. TRADE IS 
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
IT'S COMPETITIVE HE WILL HAVE TO
WIN FOR HIS REELECTION. 
>> WE SEE A LOT OF THE WOMEN OF 
THE HOUSE IN THE DEMOCRATIC 
AISLE WEARING WHITE TONIGHT THEY
DID THAT LAST YEAR TO CELEBRATE 
THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT. IT DOES 
CREATE A STRIKING VISUAL TABLEAU
IF SO MANY WOMEN ARE WEARING 
WHITE THE AUDIENCE
. WHAT ARE THE DEMOCRATS TRYING 
TO SAY? 
>> LAST YEAR
IT WAS THE YEAR OF THE WOMEN FOR
HOUSE DEMOCRATS. IT WAS A FEMALE
CANDIDATES AND FEMALE VOTERS, 
FEMALE ACTIVISTS THAT PROPELLED 
>> FEMALE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. 
>> AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME. 
HELP PROPELLED HOUSE DEMOCRATS 
IN THE MAJORITY THEY ARE MAKING 
A SIMILAR SYMBOL OF A SIMILAR 
MESSAGE TODAY. 
>> WE'LL SEE HOUSE SPEAKER
PELOSI SUPPORTS HERSELF IN THAT 
POSITION. SHE SITS RIGHT BEHIND 
THE PRESIDENT. WE WILL HAVE THAT
STRIKING IMAGE. 
>> THE BODY LANGUAGE. 
>> THE BODY LANGUAGE WILL BE A 
LOT TO WATCH. IT'S INTERESTING 
TO SEE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS REACT 
TO FOR EXAMPLE, SPEAKER BEEN 
YOUR REACT TO WHAT PRESIDENT 
OBAMA IS SAME. SPEAKER POLL IS 
IN PELOSI HAS MUCH DIFFERENT 
REACTIONS THAN THEIR PREDECESSOR
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO WATCH 
AND SEE HOW POLICE HE KEEPS A
POKER-FACED. 
>> AGAIN THE BODY LANGUAGE THE 
WOMAN THE LAST TWO MONTHS LEAD 
AN INVESTIGATION INTO 
IMPEACHMENT AND NOW WILL HAVE 
THE PRESIDENT STEP AWAY. WE 
HAVEN'T SEEN THEM IN THE SAME 
ROOM OTHER THAN A COUPLE MONTHS 
AGO WHERE THERE WAS THAT FAMOUS 
PICTURE OF HER GETTING UP FROM 
THE TABLE DURING THEIR 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
>> HE WILL SAY THAT WAS THE LAST
TIME THEY INTERACTED. 
>> IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO 
WATCH. AND NOT ONLY IN THE SAME 
ROOM BUT THE SAME PLAT FORM 
STEPPING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. 
YOU SAID HE DID NOT PLAN TO 
BRING UP THE IMPEACHMENT BUT IF 
HE KIND OF HITS AT IT OR 
SOMETHING,
DEFINITELY LOOK AT HER FACE IT 
WILL BE INTERESTING. 
>> THERE'S A SCRIPTED PRESIDENT 
AND THEN THERE'S PRESIDENT TRUMP
SPEAKING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP SO 
WE'LL SEE HOW CLOSELY HE IS TO 
HIS GRIP AND IF HE DELIVERS WAY 
PROMISES WHICH IS A SOBER AND 
FORWARD-LOOKING SPEECH. 
>> WE CALL THAT TWITTER TRUMPER 
TELEPROMPTER TRUMP. WE MAY GET 
THE TELEPROMPTER TRUMP
TONIGHT ONCE WE GET THE 
ACQUITTAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON 
THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
A POTENTIAL SPEECH WHERE THE 
PRESIDENT DOES TAKE A VICTORY 
LAP AND HE WAS EXONERATED. THAT 
WILL BE A BIG SPEECH THAT 
PROPELS OR CLOSES CHAPTER FOR 
NOW ON THE IMPEACHMENT PROGRESS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH WE 
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. WE CAN SEE
RIGHT NOW THE WHITE HOUSE 
WATCHING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO 
APPROACH AS HE MAKES THE TRIP 
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE DOWN 
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE TO THE U.S. 
CAPITOL BUILDING. IS A SHORT 
DISTANCE RHONDA, BUT IT HAS BEEN
LONG
OVER THE PAST WEEKS AND WE SEE 
HOUSE DEMOCRATS IN DECEMBER 
PUSHING FOR IMPEACHMENT
. RIGHT UP THE ROAD, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP UNDERGOING THE SCRUTINY 
AND IN'S INVESTIGATION PROCESS. 
NOW HE'S MAKING THE TRIP IN 
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE TO GREET 
THEM IN THEIR OWN CHAMBER. 
>> THIS IS A GOOD BACKDROP 
BECAUSE HE HAD SERVICE HERE MARK
MEADOWS WAS ONE. JOHN RATCLIFF 
WAS ONE. HE WASN'T PHYSICALLY 
HERE HE WAS ALSO FELT HERE 
THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
AND NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER LAWMAKER
WITH THIS. REPRESENTATIVE KATY 
PORTER. 
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT FROM 
CALIFORNIA LET PEOPLE A HOME 
KNOW THAT. YOUR ALSO BORN AND 
RAISED IN IOWA. 
>> 50 RENT GENERATION I ONE. 
PARTICIPATING IN THE CAUCUS AND 
HAD FUN. 
>>
WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT LAST 
NIGHT? 
>> I THOUGHT THE TURNOUT WAS 
STRONG AND ACROSS THE LEVEL OF 
CIVILITY. I WAS AT TWO DIFFERENT
CAUCUS EVENTS. AND SAW PEOPLE 
ENGAGING WITH EACH OTHER AND 
FRIENDLY IN A CIVIL MANNER. THE 
FULL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE 
RESULTS AND WHO ONE. LOST IS A 
SENSE OF UNITY ON THE GROUND IN 
IOWA. THAT'S THE SINGLE MOST 
IMPORTANT THING WE TAKE FORWARD 
PARTICULARLY TONIGHT WITH THE 
STATE OF THE UNION HOW WILL WE 
SEE OUR PARTY GOING FORWARD. 
>> HER WERE YOU SUPPORTING. 
>> I'M THE NATIONAL COCHAIR 
ELIZABETH WARREN. WE ARE NEW 
VOICES IN CONGRESS AND WE ARE 
PART OF A HISTORIC CLASS AND WE 
ARE THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL HAS 
ALL WOMEN COCHAIRS. 
>> DURING THE TIME YOU CAME TO 
THE HILL TO BE INVOLVED IN THE 
IMPEACHMENT
PROCEEDINGS YOU ARE CIGARETTE 
TRAVELER TO ELIZABETH WARREN. 
>> I WOULD'VE BEEN OUT THERE 
REGARDLESS IT'S IMPORTANT SHE 
DID HER JOB. I WOULD SAY THE 
SAME THING ABOUT THE OTHER 
CANDIDATES. THEY WERE FULFILLING
THEIR DUTIES.
IT WILL REQUIRE ALL OF US GOING 
INTO OUR COMMUNITIES, HAVING 
CONVERSATIONS, ENGAGING THE 
VOTERS. I'M GLAD TO HAVE THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AND 
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CHANCE TO
DO THAT IN ORANGE CAT EIGHT.
SHE IS LEADING IN THE TOP THREE 
WITH A VERY STRONG SHOWING INTO 
PRECINCTS IN IOWA CITY. SHE WON 
THEM BOTH ALMOST 2 TO 1. WE WILL
SEE DIFFERENT RESULTS IN 
DIFFERENT PARTS OF IOWA. YOU SEE
THE DIVERSITY OF IOWA IN TERMS 
OF AGE AND RELIGION AND 
BACKGROUND. SO I THINK IT'S A 
STRONG SHOWING. I SAW HER LAST 
NIGHT TALKED TO HER PERSONALLY, 
SHE WAS UP HAPPY ENERGETIC. 
CHEESY ELIZABETH WARREN I KNOW 
AND LOVE AND WANT TO SEE THE 
PRESIDENCY. 
>> TELL US WHY YOU WANT TO 
COMMUNICATE AND WEAR WHITE? 
>> THE PUSH FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR
WOMEN IT'S A TRADITION COLOR FOR
SUFFRAGE THAT FOUGHT FOR THE 
VOTE. I'M JOINING MY DEMOCRATIC 
COLLEAGUES AND WEARING WHITE. 
FIGHT FOR
EQUALITY IS ONGOING. 
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH WE 
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. SOMETHING 
WE'VE ALWAYS WATCHED IS 
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES COMING 
TONIGHT
TO THE STATE OF THE UNION OR IF 
THEY WILL INSTEAD BE PLOWING 
ONTO NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE SAW 
MICHAEL BENNETT. HE'S A FOURTH 
SENATOR RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. 
BERTIE SANDERS AMY, WHICH ARE 
ELEVENTHS ELIZABETH WARREN..
HE LEAPFROG OVER IOWA IT WENT 
INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
>>
DECEMBER HE KNOWS HE WAS ONLY 
COMING THROUGH I/O ONCE AND DO 
50 TOWN HALLS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
HE PUT ALL THE STEAM INTO NEW 
HAMPSHIRE I DON'T THINK FROM THE
COMMENTS HE REGRETS THAT. 
>> WE TALKED TO MICHAEL BENNETT 
AND HE DOES NOT REGRET MISSING 
IOWA. HE COULD NEVER PREDICT 
WHAT HAPPENED THERE, IT WAS NOT 
LOST ON HIM HE MISSED
. THE SENATORS HERE TONIGHT AND 
TOMORROW FOR THE IMPEACHMENT 
VOTE AND WE WILL SEE THE 
ACQUITTAL VOTE AT FOUR P.M. 
TOMORROW AND THEN HE PLANS TO 
HEAD BACK TO NEW HAMPSHIRE AFTER
THAT. LET'S WELCOME
YOU TO THE GROUP HERE THANK YOU 
FOR COVERING CAPITOL HILL AS WE 
WATCH THE PROCESS TONIGHT. 
>> WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THE 
COLLEAGUES TALKING ABOUT THEY 
ARE FOCUSED AND NOT JUST LISTING
FOR SUBSTANCE BUT THE TONE. 
>> WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? 
>>
ALL THE THINGS GOING ON IS THE 
PRESENT GONNA TAKE A VICTORY LAP
OR A PRELIMINARY ONE BECAUSE HE 
KNOWS THE IMPEACHMENT IS COMING 
TOMORROW AND IS LIKELY WILL BE 
AN EQUITABLE. AND ACQUITTAL. 
WILL HE SOUND MORE THE PRESIDENT
TRUMP THE WORKS OFF THE PREPARED
COMMENTS OR IS HE GOING TO SOUND
LIKE A RALLY TRUMP WHO CAN OFTEN
SOUND LIKE HE'S LOADING THINGS 
NOT GOING WELL FOR OTHER PEOPLE 
AND BRAGGING ABOUT HIS OWN. 
PREVIOUS GENERATION HE STUCK
MOSTLY TO THE TELEPROMPTER BUT 
THOSE OF NOT BEEN IN THE 
ELECTION YEARS WHERE SO MANY 
HIGH-STAKES THINGS GOING ON 
DOING WITH HIS PRESIDENCY. WE'LL
SEE WHERE HE GOES OFF SCRIPT 
THOSE WILL BE THE MOMENTS OF 
MOST TELLING
WHAT HIS MINDSET IS AND HOW MUCH
HE'S TRYING TO CONTROL THAT IN 
THE MOMENT. 
>> DO YOU THINK SENATE 
REPUBLICANS SAY HE MIGHT GO OFF 
SCRIPT A LITTLE BIT? 
>> I THINK REPUBLICANS ARE 
FEELING GOOD AT THIS TIME. THEY 
ARE SAYING THEY WOULD ADVISE HIM
NOT TO TALK ABOUT IMPEACHMENT 
AND STICK TO THE THINGS THAT ARE
BIPARTISAN. BUT
I THINK THEY ARE NERVOUS BECAUSE
THEY ARE EXPECTING THE 
UNEXPECTED WHICH THEY NORMALLY 
DO WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. I WOULD
NOT ADVISE HIM TO TAKE ANY SORT 
OF TRAINS OF THOUGHT OR ARGUMENT
THAT LEAD HIM TOWARDS THE LIGHT 
OF IMPEACHMENT OR ANYTHING THAT 
MIGHT BE PERCEIVED AS PARTISAN 
HERE.
THAT I KNOW WHO I'M WATCHING IT 
I KNOW IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO 
CONTROL HIS PERSON THAT'S WHERE 
THEY ARE. 
>> ANYTHING SPECIFIC YOU ARE 
LOOKING AT TONIGHT ANYONE 
ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT HE CAN 
HIGHLIGHT? 
>>
WE HAVE TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT THE
PRESIDENT SAYS ABOUT ECONOMIC 
ISSUES. WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAYS 
ABOUT HIS PLANS FOR THINGS. BOTH
PARTIES DEFINED THE KITCHEN 
TABLE ISSUES FOR THE ELECTION 
WEATHER IS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OR
OTHER ISSUES THE PRESIDENT COULD
TALK ABOUT THE WAY THAT SPEAKS 
TO PEOPLE WHERE THEY LIVE OR 
TALK ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET OR 
THEY COULD TALK ABOUT FOREIGN 
POLICY. IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO 
IS STILL THE SUBJECT OF 
CONTROVERSY. I WANT TO MENTION 
THE SENATORS ARE OVER THE HOUSE 
CHAMBER.
LEADER McCONNELL WENT BY. ALL 
THE SENATORS ARE LEAVING NOW 
FROM THE SENATE OVER TO HERE. 
MICHAEL BENNETT IS TALKING TO 
JOHN HESTER.
THIS IS THE MOMENT FOR 
BIPARTISAN CONVERSATION. YOU DO 
SEE SOME CROSS I'LL WALK IN 
HERE. 
>>
IT IS AN EXERCISE OF PEOPLE 
TRYING TO STICK WITH SOMEONE OF 
THE OPPOSITE PARTY. THAT DOES 
NOT HAPPEN THAT MUCH. SOME DO. 
>> SUSAN COLLINS AND LINDSEY 
GRAHAM SAME PARTY. I HAVE SEEN A
COUPLE OF BUT HE MOMENTS. IN THE
HOUSE CHAMBER. 
>> WE'RE TALKING EARLIER ABOUT 
THE HOUSE CHAMBER LOOK SO GRAND 
AND BIG. ON TELEVISION IT IS A 
TIGHT SPACE WHEN YOU'RE GETTING 
ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, THE 
SENATE, THE CAT AND THAT, 
SUPREME COURT ALL THE GUESTS UP 
IN THE SEATING AREA. IT'S A 
TIGHT SPACE. 
>> IT'S A TIGHT SQUEEZE. THAT 
HOUSES NORMALLY DESIGNED --
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE. THE CHAMBER
IS DESIGNED TO HOLD HUNDRED AND 
45 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 
>> THERE'S THE PRESIDENT LEADING
THE FIRST LADY DOWN TO THE 
CAPITAL BUILDING. 
>> THAT'S FINE.
CLEARLY THIS IS THE MARCH OF ALL
THE DIGNITARIES WALKING IN. IT'S
A SHORT MILE AND A HALF. THE 
WHITE HOUSE IN PENNSYLVANIA 
AVENUE.
THIS IS A VERY FUNCTIONAL START 
WE WILL SEE THE RECEPTION.
THERE ARE MANY GESTURES THAT 
CONGRESS CAN MAKE DURING THIS. 
AS WE GO IN THE PRESS GALLERY WE
HAVE A PERFECT VIEW. AS PREVIOUS
GUESTS DISCUSS.
PEOPLE WILL APPLAUSE AND SPLIT 
DOWN THE AISLE. IT WON'T BE A 
CLEAR HALF OF THE CHAMBER. 
MINGLE OF IN TERMS OF SEATING 
ARRANGEMENT THE REACTION WILL BE
INTERESTING.
THEY HAVE WORKED WITH DEMOCRATS 
AND ARE PEOPLE GOING TO TAKE A 
MOMENT TO CHEER ON WHAT MAY BE 
ON THE AGENDA FOR THE REST OF 
THE YEAR WHICH WILL BE DIFFICULT
IN AN ELECTION YEAR. IN A 
POLARIZED ENVIRONMENT.
>> WE ARE GETTING A THUMBS UP AS
WE HEAD OFF TO THE MOTORCADE IN 
THE CAPITAL BUILDING. YOU ARE 
SEEING A PROCESSION OF SENATORS.
OF THE VICE PRESIDENT IS IN THE 
CHAMBER. SOME MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS ARE SKIPPING TONIGHT 
SPEECH AND CHOOSING NOT TO 
ATTEND. 
>> THAT IS A GESTURE ALL AS 
WELL. WITH THEIR DISPLEASURE 
WITH THE WAY THE PRESIDENT IS 
CONDUCTING HIMSELF.
AND THE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY AND 
EVERYTHING ELSE. I THINK YOU SEE
MOST DEMOCRATS SHOW UP. IT'S 
BEEN A TRADITION SINCE REVIVED 
IN 1913 THE PRESIDENT COMES TO 
THE CAPITAL TO DELIVER THE 
ADDRESS AND PERSON PEOPLE SHOW 
UP AND YOU LET THE FIGHTING TAKE
A PAUSE FOR THE OUR AND CHANGE 
FOR THE SPEECH. EXCEPT FOR THE 
REACTION THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO 
HAVE IN THE CHAMBER. AND IS 
GOING TO BE WHATEVER IS SAID
WHATEVER IT SAYS EVERYBODY STILL
IN OFFICE TOMORROW HAS TO PICK 
UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF. AND LOOK 
FORWARD AND WE WILL SEE THE 
COLLEGIAL MOMENT.
>> A LOT OF HOUSE DEMOCRATS. 
THERE ARE HANDFUL OTHERS WANT TO
BE HERE IN PERSON. IT'S 
UNAVOIDABLE FROM THE CROWDED 
THEY ARE SHOWING
THEY ARE STANDING WITH HIM. AND 
THEY WILL SHOW THAT STONE HE 
FACES SITTING IN THEIR CHAIR. 
THEY DON'T APPROVE. 
>> THEY TWEET OUT THAT HER 
PRESENCE HERE
EVERYONE'S DOING THIS IS A WOULD
INTERPRET THIS THEMSELVES.
WE ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING AS 
CLOSELY AS WE WATCH THE 
PRESIDENT. 
>>
THEY ARE ON THE CAPITAL TRYING 
TO HIT HIM ON THE RECORD. 
>> WHEN THE PRESIDENT WANTS AND 
IT USUALLY PYLON OF PEOPLE 
STRETCHING
AND TRYING TO SHAKE HIS HAND. 
THIS IS A REPUBLICANS. THEY'VE 
HAD HARSH WORDS FOR THE 
PRESIDENT. SENATOR MICHALSKI 
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE NOT BROKEN
WITH HIM ON THE ULTIMA 
IMPEACHMENT VOTE. AND ON THE 
INTERIM ONE AS WELL. THEY'VE 
SAID SOME THINGS THAT ARE PRETTY
HARSH THEY THINK HE DID THE 
WRONG THING YOU THEY JOIN THAT 
GROUP OF PEOPLE REACHING OUT TO 
SHAKE THE PRESENCE HAND OR THEY
SIT BACK OR THEY REJECT HIS 
HAND. THERE'S SO MUCH BODY 
LANGUAGE TO WATCH SPECIALLY IN 
THE OPENING MOMENTS WHERE THERE 
IS NOT. ONCE HE SITS DOWN AND 
THE PRESIDENT IS ON THE
PODIUM THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT IN
THE 90 SECONDS WE SEE HIM 
OPENING THE DOOR THE SERGEANT OF
ARMS ANNOUNCING THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES WE THINK IS A 
VERY SLOW WALK UP TO THE FRONT 
OF THE WELL. THERE IS A LOT OF 
INTERESTING DYNAMIC TO PLAY. THE
FUNNY THING IS SOMETIMES A 
PRESIDENT BIGGEST CRITICS ARE 
ALSO THE ONES RIGHT THERE TRYING
TO SHAKE THE HAND OF THE LEADER 
OF THE FREE WORLD. THERE'S 
MULTIPLE STORYLINES AND A GREAT 
STUDY CHARACTER STUDY OF BOTH 
HOW POLITICS WORKS AND ALSO 
POLITICIANS POMP AND 
CIRCUMSTANCE AND EGO. THAT'S 
ALL, THERE IS A BUNCH OF 
CRISSCROSSING
AREAS THAT YOU CAN OBSERVE IN 
THAT INTRODUCTORY. 
>> YOU HEAR WHAT BOTH OF YOU 
THINK ABOUT THIS MOMENT FOR 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. HE WANTED TO 
HAVE THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS
OVER. ACQUITTAL IS CERTAIN 
TOMORROW BUT IT DOES LOOM OVER 
HIM. IT WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY 
THE DAY AFTER THE STATE OF THE 
UNION. A 24 HOURS LATER, THE 
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL WRAPPED UP 
EVEN THOUGH IT RESULTED IN HIS 
ACQUITTAL WHICH IS ALL BUT 
CERTAIN BASED ON THE VOTE COUNT.
IT GOES DOWN IN HISTORY THIS 
WAY. 
>> LET'S HEAR FROM BOTH OF YOU 
HOW THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED THIS 
MOMENT CAN HE DO A VICTORY LAP 
TONIGHT? IS IT PREMATURE? HOW 
WILL HE PROJECT THAT BEHIND THE 
SCENES? 
>> I DON'T THINK HE CAN DO A 
FULL VICTORY LAP TONIGHT BUT 
ALSO EVERYBODY WITH THE VOTES, 
THEY WILL SEE WE KNOW HOW 
EVERYBODY IS GOING TO VOTE. 
>> I THINK THAT'S A BIG QUESTION
RIGHT NOW THE REPUBLICANS BUT 
WHETHER HE MIGHT GET IT DEMOCRAT
TO VOTE.
SO CAN THE PRESIDENT CLAIM I 
THINK THE PRESIDENT IS HOPING HE
CAN
CLAIM A BIPARTISAN ACQUITTAL AND
HE CAN'T DO THAT RIGHT NOW. SO 
HE'S GOING TO BE HAVING TO GIVE 
A RESTRAINED VICTORY LAP BUT HE 
DOES HAVE A CONFIDENCE KNOWING 
THEY ARE GOING TO BE BEHIND HIM 
IN THE 24 HOURS. THAT MAY GIVE 
HIM A AIR OF CALM IF NOT 
UNBRIDLED JOY AT THIS POINT. I 
THINK YES, HE STILL THE PRESENT 
GOING THROUGH THE IMPEACHMENT 
INQUIRY.'S BIKO THAT HAS BEEN 
THE CASE FOR MUCH OF THE
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL WE KNOW WHERE 
IT WILL END BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW 
WHERE THE INTERIM WOULD LIKE 
LOOK LIKE WHETHER THERE BE 
WITNESSES OR NOT. VERY LIKELY IN
THE COUNTRY THERE WOULD BE 20 
REPUBLICANS CONVICT TIM NO 
MATTER WHAT HAPPENED. THIS A 
VERY ULTIMATE STAGE OF THAT 
WHOLE PROCESS WHERE THE 
PRESIDENT KNOWS WHERE IT WILL 
END. DOES HE LASH OUT ABOUT IT 
WHERE THE WAY HE DOES ON TWITTER
ARE DESI SAY WE KNOW WHERE THIS 
IS GOING. 
>> WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? 
>> WE
AGREE HE IS A PRESIDENT THAT 
TRIES HER ATTENTION. THIS IS 
LIKE THE PREGAME FOR TOMORROW 
HONESTLY. ALL EYES WILL BE ON 
HIM TONIGHT. AMERICANS WHO MAY 
NOT TYPICALLY WATCH THIS 
DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR WHAT HE 
HAS TO SAY ON THE EVE OF THE 
THEM PITCHMAN VOTE OF THE 
SENATE. I THINK THIS IS ALSO A 
PART OF A LARGER BRAND WHERE 
PEOPLE, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
WANT ALL EYES ON HIM DURING THE 
CRITICAL MOMENTS BECAUSE WE KNOW
WHAT THE VOTE WILL BE WE THINK 
WE KNOW WHAT THE VOTE WILL BE 
TOMORROW THERE IS NOT MUCH LOST 
ON HIM TONIGHT. 
>> I TO SAY IT'S IMPORTANT HE 
NOT TURN OFF THOSE MODERATE 
DEMOCRATS AND ALSO
PEOPLE LIKE MICHALSKI AND 
ALEXANDER WHO ARE FUNDAMENTALLY 
INSTITUTIONAL OF PEOPLE THAT 
BELIEVE IN THE INSTITUTION. PART
OF THE PUSHBACK WAS THE PROCESS
COMPLAINING ABOUT THE DEMOCRATS 
BUT THEY HAVE CRITICIZED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND IT WILL BE 
VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THEM IF 
HE DEVIATES FROM THE SCRIPT, 
LITERALLY AND SYMBOLICALLY 
TONIGHT AND DOES SOMETHING THAT 
IS MORE EMOTIONAL AND IS MORE OF
A LASH OUT
. IT'S A TOUGHER SPOT IF YOU ARE
A MODERATE REPUBLICAN EASIER 
SPOT IF YOU'RE MODERATE DEMOCRAT
AND MAKE A TOUGH VOTE TO ACQUIT.
>> HE CANNOT GO FULL RALLY STYLE
PRESIDENT TRUMP. HE HAS TO 
REMAIN REFLECTIVE OF THE
AUGUST SETTING HE IS IN SHALL WE
SAY. WHICH HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY 
DONE IN YEARS PAST IN THIS 
ENVIRONMENT FOR THE SPEECH. EVEN
IF HE GOES A LITTLE BIT LOOSER 
THAN HE HAS IN THE PAST YEAR IS 
PROBABLY STILL WITHIN THE REALM 
OF NORMAL. HIS APPROVAL RATINGS 
ARE THE HIGHEST THEY'VE EVER 
BEEN HE FEELS LIKE THE NUMBERS 
ARE GOING IN HIS DIRECTION HE'S 
CONFIDENT AND WHEN HE'S 
CONFIDENT SOMETIMES HE CAN BE IN
MORE CONTROL. USUALLY WHEN HE'S 
FEELING MORE, WE SEEN VARIOUS 
THINGS BUT WHEN HE HE'S FEELING 
UNDER ATTACK HE TENDS TO TWEET 
OUT THE ANGRY THINGS. MAYBE THAT
SUGGEST
HE WILL BE SITTING PRETTY AND 
DOESN'T HAVE TO THROW OUT ANY 
TONGUE LASHING. AGAIN, HE SEEMS 
TO HAVE IT SINCE OF THIS SETTING
AS BEING VERY DIFFERENT THAN A 
RALLY. IT WOULD NOT BE IN 
KEEPING WITH WHAT HE DONE TO GO 
FULL RALLY STYLE. 
>> YOU DO GET THE SENSE OF THE 
PRESIDENT WHO PLACE OF THE 
CAMERAS, WHO RECOGNIZES THE 
TYPECASTING
THE ROLE CASTING ESPECIALLY THE 
MOMENT THIS CALLS FOR. YOU ARE 
WATCHING LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 
WASHINGTON POST IN ABOUT 15 
MINUTES THE PRESIDENT IS 
SCHEDULED TO SPEAK. THE SENATORS
IN THE FOREGROUND THERE IS 
MICHALSKI IN THE BACKGROUND.
THE DELEGATION WHERE THERE IS NO
DOUBT WHERE SENATOR SULLIVAN 
CAME DOWN ON IMPEACHMENT. ALISA 
KAUTSKY WAS A WILD CARD. THERE'S
SOME STATES WHERE BOTH SIDES OF 
THE AISLE
AND THEY BEEN COURTING AND 
BEGGING THE SENATORS TO VOTE ONE
WAY OR THE OTHER. A LOT OF 
PEOPLE WERE FOREGONE CONCLUSIONS
THEY HAVE NOT HAD TO UNDERGO THE
PUBLIC SCRUTINY. AS WE FINALLY 
HIT THE LAST PHASE OF THE 
IMPEACHMENT STORY, IT MAY BE A 
RELIEF FOR SOME OF THEM. THE 
QUESTION IS WHETHER CONSTITUENTS
ALLOW THEM TO MOVE ON OR
WILL THIS BE SOMETHING THAT WILL
BE BROUGHT UP ON BOTH SIDES OF 
THE AISLE? 
>> THAT'S BEEN A MAJOR QUESTION 
FOR A LONG TIME. WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT DO
VOTERS CARE ABOUT IMPEACHMENT 
ABOUT THEY CAN CARE ABOUT 
EVERYTHING IN THE CONGRESS. BOTH
SIDES VIEW THAT AS A DAGGER AND 
A TALKING POINT. WE WILL SEE 
WHAT THE STAYING POWER IS WITH 
THE IMPEACHMENT MESSAGING AFTER 
IT IS DONE. YOU CAN SEE THERE, 
THE HOUSE SPEAKER, THE VICE 
PRESIDENT. PREPARING THE CHAMBER
FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO
ENTER IN A WHILE. WE WILL BRING 
YOU LIVE COVERAGE OF THE PRESENT
SPEECH, THE WASHINGTON POST WILL
STAY WITH US ALL NIGHT AND WE 
WILL SEE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE 
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN. 
LET'S GO THROUGH THE TICK-TOCK 
HERE WE WILL SEE THE SERGEANT OF
ARMS ANNOUNCE THE PRESIDENT 
ARRIVAL SHORTLY AFTER 9:00 WHEN 
THAT WILL HAPPEN. THE PRESIDENT 
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AISLE. HE 
WILL BE GREETED BY PHOTOS AND 
MOMENTS AND HANDSHAKES AND 
EVERYTHING ELSE AS HE MAKES HIS 
WAY DOWN. WE WILL SEE THE FIRST 
LADY UP IN THE BALCONY AREA WITH
THE FIRST LADY AND PRESIDENTS
GUESS. THE PRESIDENT SAID IT 
WILL NOT BE A SUPERLONG SPEECH 
TONIGHT. WE GET A SENSE OF THE 
WHITE HOUSE WHAT TO EXPECT. 
>> BOTH SIDES GIVEN A SENSE OF 
WHAT THEY ARE PLANNING IN THE 
SPEECHES. THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT
WANT TO LOSE HIS AUDIENCE. AND 
NOT GIVE A RAMBLING SPEECH IS IN
HIS BEST INTEREST. 
>> SENATOR FROM IOWA. SENATOR
FROM WYOMING. 
>> THE VICE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCING
THE ENTRANCE FOR PRESIDENT 
TRUMP. WE WILL KEEP SHARING THIS
MOMENT AS WE WATCH THE 
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE IS 
STRIKING TO SEE HIS AS YOU GET 
THE HOUSE MEMBERS WEARING WHITE.
WHICH IS BOTH ASSIGNMENTS OF THE
SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT,
A SIGN OF SOLIDARITY FOR WOMEN 
AND A PROTEST AGAINST PRESIDENT 
TRUMP. 
>> THE SEE HOW MANY OF THE 
REPUBLICANS ARE WEARING RED. 
>> VERY TRUE. 
>> WHAT WILL YOU BE WATCHING FOR
SPEAKER PELOSI, RHONDA
X 
>> I THINK I SAID IT A FEW 
MOMENTS AGO. IT'S THE BODY 
LANGUAGE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
SHE AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAVE 
BEEN IN THE SAME SPACE SINCE 
THAT MEETING WHERE THEY WERE 
NEGOTIATING AND SHE GOT UP AND 
SAT UP IN THE FAMOUS PHOTO WE 
HAVE OF HER POINTING AT HIM AND 
STANDING UP AND LEAVING THE 
ROOM.
I'M INTERESTED IN THOSE OPTICS 
RIGHT NOW. I THINK SHE'S 
OBVIOUSLY A VERY SKILLED 
POLITICIAN. SHE HAS BEEN SAYING 
IN ALMOST EVERY ONE OF THE REST 
BRIEFINGS I'VE BEEN IN THE LAST 
MONTH OR SO THAT SHE CAN WALK 
AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME 
THEY CAN LEGISLATE, INVESTIGATE 
AND LITIGATE ALL THE SAME TIME. 
BEING IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS 
IS A TESTIMONY TO THAT. THAT'S 
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
THE CAMERA IS ON HER AS MUCH AS 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. WE KNOW NANCY 
PELOSI HAS A EXPRESSIVE FACE. 
THE TWITCHES OF HER
EYEBROWS. THIS WILL BE SOMETHING
HER REACTIONS WILL BE PROBABLY 
AS MUCH OF A THING TO TAKE NOTE 
OF AS THE PRESENCE WORDS. 
>> THE FRONT CLAP OF HERS. IT 
GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION, HER BODY
LANGUAGE WILL BE CLOSELY 
WATCHED. 
>> IT'S ALWAYS CLOSELY WATCH. 
SHE SOMEONE WHO IS EXTREMELY 
EXPRESSIVE ABOUT HOW SHE 
PRESENTS HERSELF. SO, I THINK 
SHE'S WATCHING THE PRESIDENT, 
THE CAMERAS ARE WATCHING HER HER
PARTY MEMBERS ARE WATCHING HER. 
EVERYBODY
MICK MULVANEY SOMEONE THAT'S 
BEEN TALKED ABOUT AS A POTENTIAL
WITNESS, HE IS THERE.
>> THE AMOUNT OF BICKERING MAYBE
THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT
TERM. IS ARGUING OVER WHAT ARE 
THESE PEOPLE'S ROLES. IN THIS 
IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY. HIT A PAUSE
BUTTON FOR THE NEXT 90 MINUTES. 
EVERYBODY IS IN THE SAME ROOM. 
IT WILL RESUME TOMORROW THE DOES
BUTTE OVER WHO SHOULD BE A 
WITNESS AND WHO'S DOING A 
COVER-UP
AND WHO IS DOING THE IMPEACHMENT
INVESTIGATION ONE PARTY THINKS 
THEY SHOULDN'T, ETC. IT SLIGHTLY
SURREAL IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE 
JUXTAPOSITION OF THE EVENT AFTER
EVERYTHING GOING ON OVER THE 
PAST FEW MONTHS. 
>> LAST NIGHT THE IOWA CAUCUS 
THE FIRST CHANCE FOR THE 
DEMOCRATS TO THINK WHO YOU 
SHOULD BE THE NOMINEE. THERE WAS
ALSO A REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS THE 
PRESUMPTIVE WINNER. SO PRESIDENT
TRUMP OFFICIALLY KICKING OFF 
THIS 2020 CYCLE
. A LOT OF SUPPORTERS OF THE 
PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF HIS INNER 
SUE KROLL HAVE GONE TO IOWA TO 
BE THERE FOR THE MOMENT 
SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENT OUT ON 
THE ROAD IN A SYMBOLIC WAY. THEY
WERE ABLE TO THE VOTE IN GET THE
PEOPLE TO SUPPORT HIM THAT
THEY WERE HAVING ENTHUSIASM TO 
SUPPORT THAT. 
>> THEY WERE CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW
TO MAKE SURE HE'S NOT TAKING 
ANYONE FOR GRANTED HE WAS ON 
THEIR SIDE. IS GONNA COME DOWN 
TO WHOEVER THE DEMOCRATIC 
NOMINEE IS IN A GROUP OF SWING 
STATES THAT WILL BE EXTREMELY 
PIVOTAL. THE PRESIDENT IS EYEING
ELECTRO COLLEGE MAP AND THE 
DEMOCRATS ARE EYEING IT ALSO. 
NOT HAVING X POTENTIAL 
COMPETITION THAT HE CAN FOCUS 
ON. I'VE GOT TO INTERRUPT YOU 
JERRY NADLER READING THE 
CONSTITUTION. I WANT TO SHARE 
THAT TIDBIT NO NEED TO REMIND 
ANYONE. JERRY NADLER IN THE 
PROCESS OF THE IMPEACHMENT 
READING A POCKET
CONSTITUTION IS THIS IS ABOUT TO
UNFOLD. WE SAW THIS IN THE 
COURSE OF OF ANKE TRUMP AND HER 
HUSBAND AND MEMBERS OF THE 
PRESIDENTS TEAM AND HER FAMILY. 
>> THERE'S ADAM SCHIFF. THESE 
ARE THE CHAIRMAN WHO ARE LEADING
THE HOUSE MANAGERS WHO BEEN 
PROSECUTING
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIALS OVER THE 
LAST TWO WEEKS AND HERE THEY ARE
AND THEY WILL LISTEN INTENSIVELY
TO THE PRESENT AS THEY WERE TO 
THE PRESENCE LAWYERS DURING THE 
COURSE OF THE TRIAL. WE PICK UP 
THE FINAL VOTE. AND THERE IS ONE
OF THE PEOPLE WHERE WATCHING THE
DEMOCRATIC SIDE TO SEE IF SHE 
WILL VOTE TO CONVICT OR ACQUIT 
ON ONE OR MORE THE ARTICLES. 
>> HAS SIGNIFICANT WOULD IT BE 
IF A DEMOCRAT DOES VOTE TO 
ACQUIT WEATHER IS ON ONE ARTICLE
-- 
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I 
THINK THAT WILL BE VERY 
INTERESTING BECAUSE POLITICS 
RIGHT NOW ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE
IN TERMS OF BEING A GROWING 
PURPLE STATE. YOU HAVE A VERY 
TIGHT HOUSE RACE THERE AS WELL 
THIS YEAR. I THINK IF SHE DOES 
VOTE WHICHEVER WAY SHE VOTES IS 
GOING TO BE WORTH DISSECTING
. HOW WILL THAT SPEAK TO ARIZONA
CONSTITUENTS. THE OTHERS, I'M 
NOT QUITE SURE THE VOTE WILL 
FOLLOW THEM AS MUCH. I DON'T 
KNOW IF IT WILL FOLLOW THEM ALL 
THE WAY TO THE ELECTION DAY. BUT
I THINK IN THE MERE TERM YOU 
WILL DEFINITELY SEE A BIT OF A 
BACKLASH FOR ANY DEMOCRAT WHO 
VOTES FOR ACQUITTAL. 
>> SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE 
INFLUENTIAL IN CONGRESS AND 
NATIONAL FUTURE OF BOTH THE 
REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC PARTIES 
ARE IN THIS ROOM. WE SAW KEMAL A
HARRIS. WE SAW CORY BOOKER OF 
COURSE. -- 
>> CHIEF ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF 
THE SUPREME COURT. 
>> THE SUPREME COURT ENTERS THE 
CHAMBER. HERE IN STATUARY HALL 
IS GOTTEN QUIET. WE WATCH THESE 
PEOPLE PROCEED THROUGH HERE ON 
THEIR WAY. YOU SEE THE CHIEF 
JUSTICE. 
SORRY, INTERESTING TO SEE WHICH 
OF THE JUSTICES CAME. IT'S NEVER
ALL OF THEM. I MEAN MAYBE
IN MY LIFETIME WATCHING THESE I 
NEVER RECALLED A TIME WHERE ALL 
NINE JUSTICES. YOU HAVE ROBERTS,
KAGAN, GORE SEARCH AND 
CAVANAUGH. TRUMP IMPORT AND 
PRESIDING OVER THE IMPEACHMENT 
TRIAL AND A REPRESENTATIVE.
>> MEMBERS OF THE PRESENT 
CABINET ARE HERE AS WELL. THE 
PRESIDENT DOES LOOKOUT TO 
FRIENDLY FACES
HE SEES HIS CABINET HE SEES HIS 
TEAM AND HIS FAMILY ARE THERE IN
THE BALCONY. THERE IS ALWAYS A 
MEMBER THE PRESIDENT CAN'T BUT
CABINET THAT HOLDBACK IN CASE OF
NATIONAL EMERGENCY. OTHERWISE 
THEY ARE THERE, THEY ARE THERE 
TO SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT AND 
SHOW HIM THAT THEY ARE PART OF 
HIS TEAM AND PART OF THE GROUP 
THAT WILL ENACT THE AGENDA THAT 
THE PRESIDENT LAYS OUT TONIGHT. 
THE THEME OF THE SPEECH IS THE
"GREAT AMERICAN COMEBACK". IT'S 
A SIGNAL THE PRESIDENT IS EAGER 
TO MOVE FORWARD IN THIS MOMENT. 
>> THAT'S THREE OF THE MANAGERS 
SITTING THERE.
AGAIN, THEY HAVE BEEN PART OF 
THE TEAM THAT'S BEEN PROSECUTING
THE PITCHMAN CASE. INTERESTING 
THEY ARE ALL SITTING IN GROUPS 
NEAR EACH OTHER. SHIFT, NADLER 
AND LAUGHLIN.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE IN 
ONE ROW BUT THEY ARE SITTING IN 
A BLOCK. IT'S ALSO A GESTURE. 
SOLITARY. THE PRESIDENT CAN SEE 
THEM THEY ARE SITTING ON THE 
SIDE OF THE CHAMBER. TO BE 
MAKING THAT CASE. THEY DON'T 
HAVE CONTROL OVER WHERE THE 
CAMERA STAND. THEY ARE WEARING 
HEADSETS THEY ARE NOT ON CAMERA.
AND THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE
THE CAMERAS TRAINED ON HIM AND 
THE WIFE SHOT. SO THEY GO 
OLD-STYLE BE GET A CHANCE TO 
WATCH THEIR KENNEDY.
WHAT A MOMENT. WE TALKED TO 
MICHAEL BENNETT LAST NIGHT WE 
HAVE NO REGRETS SKIPPING IOWA. 
AND HIS BASE.
GENERALLY SPEAKING DEMOCRATS HER
MIND BLOWN AND A SHELLSHOCKED
THAT THAT HAPPENED TODAY. I 
THINK THEY WERE EXPECTING THIS 
WOULD BE A BOOM, BOOM, BOOM WEEK
IOWA MONDAY, STATE OF UNION AND 
THEN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL IT'S ALL 
KIND OF A BLUR IT'S NOT WELL 
DEFINED. YOU GOT A RETHINK THE 
MESSAGE COMPLETELY WHEN YOU 
DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY. 
>> THE TWIN BROTHER OF CASTRO 
WHO WAS A PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE WHO IS CRITICAL OF 
IOWA THAT SAYS NOT 
REPRESENTATIVE THE FIRST STATE 
OF THE NATION TO WEIGH IN TO 
CHOOSE THE PRESIDENT AND HE CAME
OUT LAST NIGHT CONDEMNING THE 
PROCESS. THIS IS GOT TO GO. 
YOU'LL SEE SHAKE OUT HERE AS 
DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE 
OUT
WHAT THEY DO IN THE FUTURE AND 
HOW THEY BOTH CLEAN UP THE 
SITUATION AS WELL AS FIND UNITY.
THAT REMINDS DEMOCRATS THEY ARE 
IN THIS CHAMBER TONIGHT. 
>> I WOULD REMIND YOU WERE A FEW
MINUTES AWAY FROM 9:00 EASTERN 
TIME WHERE THE PRESIDENT IS 
SCHEDULED TO COME INTO THE HOUSE
CHAMBER. WE WILL BRING YOU HIS 
SPEECH LIVE AND UNINTERRUPTED. 
AFTERWARDS GOVERNOR GRETCHEN 
WITMER, A GOVERNOR OF
MICHIGAN WILL BRING THE 
DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE. WILL BRING 
THAT TO YOU LIVE AS WELL AS LOOK
AHEAD TO FINAL IMPEACHMENT VOTE 
SCHEDULED FOR 4:00 TOMORROW 
AFTERNOON. 
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR TALKING 
WITH US AS YOU CONTINUE TO 
REPORT TONIGHT. 
>> THE STATE OF THE UNION IS 
HISTORIC, IT'S A SMALL IT
SYMBOLIC. IT'S ONE OF THE 
MOMENTS OF POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE
IN WASHINGTON. THE CONGRESSMAN 
AND THE PRESIDENCY, YOU HAVE 
SOME OF THE HARSHEST CRITICS OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP SEATED HERE AND 
GOING TO LISTEN TO HIM
FOR FORESEEABLY AN HOUR OR MORE 
THAN AN HOUR. LAST YEAR HIS 
SPEECH WAS AN HOUR AND 22 
MINUTES. WE SEE THE FIRST LADY 
WALK IN. THE PRESIDENT MUST NOT 
BE FAR BEHIND. 
>> WE HAVE A PAUSE AND APPLAUSE 
FROM THE CHAMBER. SHE'S RIGHT 
NEXT TO TIFFANY TRUMP, THEIR 
DAUGHTER. 
>> MEMBERS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 
FAMILY
LIKE HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW HAVE 
BEEN OUT SUPPORTING HIM AND 
CAMPAIGNING FOR HIM. THEY BEEN 
OUT AT RALLIES AND TALKING ABOUT
HIM. THE FIRST LADY WILL BE 
SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE THE FIRST 
LADY AND THE PRESIDENT HAVE 
INVITED, THAT'S SYMBOLIC. AND 
SPEAK TO ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT 
AND THE PRESIDENT WILL TOUCH ON 
IN THE SPEECH. IMMIGRATION, JOB 
GROWTH. 
>> IT LOOKS LIKE RUSH LIMBAUGH, 
NEXT TO THE FIRST LADY. 
>> WE'LL GET CONFIRMATION BUT IT
DOES LOOK LIKE RUSH LIMBAUGH THE
PRESIDENT SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO 
GIVE THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM TO. 
THE REST LIMBAUGH JUST 
ANNOUNCING HE HAS CANCER. 
>> THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET.
'S [ APPLAUSE ] 
WE DON'T KNOW YET WHICH MEMBER 
OF THE PRESIDENT CABINET STAY 
BEHIND. WE PROBABLY KNOW AS WE 
STAY BEHIND. 
>> WE SEE MIKE POMPEO. 
>> ONE OF THE CABINET MEMBERS 
HAVE BEEN EMBROILED IN QUESTIONS
OVER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S DEALINGS.
MIKE POMPEO IS ONE OF THEM.
OF COURSE, THERE IS BILL BARR 
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDER 
CRITICISM IN THE LIGHT OF THE 
INFORMATION THAT JOHN BOLTON 
DRAFT MANUSCRIPT
CONTAINS QUESTIONS ABOUT BILL 
BARR IN HIS CONVERSATION WHAT HE
KNEW AND WHEN HE KNEW IT. 
SECRETARY, MITCH McCONNELL'S 
WIFE.
MITCH McCONNELL IS ONE OF THE 
SENATORS WHO IS UP FOR 
REELECTION, RUN A. BUT HE HAS 
PLEDGED TO BE IN CONCERT WITH 
THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THE FULL 
IMPEACHMENT PROCESS AND HE HAS 
BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. HE HAS HAD
A VERY SUCCESSFUL, SUCCESSFUL 
ABILITY TO KEEP HIS CAUCUS IN 
LINE. THEY DID NOT ALLOW FOR 
WITNESSES IN THE IMPEACHMENT 
TRIAL. 
>> RIGHT AFTER THAT VOTE UNLESS 
FRIDAY HE DID SPEAK WITH THE 
PRESIDENT ABOUT THE TIMELINE FOR
THIS WEEK.
SO YES, HE KEPT TO THE PROMISE 
OF WORKING WITH THE WHITE HOUSE 
ON HOW THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL 
WOULD PLAY OUT. 
>> WE SAW THAT THE DIVORCE THE 
EDUCATION SECRETARY.
IT'S A UNIQUE MOMENT IN 
WASHINGTON. IT'S INTERESTING TO 
SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY 
COME INTO THE STATE OF THE 
UNION. HOW INTERESTED THE 
AMERICAN PUBLIC IS. IS IT MORE 
OF A WASHINGTON EVENT OR IS IT 
NATION TUNING INTO IT. THERE IS 
FORMER PRESIDENT CANDIDATE CORY 
BOOKER.
IT'S 9:01 AND WE DO EXPECT SOON
THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SERGEANT
OF ARMS THAT THE PRESIDENT IS 
ENTERING THE CHAMBER.
WE KNOW THE PRESIDENT PLAN TO 
TOUCH ON
TRADE, INFRASTRUCTURE, HEAL 
TACKLE INTERNATIONAL ISSUES. HE 
WANTS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HE 
BELIEVES ARE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 
HIS ADMINISTRATION OVER THE PAST
YEAR BUT LOOK AHEAD TO WHAT HE 
DOES
NEXT. IT'S NOT JUST MARKING A 
MOMENT AS THE PRESIDENCY IS ALSO
A SENSE OF THE KICKOFF FOR 2020 
EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS THE 
PRESIDENT SEEKING TO LEAD THE 
NATION HE'S ALSO ONE THAT HOPES 
TO KEEP THE JOB SO IT WILL BE A 
BID TO CONVINCE THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE IT SHOULD BE ELECTED IN 
2020. 
>> IF YOU SEE THE ADS HE'S BEEN 
RUNNING IN RECENT WEEKS. HE IS 
MESSAGING ABOUT HOW MUCH HE 
BELIEVES HE HAS HELPED 
MINORITIES, AFRICAN-AMERICANS 
AND HISPANICS IN JOB GROWTH. 
NOTICING THE NUMBERS OF THE 
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK
CAUCUS SOME ARE WEARING AFRICAN 
CLOTHS AROUND THEIR NECK. IF 
HE'S TRYING TO HIGHLIGHT THAT 
OUT, IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO 
SEE IF THEY AGREE IF THEY CLAP. 
MANY PEOPLE DO NOT AGREE THAT 
UNDER HIS PRESIDENCY AND WE 
THINK WE ARE SEEING HIM RIGHT 
NOW. 
>> THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES ABOUT TO ENTER THE 
CHAMBER. SERGEANT AT ARMS ABOUT 
TO BRING HIM IN AND INTRODUCE 
HIM. THE CAMERAS BEHIND US ARE 
GOING WHILE THEY HAVE A SHOT OF 
THE PRESIDENT AS HE IS ABOUT TO 
ENTER THE CHAMBER. 
>> 
>> SPEAKER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES. [ APPLAUSE ] 
PRESIDENT TRUMP SHAKING HANDS AS
HE ENTERS THE HOUSE CHAMBER'S 
AND MAKES THE WALK.
HE IS TAKING THAT WALK. THEY 
WANT THEIR CONSTITUENTS BACK 
HOME
TO SEE THEY GOT A HANDSHAKE FROM
THE PRESIDENT THEY KNOW CAMERAS 
ARE ON THE MOMENT. THEY ARE 
BEING BROADCAST LIVE THEY WILL 
BE FILLED AND THEY WANT TO BE 
ABLE TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT IS 
BACK HOME THAT THEY HAD THAT 
MOMENT. MR. PRESENT NO SURPRISE 
REPUBLICANS ON THE ISLE THERE
. TRYING TO GET THE HANDSHAKE OF
THE PICTURE. THE PRESIDENT A 
LITTLE HUG. SIGN OF SUPPORT. 
THEY ARE ALSO COMMENTING TO HIM.
THEY STOPPED TO SPEAK WITH 
SENATOR MIKE LEE THERE. SENATOR 
MIKE LEE OF UTAH, MITT ROMNEY
ONE OF THE CASES ONE SENATOR, NO
SURPRISE THAT WE WOULD GO MITT 
ROMNEY A WHILE CAR. THE 
PRESIDENT
SHAKING THE HAND OF THE CHIEF 
JUSTICE AMMAN PRESIDING OVER THE
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL IN THE SENATE.
GOING DOWN THE LINE TO SHAKE THE
HANDS OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. 
THERE IS BRETT KAVANAUGH THE MAN
BOTH OF HIS APPOINTEES THERE 
BRETT KAVANAUGH SUCH A 
CONTENTIOUS FIGHT. A VERY 
SYMBOLIC MOMENT.
>> THAT VOTE FOR HIM HAS BEEN 
FOLLOWING A LOT OF SENATORS 
STILL. SUSAN COLLINS. LISA 
MURKOWSKI.
PRESIDENT TRUMP ENJOYING THIS 
MOMENT.
I SEE HIS SUPPORT. WE WILL BRING
IT TO YOU LIVE FROM THE 
WASHINGTON POST. AND NOW FROM 
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES.
[ APPLAUSE ]  
>> MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 
>> [ APPLAUSE ] 
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK 
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAME
SPEAKER, MR. VICE PRESIDENT, 
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, THE FIRST 
LADY OF THE UNITED STATES. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
>> 
AND MY FELLOW CITIZENS. THREE 
YEARS AGO
WE LAUNCHED THE GREAT AMERICAN 
COME BACK. TONIGHT I STAND 
BEFORE YOU TO SHARE THE 
INCREDIBLE RESULTS. JOBS ARE 
BOOMING. INCOMES ARE SOARING. 
POVERTY IS PLUMMETING. CRIME IS 
FALLING. CONFIDENCE IS SURGING. 
AND OUR COUNTRY IS THRIVING AND 
HIGHLY RESPECTED AGAIN. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
AMERICA'S ENEMIES ARE ON THE 
RUN.
AMERICA'S FORTUNES ARE ON THE 
RISE AND AMERICANS FUTURE IS 
BLAZING BRIGHT. THE YEARS OF 
ECONOMIC DECAY ARE OVER. [ 
APPLAUSE ]. 
. 
>>
THE DAYS OF OUR COUNTRY BEING 
USED, TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, AND 
EVEN SCORNED BY OTHER NATIONS 
ARE LONG BEHIND US. [ APPLAUSE ]
GONE TO, ARE THE BROKEN PROMISES
, JOBLESS RECOVERIES, TIRED 
PLATITUDES AND CONSTANT EXCUSES 
FOR THE DEPLETION OF AMERICAN 
WEALTH, POWER AND PRESTIGE. IN 
JUST THREE SHORT YEARS, WE HAVE 
SHATTERED THE MENTALITY OF 
AMERICAN DECLINE AND WE HAVE 
REJECTED THE DOWNSIZING OF 
AMERICANS DESTINY. WE HAVE 
TOTALLY REJECTED THE DOWNSIZING.
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD AT A PACE 
THAT WAS UNIMAGINABLE
JUST A SHORT TIME AGO. AND WE 
ARE NEVER, EVER GOING BACK. [ 
APPLAUSE ] .
>>
I AM THRILLED TO REPORT TO YOU 
TONIGHT THAT OUR ECONOMY IS THE 
BEST IT HAS EVER BEEN. OUR 
MILITARY IS COMPLETELY REBUILT 
WITH ITS POWER
BEING UNMATCHED ANYWHERE IN THE 
WORLD AND IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE. 
OUR BORDERS ARE SECURE. OUR 
FAMILIES ARE FLOURISHING, OUR 
VALUES ARE RENEWED. OUR PRIDE IS
RESTORED
. AND FOR ALL OF THESE REASONS, 
I SAY TO THE PEOPLE OF OUR GREAT
COUNTRY AND TO THE MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS, THE STATE OF OUR UNION
IS STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE. [ 
APPLAUSE ] .
THE VISION I WILL LAY OUT THIS 
EVENING DEMONSTRATES HOW WE ARE 
BUILDING THE WORLD'S MOST
PROSPEROUS AND INCLUSIVE 
SOCIETY, ONE WHERE EVERY CITIZEN
CAN JOIN IN AMERICANS 
UNPARALLELED SUCCESS AND WHERE 
EVERY COMMUNITY CAN TAKE PART IN
AMERICA'S
EXTRAORDINARY RISE. FROM THE 
INSTANT I TOOK OFFICE I MOVED 
RAPIDLY TO REVISE THE AMERICAN 
ECONOMY, SLASHING A RECORD 
NUMBER OF JOB KILLING 
REGULATIONS, ENACTING HISTORIC 
AND RECORD SETTING TAX CUTS AND 
FIGHTING FOR FAIR AND RECIPROCAL
TRADE AGREEMENTS. [ APPLAUSE ] 
OUR AGENDA IS RELENTLESSLY 
PRO-WORKER, PROFAMILY, 
PRO-GROWTH AND MOST OF ALL, 
PRO-AMERICAN. [ APPLAUSE ] 
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE ADVANCING 
WITH UNBRIDLED OPTIMISM AND 
LIFTING OUR CITIZENS OF EVERY 
RACE, COLOR, RELIGION AND CREED 
VERY VERY HIGH
. SINCE MY ELECTION, WE HAVE 
CREATED 7 MILLION NEW JOBS, 5 
MILLION MORE THAN GOVERNMENT 
EXPERTS PROJECTED DURING THE 
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION. [ 
APPLAUSE ]. 
>> THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS THE 
LOWEST IN OVER HALF A CENTURY. [
APPLAUSE ]. 
AND VERY INCREDIBLY THE AVERAGE 
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNDER MY 
ADMINISTRATION IS LOWER THAN ANY
ADMINISTRATION IN THE HISTORY OF
OUR COUNTRY. [ APPLAUSE ] 
IF WE HAD NOT REVERSED THE 
FAILED ECONOMIC POLICIES OF THE 
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, THE 
WORLD WOULD NOT NOW BE 
WITNESSING THIS GREAT ECONOMIC 
SUCCESS. [ APPLAUSE ]. 
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR 
AFRICAN AMERICANS
, HISPANIC AMERICANS AND ASIAN 
AMERICANS HAVE REACHED THE 
LOWEST LEVELS IN HISTORY. [ 
APPLAUSE ] .
AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH ARE 
UNEMPLOYMENT HAS REACHED AN 
ALL-TIME LOW. [ APPLAUSE ] 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN POVERTY, HAS 
DECLINED TO THE LOWEST RATE EVER
RECORDED. [ APPLAUSE ]  THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR WOMEN 
REACHED THE LOWE'S LEVEL IN 
ALMOST 70 YEARS AND LAST YEAR 
WOMEN BILLED 72% OF ALL NEW JOBS
ADDED. [ APPLAUSE ] .
THE VETERANS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 
DROPPED TO A RECORD LOW. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR 
DISABLED AMERICANS HAS REACHED 
AN ALL-TIME LOW. [ APPLAUSE ] 
WORKERS WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL 
DIPLOMA HAVE ACHIEVED THE LOWEST
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RECORDED IN 
U.S. HISTORY. [ APPLAUSE ] 
A RECORD NUMBER OF YOUNG 
AMERICANS ARE NOW EMPLOYED. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
UNDER THE LAST ADMINISTRATION, 
MORE THAN 10 MILLION PEOPLE WERE
ADDED TO THE FOOD STAMP ROLLS 
UNDER MY ADMINISTRATION, 7 
MILLION AMERICANS HAVE COME OFF 
FOOD STAMPS AND 10 MILLION 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LIFTED OFF OF 
WELFARE. [ APPLAUSE ]  
IN EIGHT YEARS UNDER THE LAST 
ADMINISTRATION OVER 300,000 
WORKING AGE PEOPLE DROP OUT OF 
THE WORKFORCE. IN JUST THREE 
YEARS OF MY ADMINISTRATION 3.5 
MILLION PEOPLE WORKING AGE 
PEOPLE HAVE JOINED THE 
WORKFORCE.
[ APPLAUSE ]. 
SINCE MY ELECTION THE NET WORTH 
OF BOTTOM HALF OF WAGE EARNERS 
HAVE INCREASED BY 47%, THREE 
TIMES FASTER THAN THE INCREASE 
FOR THE TOP 1%. [ APPLAUSE ]  
AFTER DECADES OF FLAT AND 
BRAWLING INCOMES, WAGES ARE 
RISING FAST AND WONDERFULLY, 
THEY ARE RISING FAST FOR LOW 
INCOME WORKERS WHO HAVE SEEN A 
16 PERCENT PAY INCREASE SINCE MY
ELECTION. [ APPLAUSE ] 
THIS IS A BLUE-COLLAR BOOM. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
REAL MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS 
NOW AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL EVER 
RECORDED.
SINCE MY ELECTION, U.S. STOCK 
MARKETS HAVE SOARED
, 70% ADDING MORE THAN $12 
TRILLION TO OUR NATION'S WEALTH,
TRANSCENDING
ANYTHING ANYONE BELIEVED WAS 
POSSIBLE, THIS IS A RECORD, IT 
IS SOMETHING THAT EVERY COUNTRY 
IN THE WORLD IS LOOKING UP TO, 
THEY ADMIRE. [ APPLAUSE ]  
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE HAS JUST 
REACHED AMAZING NEW HIGHS.
ALL OF THOSE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE 
WITH 401(K)S AND PENSIONS ARE 
DOING FAR BETTER THAN THEY HAVE
EVER DONE BEFORE WITH INCREASES 
OF 60, 70, 80, 90 AND 100% AND 
EVEN MORE. JOBS AND INVESTMENTS 
ARE POURING INTO 9000 PREVIOUSLY
NEGLECT
NEIGHBORHOODS. THANKS TO 
OPPORTUNITY ZONES, A PLAN 
SPEARHEADED BY SENATOR TIM SCOTT
AS PART OF OUR GREAT REPUBLICAN 
TAX CUT. [ APPLAUSE ]. 
IN OTHER WORDS, WEALTHY PEOPLE 
AND COMPANIES ARE POURING MONEY 
INTO POOR NEIGHBORHOODS OR AREAS
THAT HAVE NOT SEEN INVESTMENT IN
MANY DECADES, CREATING JOBS, 
ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT
THESE DESERVING COMMUNITIES HAVE
SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. IT'S 
ALL WORKING. OPPORTUNITY ZONES 
ARE HELPING AMERICANS LIKE ARMY 
VETERAN, TONY RANKINS, FROM 
CINCINNATI OHIO. AFTER 
STRUGGLING WITH DRUG ADDICTION, 
TONY LOST HIS JOB, HIS HOUSE, 
HIS FAMILY, HE WAS HOMELESS. 
THEN TONY FOUND IT AND INSTRUCT 
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT 
INVESTED IN AN OPPORTUNITY
ZONES. HE'S A TOP TRADESMEN, 
DRUG-FREE YOU REUNITED WITH HIS 
FAMILY AND HE IS HERE TONIGHT, 
TONY, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, 
TONY. [ APPLAUSE ]. 
THANK YOU TONY.
OUR ROARING ECONOMY HAS FOR THE 
FIRST TIME EVER
, GIVEN MANY FORMER PRISONERS 
THE ABILITY TO GET A GREAT JOB 
AND A FRESH START. THIS SECOND 
CHANCE
AT LIFE HAS MADE POSSIBLE 
BECAUSE WE PASS LANDMARK 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM INTO 
LAW. EVERYONE SAID CRIMINAL 
JUSTICE REFORM COULD NOT BE 
DONE. BUT I GOT IT DONE AND THE 
PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM GOT IT DONE.
[ APPLAUSE ] .
THANKS TO OUR BOLD REGULATORY 
REDUCTION CAMPAIGN, THE UNITED 
STATES HAS BECOME THE NUMBER ONE
PRODUCER OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS,
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, BY FAR. [
APPLAUSE ]  
WITH THE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS WE 
HAVE MADE OVER THE PAST THREE 
YEARS, AMERICA IS NOW ENERGY 
INDEPENDENT AND ENERGY JOBS LIKE
SO MANY OTHER ELEMENTS OF OUR 
COUNTRY ARE AT A RECORD HIGH. [ 
APPLAUSE ]  
WE ARE DOING NUMBERS THAT NO ONE
WOULD HAVE THOUGHT POSSIBLE JUST
THREE YEARS AGO. LIKEWISE WE ARE
RESTORING OUR NATION'S 
MANUFACTURING MIGHT, EVEN THOUGH
PREDICTIONS WERE AS YOU ALL 
KNOW, THAT THIS COULD NEVER EVER
BE DONE. AFTER LOSING 60,000 
FACTORIES UNDER THE PREVIOUS TWO
ADMINISTRATIONS, AMERICA HAS NOW
GAINED 12,000 NEW FACTORIES 
UNDER MY ADMINISTRATION WITH 
THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF 
PLANTS AND FACTORIES BEING 
PLANNED AND BEING BUILT. [ 
APPLAUSE ] .
COMPANIES ARE NOT LEAVING, THEY 
ARE COMING BACK TO THE USA.
THE FACT IS THAT EVERYBODY WANTS
TO BE WHERE THE ACTION IS IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS 
INDEED, THE PLACE WHERE THE 
ACTION IS. [ APPLAUSE ] 
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROMISES I 
MADE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WAS
TO REPLACE THE DISASTROUS NAFTA 
TRADE DEAL.
[ APPLAUSE ]  IN FACT, UNFAIR 
TRADE IS THE SINGLE
BIGGEST REASON WHY I DECIDED TO 
RUN FOR PRESIDENT. FOLLOWING 
NAFTA'S ADAPTION, OUR NATION 
LOST ONE IN FOUR MANUFACTURING 
JOBS. MANY POLITICIANS CAME AND 
WENT
PLEDGING TO CHANGE OR REPLACE 
NAFTA, ONLY TO DO SO AND THEN 
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENED. BUT
UNLIKE SO MANY WHO CAME BEFORE 
ME, I KEEP MY PROMISES, WE DID 
OUR JOB. [ APPLAUSE ] 
SIX DAYS AGO I REPLACED NAFTA 
AND SIGN THE BRAND-NEW U.S., 
MEXICO,
CANADA AGREEMENT INTO LAW. IT 
WILL CREATE 100,000 NEW HYPERION
JOBS AND MASSIVE EXPORTS FOR 
FARMERS, RANCHERS AND FACTORY 
WORKERS. [ APPLAUSE ] 
IT WILL ALSO BRING TRADE WITH 
MEXICO AND CANADA TO A MUCH 
HIGHER LEVEL BUT ALSO TO BE A 
MUCH GREATER DEGREE OF FAIRNESS 
AND RECIPROCITY, WE HOW HAVE 
THAT FAIRNESS AND RECIPROCITY 
AND I SAY THAT FINALLY BECAUSE 
IT'S BEEN MANY, MANY YEARS THAT 
WE WERE TREATED FAIRLY ON TRADE.
[ APPLAUSE ]. 
THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR TRADE 
DEAL IN MANY YEARS TO EARN THE 
STRONG BACKING OF AMERICA'S 
LABOR UNIONS.
I ALSO PROMISED OUR CITIZENS 
THAT I WOULD IMPOSE TARIFFS TO 
CONFRONT CHINA'S MASSIVE THEFT 
OF AMERICA'S JOBS.
OUR STRATEGY HAS WORKED. DAYS 
AGO WE SIGNED A GROUNDBREAKING 
NEW AGREEMENT WITH CHINA THAT
WILL DEFEND OUR WORKERS, PROTECT
OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, BRING
BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
INTO OUR TREASURY AND OPEN VAST 
NEW MARKETS FOR PRODUCTS MADE 
AND GROWN RIGHT HERE IN THE USA.
[ APPLAUSE ] 
FOR DECADES, CHINA HAS TAKEN 
ADVANTAGE OF THE UNITED STATES, 
NOW WE HAVE CHANGED THAT
. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE 
PERHAPS, THE BEST RELATIONSHIP 
WE HAVE EVER HAD WITH CHINA, 
INCLUDING WITH THE PRESIDENT. 
THEY ASKED RESPECT WHAT WE HAVE 
DONE BECAUSE THEY QUITE FRANKLY,
NEVER BELIEVED THEY WERE ABLE TO
GET
AWAY WITH WHAT THEY WERE DOING 
YEAR AFTER YEAR, DECADE AFTER 
DECADE WITHOUT SOMEONE IN OUR 
COUNTRY STEPPING UP AND SAYING, 
THAT'S ENOUGH. [ APPLAUSE ] 
NOW WE WANT TO REBUILD OUR 
COUNTRY AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT 
WE ARE DOING. WE ARE REBUILDING 
OUR COUNTRY. AS WE RESTORE
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT 
THE WORLD, WE ARE ONCE AGAIN 
STANDING UP FOR FREEDOM IN OUR 
HEMISPHERE.
[ APPLAUSE ] THAT'S WHY MY 
ADMINISTRATION REVERSED THE 
FAILING POLICIES OF THE PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATION  ON CUBA. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
WE ARE SUPPORTING THE HOPES OF 
CUBANS, NICARAGUANS AND 
VENEZUELANS TO RESTORE DEMOCRACY
, THE UNITED STATES IS LEADING. 
IN 59 NATION DIPLOMATIC 
COLLATION AGAINST THE SOCIALIST 
DICTATOR OF VENEZUELA, NICOLAS 
MADURO, [ APPLAUSE ] 
MADERO IS AN ILLEGITIMATE RULER 
A TYRANT WHO BRUTALIZE AS HIS 
PEOPLE. BUT MADURO'S TYRANNY 
WILL BE SMASHED AND BROKEN. HERE
THIS EVENING A VERY BRAVE MAN
WHO CARRIES WITH HIM THE HOPES, 
DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS OF ALL 
VENEZUELANS, JOINING US IN THE 
GALLERY IS THE TRUE AND 
LEGITIMATE PRESIDENT OF 
VENEZUELA, JUAN. MR. PRESIDENT 
WE TAKE THIS MESSAGE BACK TO 
YOUR COUNTRY.
[ APPLAUSE ] 
THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. GREAT 
HONOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
PLEASE TAKE THIS MESSAGE BACK 
THAT ALL AMERICANS ARE UNITED 
WITH THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE IN 
THEIR RIGHTEOUS STRUGGLE FOR 
FREEDOM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR.
PRESIDENT.
[ APPLAUSE ] 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SOCIALISM 
DESTROYS NATIONS. BUT ALWAYS 
REMEMBER FREEDOM UNIFIES THE 
SOUL.
TO SAFEGUARD AMERICAN LIBERTY, 
WE HAVE INVESTED A RECORD 
BREAKING $2.2 TRILLION IN THE 
UNITED STATES MILITARY. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
.
WE HAVE PURCHASED THE FINEST 
PLANES, MISSILES, ROCKETS, SHIPS
AND EVERY OTHER FORM OF MILITARY
EQUIPMENT AND IT'S ALL MADE 
RIGHT HERE IN THE USA. [ 
APPLAUSE ]. 
WE ARE ALSO GETTING OUR ALLIES 
FINALLY TO HELP PAY THEIR FAIR 
SHARE. [ APPLAUSE ]. 
I HAVE RAISE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 
OTHER NATO MEMBERS BY MORE THAN 
$400 BILLION AND THE NUMBER OF 
ALLIES MEETING THEIR MINIMUM 
OBLIGATION HAS MORE THAN 
DOUBLED. AND JUST WEEKS AGO
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 
PRESIDENT TRUMAN ESTABLISHED THE
AIR FORCE, MORE THAN 70 YEARS 
EARLIER, WE CREATED A BRAND-NEW 
BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES 
ARMED FORCES, IS CALLED THE 
SPACE FORCE. [ APPLAUSE ]  VERY 
IMPORTANT. [ APPLAUSE ] .
IN THE GALLERY TONIGHT WE HAVE A
YOUNG GENTLEMAN
AND WHAT HE WANTED SO BADLY, 
HE'S 13 YEARS OLD, HE'S AN 
EIGHTH GRADER FROM ARIZONA MAY 
YOU PLEASE STAND UP? IAN HAS 
ALWAYS DREAMED OF GOING TO SPACE
. HE WAS THE FIRST IN HIS CLASS 
AND AMONG THE YOUNGEST THAT AT 
AND
AVIATION ACADEMY. HE ASPIRES TO 
GO TO THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY AND 
THEN HE HAS HIS EYE ON THIS 
SPACE FORCE. AS IAN SAYS MOST 
PEOPLE LOOKED UP AT SPACE, I 
WANT TO LOOK DOWN ON THE WORLD. 
[ APPLAUSE ]. 
BUT SITTING BEHIND IAN TONIGHT 
IS HIS GREATEST HERO OF THEM ALL
. TO CHARLES McGEE WHO WAS BORN 
IN CLEVELAND OHIO, ONE CENTURY 
AGO. CHARLES IS ONE OF THE LAST 
SURVIVING TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, THE 
FIRST BLACK FIGHTER PILOTS AND 
HE ALSO HAPPENS TO BE IAN'S 
GREAT-GRANDFATHER. [ APPLAUSE ].
INCREDIBLE STORY. AFTER MORE 
THAN 130 COMBAT MISSIONS IN 
WORLD WAR II. HE CAME BACK
HOME TO A COUNTRY STILL 
STRUGGLING FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND 
WENT ON TO SERVE AMERICAN IN
KOREA AND VIETNAM. ON DECEMBER 
7th, CHARLES CELEBRATED HIS 
100th BIRTHDAY. [ APPLAUSE ] 
A FEW WEEKS AGO I SIGNED A BILL 
PROMOTING CHARLES McGEE TO 
BRIGADIER GENERAL AND EARLIER 
TODAY
, I PINNED THE STARS ON HIS 
SHOULDERS IN THE OVAL OFFICE. 
GENERAL McGEE, OUR NATION 
SALUTES YOU, THANK YOU SIR. [ 
APPLAUSE ] . 
FROM THE PILGRIMS TO THE 
FOUNDERS TO THE SOLDIERS AT 
VALLEY FORGE TO THE MARCHERS AT 
SELMA AND FROM PRESIDENT LINCOLN
TO THE REVEREND MARTIN LUTHER 
KING, AMERICANS HAVE ALWAYS 
REJECTED LIMITS
ON OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE. 
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, WE MUST 
NEVER FORGET THAT THE ONLY 
VICTORIES THAT MATTER IN 
WASHINGTON ARE VICTORIES THAT 
DELIVER FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
[ APPLAUSE ] 
THE PEOPLE ARE THE HEART
OF OUR COUNTRY. THEIR DREAMS ARE
THE SOUL OF OUR COUNTRY. THEIR 
LOVE IS WHAT POWERS AND SUSTAINS
OUR COUNTRY.
WE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT OUR
JOB IS TO PUT AMERICA FIRST. [ 
APPLAUSE ]. 
THE NEXT STEP FORWARD IN 
BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY IS
MAKING SURE THAT EVERY YOUNG 
AMERICAN GETS A GREAT EDUCATION 
AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE 
THE AMERICAN DREAM. YET, FOR TOO
LONG, COUNTLESS AMERICAN 
CHILDREN, HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN 
FAILING GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.
TO RESCUE THE STUDENTS, 18 
STATES HAVE CREATED SCHOOL 
CHOICE
IN THE FORM OF OPPORTUNITY 
SCHOLARSHIPS. THE PROGRAMS ARE 
SO POPULAR THAT TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS REMAIN ON 
A WAITING LIST. ONE OF THOSE 
STUDENTS IS SHANIA DAVIS, A 
FOURTH GRADER FROM PHILADELPHIA.
SHANIA.
[ APPLAUSE ] 
JANIYAH  
MOM, STEPHANIE IS A SINGLE 
PARENT. SHE WOULD DO ANYTHING TO
GIVE HER DAUGHTER A BETTER 
FUTURE. BUT LAST YEAR, THAT 
FUTURE WAS PUT FURTHER OUT OF 
REACH WHEN PENNSYLVANIA'S 
GOVERNOR, VETOED LEGISLATION TO 
EXPAND SCHOOL CHOICE TO 15,000 
CHILDREN.  JANIYAH  
AND STEPHANIE ARE IN THE 
GALLERY, STEPHANIE, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH YOUR 
BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] 
BUT  JANIYAH  I HAVE GOOD NEWS 
FOR YOU.  I AM PLEASED TO INFORM
YOU THAT YOUR LONG WAIT IS OVER.
I CAN PROUDLY ANNOUNCE TONIGHT, 
THAT AN OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP 
HAS BECOME
AVAILABLE AND IS GOING TO YOU 
AND YOU WILL SOON BE HEADING TO 
THE SCHOOL OF YOUR CHOICE. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
NOW, I CALL ON CONGRESS TO GIVE 
1 MILLION AMERICAN CHILDREN THE 
SAME OPPORTUNITY,  JANIYAH  HAS 
JUST RECEIVED 
. PASS THE EDUCATION, FREEDOM 
SCHOLARSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES 
ACT. AND NO PARENT SHOULD BE 
FORCED TO SEND THEIR CHILD TO A 
FAILING GOVERNMENT SCHOOL. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
EVERY YOUNG PERSON SHOULD HAVE A
SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT IN 
WHICH TO LEARN AND TO GROW. FOR 
THIS REASON, THAT MAGNIFICENT
FIRST LADY HAS LAUNCHED THE BEST
INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE A SAFE, 
HEALTHY, SUPPORTIVE AND DRUG 
FREE LIFE FOR THE NEXT 
GENERATION. ONLINE IN SCHOOL AND
IN OUR COMMUNITIES, INC. YOU 
MILANI FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY 
LOVE AND PROFOUND CARE FOR 
AMERICA'S CHILDREN. THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]. 
MY ADMINISTRATION IS DETERMINED 
TO GIVE OUR CITIZENS THE 
OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED, 
REGARDLESS OF AGE OR BACKGROUND.
THROUGH OUR PLEDGE TO AMERICAN 
WORKERS, OVER 400 COMPANIES WILL
ALSO PROVIDE NEW JOBS AND 
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO 
ALMOST 15 MILLION AMERICANS. MY 
BUDGET ALSO CONTAINS AN EXCITING
VISION FOR OUR VISIONS NATIONS 
HIGH SCHOOL.
TONIGHT I ASKED CONGRESS TO 
SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND OFFER 
VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL 
EDUCATION IN EVERY SINGLE HIGH 
SCHOOL IN AMERICA. [ APPLAUSE ] 
TO EXPAND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, I'M
ALSO PROUD THAT WE ACHIEVED 
RECORD AND PERMANENT FUNDING FOR
OUR NATION'S HISTORIC BLACK 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
A GOOD LIFE FOR AMERICAN 
FAMILIES ALSO REQUIRES THE MOST 
AFFORDABLE INNOVATIVE AND 
HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM ON EARTH. BEFORE I 
TOOK OFFICE, HEALTH INSURANCE 
PREMIUMS HAD MORE THAN DOUBLED 
IN JUST FIVE YEARS. I MOVED 
QUICKLY TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE 
ALTERNATIVES, OUR NEW PLANS ARE 
UP TO 60% LESS EXPENSIVE AND 
BETTER. [ APPLAUSE ] 
I'VE ALSO MADE AN IRONCLAD 
PLEDGE TO AMERICAN FAMILIES, WE 
WILL ALSO ALWAYS PROTECT 
PATIENTS WITH PRE-EXISTING 
CONDITIONS. [ APPLAUSE ]  
WE WILL ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR 
MEDICARE AND YOUR SOCIAL 
SECURITY, ALWAYS. [ APPLAUSE ] 
THE AMERICAN PATIENT SHOULD 
NEVER BE BLINDSIDED HIGH MEDICAL
BILLS, THAT IS WHY I SIGNED AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING PRICE 
TRANSPARENCY. [ APPLAUSE ] 
MANY EXPERTS BELIEVE THAT 
TRANSPARENCY, WHICH WILL GO INTO
FULL EFFECT AT THE BEGINNING OF 
NEXT YEAR, WILL BE EVEN BIGGER 
THAN HEALTHCARE REFORM.
IT WILL SAVE FAMILIES, MASSIVE 
AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR 
SUBSTANTIALLY BETTER CARE. BUT 
AS WE WORK TO IMPROVE AMERICANS 
HEALTHCARE, THERE ARE THOSE WHO 
WANT TO TAKE AWAY YOUR 
HEALTHCARE, TAKE AWAY YOUR 
DOCTOR AND ABOLISH PRIVATE 
INSURANCE ENTIRELY.
132 LAWMAKERS IN THIS ROOM HAVE 
ENDORSED LEGISLATION TO IMPOSE A
SOCIALIST TAKEOVER OF OUR 
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. WIPING OUT 
THE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE 
PLANS OF 180 MILLION VERY HAPPY 
AMERICANS.
TO THOSE WATCHING AT HOME 
TONIGHT I WANT YOU TO KNOW, WE 
WILL NEVER LET SOCIALISM DESTROY
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE. [ APPLAUSE 
] 
OVER 130 LEGISLATORS IN THIS 
CHAMBER, HAVE ENDORSED 
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BANKRUPT
OUR NATION BY PROVIDING FREE 
TAXPAYER-FUNDED HEALTHCARE TO 
MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS, 
FORCING TAXPAYERS TO SUBSIDIZE 
FREE HEALTHCARE TO ANYONE IN THE
WORLD WHO
UNLAWFULLY CROSSES OUR BORDERS. 
THESE PROPOSALS WOULD RAISE THE 
MEDICARE BENEFITS OF OUR SENIORS
THAT ARE SENIORS DEPEND ON WHILE
ACTING AS A POWERFUL LURE
FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. THAT IS
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN CALIFORNIA 
AND OTHER STATES. THEIR SYSTEMS 
ARE TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. 
COSTING TAXPAYERS VAST AND 
UNAFFORDABLE AMOUNTS OF MONEY. 
IF FORCING AMERICAN TAXPAYERS TO
PROVIDE UNLIMITED FREE 
HEALTHCARE TO ILLEGAL ALIENS,
SOUNDS FAIR TO YOU, THEN STAND 
WITH THE RADICAL LEFT. BUT IF 
YOU BELIEVE WE SHOULD
DEFEND AMERICAN PATIENTS AND 
AMERICAN SENIORS, THEN STAND 
WITH ME TO PASS LEGISLATION TO 
PROHIBIT FREE GOVERNMENT 
HEALTHCARE FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS. [
APPLAUSE ] 
THIS WILL BE A TREMENDOUS BOON 
TO OUR ALREADY STRONGLY GUARDED 
SOUTHERN
BORDER. WHERE AS WE SPEAK A 
LONG, TALL AND VERY POWERFUL 
WALL IS BEING BUILT. [ APPLAUSE 
] .
WE HAVE NOW COMPLETED OVER 100 
MILES AND HAVE OVER 500 MILES 
FULLY COMPLETED
IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 
EARLY NEXT YEAR WE WILL HAVE 
SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN 500 
MILES COMPLETED
. MY ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO 
TAKING ON THE BIG PHARMACEUTICAL
COMPANIES. WE HAVE APPROVED THE 
RECORD
NUMBER OF AFFORDABLE GENERIC 
DRUGS AND MEDICINES ARE BEING 
APPROVED BY THE FDA AT A FASTER 
CLIP THAN EVER BEFORE. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
AND I WAS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE 
LAST YEAR THAT FOR THE FIRST 
TIME IN 51 YEARS, THE COST OF 
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ACTUALLY WENT
DOWN. [ APPLAUSE ] 
AND WORKING TOGETHER, CONGRESS 
CAN REDUCE DRUG PRICES 
SUBSTANTIALLY FROM CURRENT 
LEVELS. I'VE BEEN SPEAKING TO 
SENATOR CHUCK
GRASSLEY OF IOWA AND OTHERS IN 
CONGRESS IN ORDER TO GET 
SOMETHING ON DRUG PRICING DONE 
AND DONE
QUICKLY AND PROPERLY. I'M 
CALLING FOR BIPARTISAN 
LEGISLATION THAT ACHIEVES THE 
GOAL OF DRAMATICALLY LOWERING 
PRESCRIPTION DRUG
PRICES. TO GET A BILL ON MY DESK
AND I WILL SIGN IT INTO LAW 
IMMEDIATELY. [ APPLAUSE ] 
WITH UNYIELDING COMMITMENT, WE 
ARE HAVING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, 
DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS DECLINED 
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 30 
YEARS. [ APPLAUSE ]  AMONG THE 
STATES HARDEST HIT
, OHIO IS DOWN 22%, PENNSYLVANIA
IS DOWN 18%, WISCONSIN IS DOWN 
10% AND WE WILL NOT QUIT UNTIL 
WE HAVE BEATEN THE OPIOID 
EPIDEMIC ONCE AND FOR ALL. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
PROTECTING AMERICANS HEALTH ALSO
MEANS FIGHTING INFECTIOUS 
DISEASES. WE ARE COORDINATING 
WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND 
WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS OUT BREAK IN CHINA. 
MY ADMINISTRATION WILL TAKE ALL 
NECESSARY STEPS TO SAFEGUARD
OUR CITIZENS FROM THIS THREAT. 
WE HAVE LAUNCHED AMBITIOUS NEW 
INITIATIVES TO SUBSTANTIALLY 
IMPROVE CARE WITH AMERICANS WITH
KIDNEY DISEASE, ALZHEIMER'S AND 
THOSE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL 
HEALTH. BECAUSE CONGRESS WAS SO
GOOD AS TO FUND MY REQUEST, NEW 
CURES FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER AND 
WE WILL ERADICATE THE AIDS 
EPIDEMIC OF AMERICA I THE END OF
THIS DECADE.
[ APPLAUSE ] 
ALMOST EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY 
KNOWS THE PAIN WHEN A LOVED ONE 
IS DIAGNOSED WITH A SERIOUS 
ILLNESS. HERE TONIGHT IS A 
SPECIAL MAN. BELOVED BY MILLIONS
OF AMERICANS WHO JUST RECEIVED A
STAGE FOR ADVANCED CANCER 
DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS NOT GOOD 
NEWS. BUT WHAT IS GOOD NEWS, IS 
THAT HE IS THE GREATEST FIGHTER 
AND WINNER THAT YOU WILL EVER 
MEET. RUSH LIMBAUGH. THANK YOU 
FOR YOUR DECADES OF TIRELESS, 
DEVOTION TO OUR COUNTRY. [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
AND RUSH, IN RECOGNITION OF ALL 
THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR OUR 
NATION, THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE A
DAY
THAT YOU SPEAK TO AND THAT YOU 
INSPIRE, AND ALL OF THE 
INCREDIBLE WORK THAT YOU HAVE 
DONE FOR CHARITY
, I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT
THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING OUR 
COUNTRY'S HIGHEST CIVILIAN 
HONOR, THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF
FREEDOM. [ APPLAUSE ] 
I WILL NOW ASK THE FIRST LADY OF
THE UNITED STATES TO PRESENT YOU
WITH THE HONOR, PLEASE. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
RUSH, AND CATHERINE. 
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU 
CATHERINE. AS WE PRAY FOR ALL 
WHO ARE SICK.
WE KNOW THAT AMERICA IS 
CONSTANTLY ACHIEVING NEW MEDICAL
BREAKTHROUGHS. IN 2017, DOCTORS 
AT ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL DELIVERED 
ONE OF THE EARLIEST PREMATURE 
BABIES EVER TO SURVIVE. BORN AT 
JUST 21 WEEKS AND SIX DAYS AND 
WEIGHING LESS THAN A POUND. 
ELLIE SCHNEIDER WAS A BORN 
FIGHTER. THROUGH THE SKILL OF 
HER DOCTORS AND THE PRAYERS OF 
HER PARENTS LITTLE ELLIE
KEPT ON WINNING THE BATTLE OF 
LIFE. TODAY ELLIE IS A STRONG, 
HEALTHY 2-YEAR-OLD GIRL, SITTING
WITH HER AMAZING MOTHER, ROBIN. 
IN THE GALLERY, ELLIE AND ROBIN 
WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US 
TONIGHT. [ APPLAUSE ]. 
.
ELLIE REMINDS US THAT EVERY 
CHILD IS A MIRACLE OF LIFE
. AND THANKS TO MODERN MEDICAL 
WONDERS, 50% OF VERY PREMATURE 
BABIES DELIVERED AT THE HOSPITAL
WHERE ELLIE WAS BORN, NOW 
SURVIVE. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE 
THING TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ 
APPLAUSE ]. 
OUR GOAL SHOULD BE TO ENSURE 
THAT EVERY BABY HAS THE BEST 
CHANCE
TO THRIVE AND GROW JUST LIKE 
ELLIE. THAT IS WHY I AM ASKING 
CONGRESS TO PROVIDE AN 
ADDITIONAL $50 MILLION TO FUND 
NEONATAL RESEARCH FOR AMERICA'S 
YOUNGEST PATIENTS. [ APPLAUSE ] 
.
THAT IS WHY I AM ALSO CALLING 
UPON MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HERE 
TONIGHT TO PASS LEGISLATION, 
FINALLY BANNING THE LATE TERM 
ABORTION OF A BABIES. [ APPLAUSE
] 
WHETHER WE ARE REPUBLICAN, 
DEMOCRAT OR INDEPENDENT, SURELY 
WE MUST ALL AGREE THAT EVERY 
HUMAN LIFE IS A SACRED GIFT FROM
GOD. AS WE SUPPORT AMERICA'S 
MOMS AND DADS I WAS RECENTLY 
PROUD TO SIGN THE LAW PROVIDING 
NEW PARENTS AND THE FEDERAL
WORKFORCE, PAID FAMILY LEAVE 
SERVING AS A MODEL FOR THE REST 
OF THE COUNTRY. [ APPLAUSE ] . 
NOW I CALL ON CONGRESS TO PASS 
THE BIPARTISAN ADVANCING SUPPORT
FOR WORKING FAMILIES EXTENDING 
FAMILY LEAVE TO MOTHER'S AND 
FALLER FATHERS ALL ACROSS OUR 
NATION.
40 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE 
AVERAGED 2000 EXTRA DOLLARS 
THANKS TO OUR CHILD TAX CREDIT.
I HAVE ALSO OVERSEEN HISTORIC 
FUNDING INCREASES FOR HIGH 
QUALITY CHILDCARE ENABLING 17 
STATES TO HELP MORE CHILDREN 
MANY OF WHICH HAVE REDUCED OR 
ELIMINATED THEIR WEIGHTLESS 
ALTOGETHER.
AND I SAVED CONGRESS WITH THE 
PLAN TO EXPAND HIGH QUALITY 
CHILDCARE AND URGE YOU TO ACT 
IMMEDIATELY.
TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT DAYS 
AGO
I ANNOUNCED THE UNITED STATES 
JOINED THE 1 TRILLION TREES 
INITIATIVE IN AN AMBITIOUS 
EFFORT TO BRING TOGETHER 
GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR TO
PLANT NEW TREES IN AMERICA AND 
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
[ APPLAUSE ].  WE MUST ALSO 
BUILD AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE. 
[ APPLAUSE 
>> WE MUST ALSO BUILD AMERICA'S 
INFRASTRUCTURE. I ASKED YOU TO 
PASS THE HIGHWAY BILL TO INVEST 
IN NEW ROADS, BRIDGES AND 
TUNNELS ALL ACROSS OUR LAND. I 
AM ALSO COMMITTED TO ENSURING 
THAT 
AMERICANS ALSO KEEP AMERICA 
SAFE. THAT MEANS SUPPORTING 
THE MEN AND WOMEN OF LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AT EVERY LEVEL, 
INCLUDING OUR NATION'S HEROIC 
I.C.E. OFFICERS.
LAST YEAR 
OUR BRAVE I.C.E. OFFICERS 
ARRESTED MORE THAN 120,000 
CRIMINAL ALIENS CHARGED WITH 
NEARLY 10,000 BURGLARIES, 5000 
SEXUAL ASSAULTS, 45,000 VIOLENT 
ASSAULTS, AND 
2000 MURDERS. TRAGICALLY, THERE 
ARE MANY CITIES IN AMERICA WHERE
RADICAL POLITICIANS HAVE CHOSEN 
TO PROVIDE SANCTUARY FOR THESE 
CRIMINAL 
ILLEGAL ALIENS. IN SANCTUARY 
CITIES, LOCAL OFFICIALS ORDER 
POLICE TO RELEASE 
DANGEROUS CRIMINAL ALIENS TO 
PREY UPON THE PUBLIC INSTEAD OF 
HANDING THEM OVER TO I.C.E. TO 
BE SAFELY REMOVED. JUST 29 DAYS 
AGO, A CRIMINAL ALIEN FREED BY 
THE SANCTUARY CITY OF NEW YORK 
WAS CHARGED WITH THE BRUTAL AND 
MURDER OF EIGHT 
92-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. THE KILLER 
HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY ARRESTED FOR
ASSAULT, BUT UNDER NEW YORK 
SANCTUARY POLICY, HE WAS SET 
FREE. IF THE CITY HAD HONORED 
I.C.E.'S RETAINER REQUEST, HIS 
VICTIM WOULD STILL BE 
ALIVE TODAY. THE STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA PASSED AN OUTRAGEOUS 
LAW DECLARING THEIR WHOLE STATE 
TO BE A SANCTUARY FOR CRIMINAL 
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. A VERY 
TERRIBLE SANCTUARY WITH 
CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. HERE IS 
JUST ONE TRAGIC EXAMPLE. IN 
DECEMBER 2018, CALIFORNIA POLICE
DETAINED AN ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH 
FIVE PRIOR ARRESTS, INCLUDING 
CONVICTIONS FOR ROBBERY AND 
ASSAULT. BUT AS REQUIRED BY 
CALIFORNIA SANCTUARY LAW, LOCAL 
AUTHORITIES RELEASED HIM. DAYS 
LATER 
THE CRIMINAL ALIEN WENT ON A 
GRUESOME SPREE OF DEADLY 
VIOLENCE. HE VICIOUSLY SHOT ONE 
MAN GOING ABOUT HIS DAILY WORK. 
HE APPROACHED A WOMAN SITTING IN
HER CAR AND SHOT HER IN THE ARM 
AND IN THE CHEST. 
HE WALKED INTO A CONVENIENCE 
STORE AND WILDLY FIRED HIS 
WEAPON. HE HIJACKED A TRUCK AND 
SMASHED INTO VEHICLES, 
CRITICALLY INJURED INNOCENT 
VICTIMS. ONE OF THE VICTIMS IS A
TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE SITUATION AND
HE DIED. A 51-YEAR-OLD AMERICAN 
NAMED ROCKY JONES. ROCKY WAS AT 
A GAS STATION WHEN THIS VILE 
CRIMINAL FIRED EIGHT BULLETS AT 
HIM FROM CLOSE RANGE, MURDERING 
HIM IN COLD BLOOD. ROCKY LEFT 
BEHIND A DEVOTED FAMILY, 
INCLUDING HIS BROTHERS WHO LOVED
HIM MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN 
THE WORLD. ONE OF HIS GRIEVING 
BROTHERS IS HERE WITH US 
TONIGHT, JODI WOULD YOU PLEASE 
STAND? JODI, 
THANK YOU.
JODY, OUR HEARTS WE  FOR YOUR 
LOST AND WE WILL NOT REST UNTIL 
YOU HAVE 
JUSTICE. SENATOR THOM TILLIS HAS
INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO ALLOW 
AMERICANS LIKE JODY TO SUE 
SANCTUARY CITIES AND STATES  
WHEN A LOVED ONE IS HURT OR 
KILLED AS A RESULT OF THESE 
DEADLY PRACTICES.
I ASKED CONGRESS TO PASS THE 
JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF SANCTUARY
CITIES 
ACT IMMEDIATELY. THE UNITED 
STATES OF AMERICA SHOULD BE A 
SANCTUARY FOR LAW-ABIDING 
AMERICANS, NOT 
CRIMINAL ALIENS.
IN THE LAST THREE YEARS I.C.E. 
HAS ARRESTED OVER 5000 HUMAN 
TRAFFICKERS. AND I HAVE SIGNED 
NINE PIECES OF LEGISLATION TO 
STAMP OUT THE MENACE OF HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING DOMESTICALLY AND ALL
AROUND THE GLOBE. MY 
ADMINISTRATION HAS UNDERTAKEN AN
UNPRECEDENTED EFFORT TO SECURE 
THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE 
UNITED STATES.
BEFORE I CAME INTO OFFICE, IF 
YOU SHOWED UP ILLEGALLY ON OUR 
SOUTHERN BORDER AND WERE 
ARRESTED, YOU WERE SIMPLY 
RELEASED AND ALLOWED INTO OUR 
COUNTRY NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN. 
MY ADMINISTRATION HAS ENDED 
CATCH 
AND RELEASE.
IF YOU COME ILLEGALLY, YOU WILL 
NOW BE PROMPTLY REMOVED FROM 
OUR COUNTRY.
VERY IMPORTANTLY, WE ENTERED 
INTO HISTORIC COOPERATION 
AGREEMENTS WITH THE GOVERNMENTS 
OF MEXICO, HONDURAS, EL SALVADOR
AND GUATEMALA. AS A RESULT OF 
OUR UNPRECEDENTED EFFORTS, 
ILLEGAL CROSSINGS ARE DOWN 75% 
SINCE MAY. DROPPING EIGHT 
STRAIGHT MONTHS IN A ROW.
AND, AS THE WALL RAPIDLY GOES 
UP, DRUG SEIZURES RISE AND THE 
BORDER CROSSINGS ARE GOING DOWN 
AND GOING DOWN VERY RAPIDLY. 
LAST YEAR I TRAVELED TO THE 
BORDER IN TEXAS AND MET CHEAP 
PATROL 
AGENT, RAUL ORTIZ. OVER THE LAST
24 MONTHS, AGENT ORTIZ AND HIS 
TEAM HAVE SEIZED MORE THAN 
200,000 POUNDS OF POISONOUS 
NARCOTICS, ARRESTED MORE THAN 
3000 HUMAN SMUGGLERS, AND 
RESCUED MORE THAN 2000 MIGRANTS.
DAYS AGO, AGENT ORTIZ WAS 
PROMOTED TO DEPUTY CHIEF OF 
BORDER PATROL AND HE JOINS US 
TONIGHT. CHIEF ORTIZ, 
PLEASE STAND.
A GRATEFUL NATION THANKS YOU AND
ALL OF THE HEROES OF BORDER 
PATROL AND I.C.E. THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. TO BUILD ON THESE 
HISTORIC GAINS WE ARE WORKING ON
LEGISLATION TO REPLACE OUR 
OUTDATED AND RANDOMIZED 
IMMIGRATION SYSTEM WITH ONE 
BASED 
ON MERIT, WELCOMING THOSE WHO 
FOLLOW THE RULES AND CONTRIBUTE 
TO OUR ECONOMY AND SUPPORT 
THEMSELVES FINANCIALLY, AND 
UPHOLD 
OUR VALUES.
WITH EVERY ACTION, MY 
ADMINISTRATION IS RESTORING THE 
RULE OF LAW AND REASSERTING THE 
CULTURE OF 
AMERICAN FREEDOM. WORKING WITH 
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, MITCH 
O'CONNELL, THANK 
YOU MITCH AND HIS COLLEAGUES IN 
THE SENATE, WE HAVE CONFIRMED A 
RECORD NUMBER OF 187 NEW FEDERAL
JUDGES TO UPHOLD OUR 
CONSTITUTION AS WRITTEN. THIS 
INCLUDES TWO BRILLIANT NEW 
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, NEIL 
GORSUCH AND BRETT KAVANAUGH. 
THANK YOU.
AND, WE HAVE MANY IN 
THE PIPELINE. MY ADMINISTRATION 
IS ALSO DEFENDING RELIGIOUS 
LIBERTY, AND THAT INCLUDES THE 
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PRAY IN 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
IN AMERICA WE DON'T PUNISH 
PRAYER. WE DON'T TEAR DOWN 
CROSSES. WE DON'T BAN SYMBOLS OF
FAITH. WE DON'T MUZZLE PREACHERS
AND PASTORS. IN AMERICA WE 
CELEBRATE FAITH. WHICH AREAS 
RELIGION AND LIFT OUR VOICES IN 
PRAYER AND WE RAISE OUR SITES TO
THE GLORY OF GOD, JUST AS WE 
BELIEVE IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT, 
WE ALSO BELIEVE IN ANOTHER 
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT THAT IS 
UNDER SIEGE ALL ACROSS OUR 
COUNTRY. SO LONG AS I AM 
PRESIDENT, I WILL ALWAYS PROTECT
YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT TO 
KEEP AND 
BEAR ARMS.
IN REAFFIRMING OUR HERITAGE AS A
FREE NATION, WE MUST REMEMBER 
THAT AMERICA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A 
FRONTIER NATION. NOW, WE MUST 
EMBRACE THE NEXT FRONTIER. 
AMERICA'S 
MANIFEST DESTINY IN THE STARS. I
AM ASKING CONGRESS TO FULLY FUND
THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM TO ENSURE 
THAT THE NEXT MAN IN THE FIRST 
WOMAN ON THE MOON WILL BE 
AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS USING THIS 
AS A LAUNCHING PAD TO ENSURE 
THAT AMERICA IS THE FIRST NATION
TO PLANT A FLAG 
ON MARS.
MY ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO 
STRONGLY DEFENDING OUR NATIONAL 
SECURITY AND COMBATING RADICAL, 
ISLAMIC TERRORISM.
LAST WEEK I ANNOUNCED A 
GROUNDBREAKING PLAN FOR PEACE 
BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE 
PALESTINIANS, RECOGNIZING THAT 
ALL PAST ATTEMPTS 
HAVE FAILED. WE MUST BE 
DETERMINED AND CREATIVE IN ORDER
TO STABILIZE THE REGION AND GIVE
MILLIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THE 
CHANCE TO REALIZE A BETTER 
FUTURE. THREE YEARS AGO, THE 
BARBARIANS OF ISIS HELD OVER 
20,000 SQUARE MILES OF TERRITORY
IN IRAQ AND SYRIA. TODAY, THE 
ISIS TERRITORY HAS BEEN 100% 
DESTROYED AND THE FOUNDER AND 
LEADER OF ISIS, THE BLOODTHIRSTY
KILLER KNOWN AS AL BAG DADDY 
IS DEAD.
WE ARE JOINED THIS EVENING BY 
KARL AND MARSHA MUELLER. AFTER 
GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE, THEIR 
BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER BECAME 
HUMANITARIAN AID WORKER. SHE 
WANTS WROTE, SOME PEOPLE FIND 
GOD 
IN CHURCH. SOME PEOPLE FIND GOD 
IN NATURE. SOME PEOPLE FIND GOD 
IN LOVE. I FIND GOD IN 
SUFFERING. I HAVE KNOWN FOR SOME
TIME WHAT MY LIFE'S 
WORK IS, USING MY HANDS AS TOOLS
TO RELIEVE SUFFERING. IN 2013, 
WHILE CARING FOR SUFFERING 
CIVILIANS IN SYRIA, KAYLA WAS 
KIDNAPPED, TORTURED AND ENSLAVED
BY ISIS AND KEPT AS A 
PRISONER OF
OUR BAG DADDY. AFTER 
25 DAYS, HE KILLED HER. THE 
BRAVE MEN OF THE ELITE SPECIAL 
FORCES TEAM THAT SO PERFECTLY 
CARRIED OUT THE OPERATION TO 
KILL HIM HAD GIVEN THEIR MISSION
A NAME. TASK FORCE 814. IT WAS A
REFERENCE TO A SPECIAL DAY, 
AUGUST 14, KAYLA'S BIRTHDAY. 
KARL AND MARSHA, AMERICA'S 
WARRIORS NEVER FORGOT KAYLA, AND
NEITHER WILL WE. 
THANK YOU.
EVERY DAY, AMERICA'S MEN AND 
WOMEN IN UNIFORM DEMONSTRATE THE
INFINITE DEPTH 
OF LOVE THAT DWELLS IN THE HUMAN
HEART. ONE OF THESE AMERICAN 
HEROES WAS ARMY STAFF SERGEANT, 
CHRISTOPHER HATE. ON HIS SECOND 
DEPLOYMENT TO THE RATE IN 2008, 
SERGEANT HAKE WROTE A LETTER TO 
HIS ONE-YEAR-OLD SON GAGE. I 
WILL BE WITH YOU AGAIN, HE WROTE
MAC TO GAUGE. I WILL TEACH YOU 
TO RIDE YOUR FIRST BIKE, BUILD 
YOUR FIRST SANDBOX, WATCH YOU 
PLAY SPORTS AND SEE YOU HAVE 
KIDS ALSO. I LOVE YOU, SON AND 
TAKE CARE OF YOUR MOTHER I AM 
ALWAYS WITH YOU, DADDY. ON 
EASTER SUNDAY OF 20 THOUSAND 
EIGHT, CHRIS WAS OUT ON PATROL 
IN BAGHDAD WHEN HIS BRADLEY 
FIGHTING VEHICLE WAS HIT BY A 
ROADSIDE BOMB. THAT NIGHT HE 
MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR 
OUR COUNTRY. SERGEANT HAKE NOW 
RESTS IN ETERNAL GLORY IN 
ARLINGTON AND HIS WIFE, KELLY IS
IN THE GALLERY TONIGHT JOINED BY
THEIR SON WHO IS 
NOW 13-YEAR-OLD, AND DOING VERY,
VERY WELL. TO KELLY AND GAGE, 
CHRIS WILL LIVE IN OUR HEARTS 
FOREVER. HE IS LOOKING DOWN ON 
YOU NOW. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU 
BOTH 
VERY MUCH. THE TERRORISTS 
RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING SERGEANT
HAKE PROVIDED THE DEADLY 
ROADSIDE BOMB THAT TOOK CHRIS'S 
LIFE. THE TERRORIST WAS THE 
IRANIAN'S REGIME MOST 
RUTHLESS BUTCHER. A MONSTER WHO 
WOUNDED THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN 
SERVICEMEMBERS IN IRAQ. IS THE 
WORLD TOP TERRORIST, SOLEMN 
MONEY ORCHESTRATED THE DEATH OF 
COUNTLESS MEN, WOMEN AND 
CHILDREN. HE DIRECTED THE 
DECEMBER ASSAULT AND WENT ON TO 
ASSAULT U.S. FORCES IN IRAQ WITH
ACTIVITY TO PLAN NEW ATTACKS. WE
HIT HIM VERY HARD AND THAT IS 
WHY LAST MONTH AT MY DIRECTION, 
THE U.S. MILITARY EXECUTED A 
FLAWLESS MILITARY STRIKE THAT 
KILLED HIM AND TERMINATED HIS 
EVIL REIGN OF 
TERROR FOREVER.
OUR MESSAGE TO THE TERRORISTS IS
CLEAR. YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE 
AMERICAN JUSTICE. IF YOU ATTACK 
OUR CITIZENS YOU FORFEIT 
YOUR LIFE.
AND IN RECENT MONTHS WE HAVE 
SEEN PROUD IRANIAN'S RAISE 
THEIR VOICES AGAINST THEIR 
OPPRESSIVE RULERS. THE IRANIAN 
REGIME MUST ABANDON ITS PURSUIT 
OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, STOP 
SPREADING TERROR, DEATH AND 
DESTRUCTION AND START WORKING 
FOR THE GOOD OF ITS OWN PEOPLE. 
BECAUSE OF OUR POWERFUL 
SANCTIONS, THE IRANIAN ECONOMY 
IS DOING VERY, VERY POORLY. WE 
CAN HELP THEM MAKE A VERY GOOD 
AND SHORT TIME RECOVERY. IT CAN 
ALL GO VERY QUICKLY, BUT PERHAPS
THEY ARE TOO PROUD OR TOO 
FOOLISH TO ASK FOR THAT HELP. WE
ARE HERE. LET'S SEE WHICH ROAD 
THEY CHOOSE. IT IS TOTALLY UP TO
THEM.
AS WE DEFEND AMERICAN LIVES WE 
ARE WORKING TO END AMERICA'S 
WARS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IN 
AFGHANISTAN, THE DETERMINATION 
AND VALOR OF OUR WAR FIGHTERS 
HAS ALLOWED US TO MAKE 
TREMENDOUS PROGRESS AND PEACE 
TALKS ARE NOW UNDERWAY. I AM NOT
LOOKING TO KILL HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN 
AFGHANISTAN. MANY OF THEM 
TOTALLY INNOCENT. IT IS ALSO NOT
OUR FUNCTION TO SERVE OTHER 
NATIONS AS LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCIES. THESE ARE WAR FIGHTERS
THAT WE HAVE. THE BEST IN THE 
WORLD AND THEY EITHER WANT TO 
FIGHT TO WIN OR NOT FIGHT AT 
ALL. WE ARE WORKING TO FINALLY 
END AMERICA'S LONGEST WAR AND 
BRING OUR TROOPS BACK HOME.
WAR PLACES A HEAVY BURDEN ON OUR
NATION'S EXTRAORDINARY MILITARY 
FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY SPOUSES 
LIKE AMY WILLIAMS FROM FORT 
BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA AND HER 
TWO CHILDREN, SIX-YEAR-OLD 
ELIANA AND THREE-YEAR-OLD ROWAN.
AMY WORKS FULL-TIME AND 
VOLUNTEERS COUNTLESS HOURS 
HELPING OTHER MILITARY FAMILIES.
FOR THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS SHE 
HAS DONE IT ALL WHERE HER 
HUSBAND, SERGEANT FIRST CLASS 
WILLIAMS IS IN AFGHANISTAN ON 
HIS FOURTH DEPLOYMENT TO THE 
MIDDLE EAST. AMY'S KIDS HAVEN'T 
SEEN THEIR FATHERS FACE IN MANY 
MONTHS. AMY, YOUR FAMILY 
SACRIFICE MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR 
ALL OF OUR FAMILIES TO LIVE IN 
SAFETY AND A PIECE AND WE WANT 
TO THANK YOU. THANK 
YOU AMY.
BUT AMY, THERE IS ONE MORE 
THING. TONIGHT WE HAVE A VERY 
SPECIAL SURPRISE. I 
AM THRILLED TO INFORM YOU THAT 
YOUR HUSBAND IS BACK FROM 
DEPLOYMENT. HE IS HERE WITH US 
TONIGHT AND WE COULDN'T KEEP HIM
WAITING 
ANY LONGER.
>> USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA,
USA, 
USA, USA. 
>> WELCOME HOME SERGEANT 
WILLIAMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
AS THE WORLD BEARS WITNESS 
TONIGHT, AMERICA IS A LAND OF 
HEROES. THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE 
GREATNESS IS BORN, WHERE 
DESTINIES ARE FORGED AND OF 
WHERE LEGENDS COME TO LIFE. THIS
IS THE HOME OF THOMAS EDISON AND
TEDDY ROOSEVELT. OF MANY GREAT 
GENERALS, INCLUDING WASHINGTON, 
PERSHING, 
PATENT AND MacARTHUR. THIS IS 
THE HOME OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 
FREDERICK DOUGLASS, AMELIA 
EARHART, HARRIET TUBMAN, THE 
RIGHT BROTHERS, NEIL ARMSTRONG 
AND SO MANY MORE. THIS IS THE 
COUNTRY WHERE CHILDREN LEARN 
NAMES LIKE WYATT EARP, DAVY 
CROCKETT AND ANNIE OAKLEY. THIS 
IS THE PLACE WHERE THE PILGRIMS 
LANDED AT PLYMOUTH AND WHERE 
TEXAS PATRIOTS MADE THEIR LAST 
STAND AT 
THE ALAMO.
THE BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL ALAMO. 
THE AMERICAN NATION WAS CARVED 
OUT OF THE VAST FRONTIER BY THE 
TOUGHEST, STRONGEST, FIERCEST, 
AND MOST DETERMINED MEN AND 
WOMEN EVER TO WALK ON THE FACE 
OF THE EARTH. OUR ANCESTORS 
BRAVED THE UNKNOWN, TAMED THE 
WILDERNESS, SETTLED THE WILD 
WEST AND LIFTED MILLIONS FROM 
POVERTY, DISEASE AND HUNGER, 
VANQUISHED TYRANNY AND FASCISM, 
USHERED THE WORLD TO NEW HEIGHTS
OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, LAY 
DOWN THE RAILROADS, DUGOUT THE 
CANALS, RACED UP 
THE SKYSCRAPERS, AND LADIES AND 
GENTLEMEN, OUR ANCESTORS BUILT 
THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL REPUBLIC 
EVER TO EXIST IN ALL OF HUMAN 
HISTORY. AND, WE ARE MAKING IT 
GREATER THAN 
EVER BEFORE.
THIS IS OUR GLORIOUS AND 
MAGNIFICENT INHERITANCE. WE ARE 
AMERICANS, WE ARE PIONEERS, WE 
ARE THE PATHFINDERS. WE SETTLED 
THE NEW WORLD, WE BUILT THE 
MODERN WORLD, AND WE CHANGE 
HISTORY FOREVER BY EMBRACING THE
ETERNAL TRUTH, THAT EVERYONE IS 
MADE EQUAL BY THE HAND OF 
ALMIGHTY GOD.
AMERICA IS THE PLACE WHERE 
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. AMERICA IS 
THE PLACE WHERE ANYONE CAN RISE.
AND HERE, ON THIS LAND, ON THIS 
SOIL, ON THIS CONTINENT, THE 
MOST INCREDIBLE DREAMS COME 
TRUE. THIS NATION'S ARKANSAS, 
AND THIS COUNTRY IS OUR 
MASTERPIECE. WE LOOK AT TOMORROW
AND SEE UNLIMITED FRONTIERS JUST
WAITING TO BE EXPLORED. OUR 
BRIGHTEST DISCOVERIES ARE NOT 
YET KNOWN. OUR MOST THRILLING 
STORIES ARE NOT YET TOLD. OUR 
GRANDEST JOURNEYS ARE NOT YET 
MADE. THE AMERICAN AGE, THE 
AMERICAN EPIC, THE AMERICAN 
ADVENTURE HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN. 
OUR SPIRIT IS STILL YOUNG. THE 
SUN IS STILL RISING. GODS GRACE 
IS STILL SHINING, AND MY FELLOW 
AMERICANS THE BEST IS YET TO 
COME. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS 
YOU, AND GOD BLESS AMERICA. 
THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP TOUTING A 
NATION OF STRENGTH AND PROMISE, 
A STRONG ECONOMY. AND YET, 
DELIVERING A MESSAGE THAT WAS 
INCREDIBLY DIVISIVE IN THIS 
CHAMBER. 
SPEAKER PELOSI CHEERING AS THE 
PRESIDENT LEFT AND WALKED DOWN. 
HE IS TAKING THE HANDS OF THOSE 
ON THE SENATORS REPUBLICAN I'LL 
WHO ARE GREETING HIM. MANY 
STANDING OVATIONS ON THE 
REPUBLICAN SIDE, BUT SO MUCH 
CONCERN FROM THE DEMOCRATS THAT 
EVEN CAUSED SOME MEMBERS OF THE 
HOUSE DEMOCRATS TO WALK OUT. 
THIS IS LIVE COVERAGE FROM THE 
WASHINGTON POST. WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THESE IMAGES
OF 
THE PRESIDENT LEAVING THE 
CHAMBER. SO MANY MADE-FOR-TV 
MOMENTS TONIGHT THAT THE 
PRESIDENT SCRIPTED AND 
CONSTRUCTED, PINNING A MEDAL OF 
FREEDOM ON RUSH LIMBAUGH AND 
REUNITING A SOLDIER WITH HIS 
FAMILY. I AM LIBBY CASEY AND I 
AM JOINING MY COLLEAGUES RHONDA 
COLEMAN. RHONDA, WE WILL AWAIT 
THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE IN A FEW
MOMENTS. AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND 
US MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE ARE 
POURING OUT OF THE HOUSE CHAMBER
TO COME IN HERE AND WE ARE RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF 
THE ACTION. WE SEE A LOT OF 
ACTIVITY, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE 
TO TALK ABOUT AND I JUST WOULD 
BE HERE TONIGHT. RHONDA, WHAT 
STANDS UP TO YOU? 
>> TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT YOU 
SAID, THERE WERE A LOT OF 
MADE-FOR-TV MOMENTS. THERE WAS A
SOLDIER REUNITED WITH HIS 
FAMILY. THERE WAS A YOUNG GIRL 
RECEIVING A SCHOLARSHIP. THERE 
WERE MORMONS THAT WERE HARD TO 
GO UP AGAINST AS A DEMOCRAT. 
THEY WERE VERY HUMAN MOMENTS, 
TOO. WHAT STANDS OUT TO ME IS 
THE SPEECH WAS ABOUT THE SAME 
LENGTH AS LAST YEAR. WE WEREN'T 
SURE IT WAS GOING TO BE SHORTER 
OR LONGER. IT WAS ABOUT AN HOUR 
AND A HALF. ABOUT A QUARTER OF 
IT HE SPENT A LOT OF TIME 
TALKING ABOUT THE ECONOMY AND 
JOB GROWTH. TALKING ABOUT THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND HOW IT 
APPLIES TO MINORITIES. A LOT OF 
HIS GUESTS ACTUALLY, IF YOU WERE
PAYING ATTENTION TO THE GUESTS, 
MANY OF THEM WERE PEOPLE 
OF COLOR. I THINK HE REALLY 
WANTED TO BRING HOME, ESPECIALLY
IN THE BEGINNING OF HIS SPEECH, 
TO BRING HOME SOME OF THE THINGS
HE FEELS HAVE BEEN TRIUMPHS FOR 
HIM IN THE LAST YEAR. 
>> ABSOLUTELY, ALSO DOUBLING 
DOWN ON SOME POLICIES THAT ARE 
CONTROVERSIAL. DOUBLING DOWN ON 
THE WALL POLICY, SAYING HE WANTS
TO SEE THOSE 500 MILES OF 
CONSTRUCTION DONE BY THE NEW 
YEAR. BUT OTHERS HAVE REAL 
CONCERNS ABOUT INTERNALLY AND 
WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN GET ANY 
CLOSE TO THAT. 
>> LET'S REMEMBER LAST YEAR WE 
WERE STANDING IN THE SAME SPOT. 
AS THE BORDER WALL POLICY SHUT 
DOWN THE GOVERNMENT FOR OVER A 
MONTH. AGAIN, THAT IF YOU LOOK 
AT THE FACES OF A LOT OF 
DEMOCRATS, THAT WAS NOT A MOMENT
THEY WERE VERY PLEASED WITH. AND
YOU ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HEAR A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT LATER
ON TONIGHT WHEN WE HEAR REACTION
FROM LAWMAKERS. TOMORROW, THAT 
AND ALSO WHEN THEY WENT AFTER 
HEALTHCARE. THIS MORNING, NANCY 
PELOSI, SENATOR SCHUMER AND ALSO
REPRESENTATIVE MOYER 
HAD OVER 80 DOCTORS AND PATIENTS
WHO BENEFITED FROM THE ACA, FROM
THEIR VIEW. THEY HAVE THEM HERE 
AS GUESTS. SO THE FACT THAT HE 
SPENT PART OF HIS EARLY SPEECH 
TALKING ABOUT HEALTHCARE AND HOW
HE SAID HE WILL NOT ALLOW 
SOCIALISTS TO DO ANYTHING TO 
HEALTHCARE. YOU COULD TELL NANCY
PELOSI TOOK ISSUE WITH THAT. 
>> ABSOLUTELY, 
WE HEARD BOOS FROM INSIDE THE 
CHAMBER AFTER HE WENT AFTER 
DEMOCRATS DIRECTLY SAYING 132 
MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER ENDORSED 
LEGISLATION THAT WAS SOCIALISTS 
AND TALKED ABOUT HOW THOSE 
MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER WENT TO 
BANKRUPT THE NATION TO GIVING 
HEALTHCARE TO ILLEGAL ALIENS. 
YOU HEARD CHANCE FROM DEMOCRATS 
INSIDE 
CHANTING LEGISLATIVE
CHANGES. SOME A SHAKES OF THE 
HEAD IS DEMOCRATS PUSHED BACK 
AGAINST WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS 
TALKING ABOUT. ALSO SOME OF 
THINGS HE WAS TAKING CREDIT FOR 
HAVE NOT BEEN WORN OUT. SO, 
THERE ARE REAL QUESTIONS ABOUT 
HOW HE BACKS UP SOME OF THE 
CLAIMS HE MADE TONIGHT. RHONDA, 
IT IS WISE TO POINT OUT THERE 
WAS A TIP TO SOCIALISM A FEW 
TIMES TONIGHT. ONE OF THE 
SURPRISES OF THE EVENING WAS 
TO SEE THE PRESIDENT INTERIM 
WAITING IN VENEZUELA GOING UP 
AGAINST NICHOLAS MADERO. 
HE GOT A STANDING OVATION. 
SPEAKER PELOSI STOOD AND 
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS STOOD 
AND CHEERED FOR HIM. BUT 
RESIDENT TRUCK USE THAT TO PIVOT
TO A CRITIQUE OF SOCIALISM. WE 
OF COURSE KNOW SOCIALISM IS A 
WORD THE PRESIDENT IS USING AND 
THROWING AROUND TWO DEMOCRAT 
CANDIDATES. HE KEPT TRYING TO 
HIT THAT. EVEN IN MOMENTS WHEN 
THERE WAS UNITY, IT VERY QUICKLY
SLIPPED INTO A VERY DIVISIVE 
MESSAGE. 
>> HEART OF THE SPEECH, YOU HAVE
TO REMEMBER HE IS IN ACTIVE 
CAMPAIGN WILL. A LOT OF HIS 
SPEECH, HE REALLY WANTED TO HIT 
HOME SAYING THINGS HE THINKS 
WILL RESONATE WITH PEOPLE ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL. YOU HEARD A 
LITTLE BIT ABOUT CAMPAIGN 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. AND SITTING 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. THAT WAS VERY 
INTERESTING. 
>> REMINDER WILL WE BRING YOU 
THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE IN A 
MOMENT. IT IS TRADITION, EVERY 
YEAR THAT THE OPPOSING PARTY, 
THE ONE NOT ON THE SIDE OF THE 
PRESIDENT TO GIVE A SPEECH. WE 
WILL CARRY THAT. IT WILL BE 
INTERESTING TO SEE WHO THE 
DEMOCRATS CHOOSE 
FOR THAT. WE WILL SEE WHERE THAT
GOES IN TERMS OF THE 
PRESIDENTIAL RACE AND HOW IT 
ENTERS THE NATIONAL SCENE. 
ISSUES LIKE TRADE AND 
MANUFACTURING ARE THINGS 
THE PRESIDENT BROUGHT UP 
TONIGHT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT 
APPEALS TO PEOPLE IN MICHIGAN 
AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. 
>> AND ALSO, THE RESPONSE, THE 
DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE IS COMING 
FROM 
REPRESENTATIVE FROM
EL PASO. SHE IS A VERY BIG 
CRITIC OF THE PRESIDENT ON GUN 
CONTROL MEASURES AND ALSO 
IMMIGRATION. SO, SHE WAS CHOSEN 
BY LEADERSHIP TO GIVE THE 
SPANISH LANGUAGE RESPONSE. 
>> AND YOU MENTIONED GUN 
LEGISLATION. ONE OF THE MOST 
CONTENTIOUS MENTIONS OF THE 
NIGHT WAS WHEN HE MENTIONED THE 
SECOND AMENDMENT. WE SAW A BIG 
REACTION FROM DEMOCRATS IN THE 
CHAMBER. WE WILL TALK YOU MORE 
THIS EVENING AS WE DIGEST AND 
ANALYZE JUST WHAT HAPPENED. I 
WANT TO MENTION THAT WHEN WE SEE
GRETCHEN, IT WILL BE IN SORT OF 
A LINE OF PEOPLE. THIS WILL BE 
AN ADDRESS THAT SHE HAS GIVEN. 
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS IN 
PAST YEARS HAVE TRIED TO FIGURE 
OUT WHAT MAKES THE BEST 
MESSAGING. WAS IT SOMEONE 
STARING DOWN THE BARREL OF 
CAMERON TALKING DRESSY TO CAMERA
OR IS IT HAVING A LIVE AUDIENCE 
FEEL TO HAVE WARMTH AND 
DYNAMISM? WE WILL SEE WHAT THE 
DEMOCRATS PUSHBACK ON. THEY HAVE
TO BE AWARE OF HOW THEY GIVE THE
COUNTER MISSION TO THE 
PRESIDENT, BUT ALSO HOW THE GIVE
A MESSAGE THAT JUMPS FORWARD THE
DEMOCRATIC AGENDA AND DOESN'T 
JUST DWELL ON WHAT TRUMP HAS 
DONE, BUT SHOW AMERICA THAT THE 
DEMOCRATS HAVE THEIR OWN 
DESIRES. WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, 
NOT JUST IN COMMERCE BUT IN THE 
WHITE HOUSE. WE WILL BE TUNING 
INTO THAT IN A MOMENT. 
AFTERWARDS, WE WILL COME BACK 
AND WE WILL BE RIGHT HERE. I AM 
LINDA CASEY WITH RHONDA COLEMAN.
STAY WITH US AS WE GO TO 
MICHIGAN. 
>> I AM GRATEFUL YOU ARE TUNING 
IN. I AM GRETCHEN WITMER, THE 
49th GOVERNOR OF THE GREAT STATE
OF MICHIGAN. TONIGHT, I AM AT MY
DAUGHTERS PUBLIC-SCHOOL, EAST 
LANSING HIGH SCHOOL. WE ARE HERE
TODAY WITH FAMILIES AND PARENTS,
TEACHERS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, 
STUDENTS. I WANT TO THANK YOU 
ALL FOR COMING. BUT TONIGHT, I'M
GOING TO TALK TO THOSE OF YOU 
WHO ARE WATCHING AT HOME. I NEED
A LOT MORE THAN 10 MINUTES TO 
RESPOND TO WHAT THE PRESIDENT 
JUST SAID. SO, INSTEAD OF 
TALKING ABOUT WHAT HE IS SAYING,
I AM GOING TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT 
DEMOCRATS ARE DOING. AFTER ALL, 
YOU CAN LISTEN TO WHAT SOMEONE 
SAYS, BUT TO NOTE THE TRUTH, 
WATCH WHAT THEY DO. MICHIGANDERS
ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN AMERICANS 
EVERYWHERE. WE LOVE OUR FAMILIES
AND WANT A GOOD LIFE TODAY, AND 
A BETTER LIFE TOMORROW FOR OUR 
KIDS. WE WORKED HARD AND WE 
EXPECT OUR GOVERNMENT TO WORK 
HARD FOR US AS WELL. WE HAVE 
GRIT AND VALUE LOYALTY. AND, WE 
STILL ROOT FOR THE DETROIT 
LIONS. WE, AND ALL-AMERICANS 
MIGHT BE WORTHY OF TODAY'S 
POLITICS, BUT WE MUST STAY 
ENGAGED. OUR COUNTRY, OUR 
DEMOCRACY, OUR FUTURE DEMAND IT.
WE ARE CAPABLE OF GREAT THINGS 
WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER. WE CANNOT
FORGET THAT DESPITE THE 
DISHONESTY AND DIVISION OF THE 
LAST FEW YEARS, AND THAT WE 
HEARD TONIGHT FROM THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES, TOGETHER 
WE HAVE BOUNDLESS POTENTIAL. AND
YOUNG AMERICANS ARE PROVING THAT
EVERY DAY. THEY TAKE ACTION. 
THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON 
TONIGHT. MONTE SCOTT IS 13 YEARS
OLD AND 
LEAVES IN MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, 
MICHIGAN. MONTE'S STREET WAS 
COVERED 
IN POTHOLES. THEY WERE 
ANKLE-DEEP AND HE GOT TIRED OF 
WAITING FOR THEM TO GET FIX. SO,
HE GRABBED A SHOVEL AND BUCKET 
OF DIRT AND FILL THEM IN 
HIMSELF. DURING MY CAMPAIGN, 
PEOPLE TOLD ME TO FIX THE ROADS,
BECAUSE BLOWN TIRES AND BROKEN 
WINDSHIELDS ARE DOWNRIGHT 
DANGEROUS. AND CAR REPAIRS TAKE 
MONEY FROM RENT, CHILD CARE OR 
GROCERIES. AND WE, THE DEMOCRATS
ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. IN
ILLINOIS, THE GOVERNOR PASSED A 
MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR PLAN TO 
REBUILD THE ROADS AND BRIDGES. 
GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY 
IS REPLACING LEAD PIPES IN NEW 
JERSEY. ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE 
REBUILDING BRIDGES, FIXING 
ROADS, EXPANDING BROADBAND, AND 
CLEANING UP DRINKING WATER. 
EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY 
BENEFITS WHEN WE INVEST 
IN INFRASTRUCTURE. CONGRESSIONAL
DEMOCRATS HAVE PRESENTED 
PROPOSALS TO KEEP US MOVING 
FORWARD. BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE ARE 
BLOCKING THE PATH. WENT IT COMES
TO INFRASTRUCTURE, MONTE TRIED 
TO DO MORE WITH THE SHOVEL AND A
PILE OF DIRT THAN THE 
REPUBLICANS IN DC WITH THE OVAL 
OFFICE AND THE 
U.S. SENATE. BULLYING PEOPLE ON 
TWITTER DOESN'T FIX BRIDGES, IT 
BURNS THEM. OUR ENERGY SHOULD BE
USED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. AND IT 
IS TRUE FOR HEALTHCARE, TOO. FOR
ME, FOR SO MANY AMERICANS 
HEALTHCARE IS PERSONAL, NOT 
POLITICAL. WHEN I WAS 30, I 
BECAME A MEMBER OF THE SANDWICH 
GENERATION. THAT MEANS I 
WAS SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO 
GENERATIONS OF MY OWN FAMILY FOR
WHOM I WAS THE PRIMARY 
CAREGIVER. HOLDING DOWN A NEW 
JOB, CARING FOR MY NEWBORN 
DAUGHTER, AS WELL AS MY MOM AT 
THE END OF HER BRAIN CANCER 
BATTLE. I WAS UP ALL NIGHT WITH 
THE BABY AND DURING 
THE DAY, I HAD TO FIGHT MY MOM'S
INSURANCE COMPANY WHEN THEY 
WRONGLY DENIED HER COVERAGE FOR 
CHEMOTHERAPY. IT WAS HARD. IT 
EXPOSED THE HARSH REALITIES OF 
OUR WORKPLACES, OUR HEALTHCARE 
SYSTEM, AND OUR CHILD CARE 
SYSTEM. AND IT CHANGED ME. I 
LOST PATIENCE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
JUST TALK AND NO 
ACTION. SO, AS A SENATOR I 
WORKED WITH THE GOVERNOR TO 
EXPAND HEALTHCARE COVERAGE UNDER
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. TODAY, 
DEMOCRATS FROM MAINE TO MONTANA 
ARE EXPANDING COVERAGE AND 
LOWERING COSTS IN KANSAS, 
GOVERNOR LAUREN KELLY IS WORKING
ACROSS THE AISLE TO BRING 
MEDICAID COVERAGE TO TENS OF 
THOUSANDS. IN NEW MEXICO, 
GOVERNOR MICHELLE ENSHRINED ACA 
PROTECTIONS INTO LAW. EVERY 
DEMOCRAT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT 
HAS A PLAN TO EXPAND HEALTHCARE 
FOR ALL AMERICANS. EVERY ONE OF 
THEM HAS SUPPORTED THE 
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WITH 
COVERAGE FOR PEOPLE WITH 
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. THEY 
MAY HAVE DIFFERENT LENGTHS, BUT 
THE GOAL IS THE SAME. RESIDENT 
TRUMP SADLY HAS A DIFFERENT 
PLAN. HE 
IS ASKING THE COURTS TO RIP 
THOSE LIFE-SAVING PROTECTIONS 
AWAY. IT IS 
PRETTY SIMPLE, DEMOCRATS ARE 
TRYING TO MAKE YOUR HEALTHCARE 
BETTER, REPUBLICANS IN 
WASHINGTON ARE TRYING TO TAKE IT
AWAY. THINK ABOUT KIDS LIKE 
17-YEAR-OLD BLAKE CAROL FROM 
IDAHO WHO ORGANIZED A FUNDRAISER
TO PAY FOR HIS MOM'S COLON 
CANCER TREATMENT. OR 19-YEAR-OLD
EBONY MYERS FROM UTAH WHO SELLS 
ART TO HELP PAY FOR HER OWN RARE
GENETIC DISEASE TREATMENT. NO 
ONE SHOULD HAVE TO CROWD SOURCE 
THEIR TREATMENT, NOT IN AMERICA.
BUT THE REALITY IS, NOT EVERYONE
IN AMERICA HAS A JOB WITH 
HEALTHCARE AND BENEFITS. IN 
FACT, MANY HAVE JOBS THAT DON'T 
EVEN PAY ENOUGH TO COVER THEIR 
MONTHLY EXPENSES IT DOESN'T 
MATTER WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAYS 
ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET, WHAT 
MATTERS IS THAT MILLIONS OF 
PEOPLE STRUGGLE TO GET BY, OR 
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY AT THE 
END OF THE MONTH AFTER PAYING 
FOR TRANSPORTATION, STUDENT 
LOANS OR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. 
AMERICAN WORKERS ARE HURTING. IN
MY OWN STATE, OUR NEIGHBORS IN 
WISCONSIN AND OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA
AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, WAGES 
HAVE STAGNATED WHILE CEO PAY HAS
I ROCKETED. SO, WHEN THE 
PRESIDENT SAYS THE ECONOMY IS 
STRONG, MY QUESTION IS, STRONG 
FOR WHOM? STRONG FOR THE 
WEALTHY? WHO ARE REAPING REWARDS
FROM TAX CUTS THEY DON'T NEED? 
THE AMERICAN ECONOMY NEEDS TO BE
A DIFFERENT KIND OF STRONG. 
STRONG FOR THE SCIENCE TEACHER 
SPENDING HER OWN MONEY TO BUY 
SUPPLIES FOR HER CLASSROOM. 
STRONG FOR THE SINGLE MOM 
PICKING UP EXTRA HOURS SO SHE 
CAN AFFORD HER DAUGHTER'S SOCCER
CLEATS. STRONG FOR THE SMALL 
BUSINESS OWNER WHO HAS TO MAKE 
PAYROLL AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
MICHIGAN INVENTED THE MIDDLE 
CLASS, SO WE KNOW. IF THE 
ECONOMY DOESN'T WORK FOR WORKING
PEOPLE, IT JUST DOESN'T WORK. 
WHO FIGHTS FOR HARD-WORKING 
AMERICANS? DEMOCRATS DO. IN THE 
U.S. HOUSE, SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI
AND DEMOCRATS CAST A 
LANDMARK BILL. ANOTHER BILL TO 
GIVE 30 MILLION AMERICANS A 
RAISE BY INCREASING MINIMUM 
WAGE. AND, GROUND BREAKING 
LEGISLATION TO FINALLY GET 
MEDICARE, THE POWER TO NEGOTIATE
LOWER DRUG PRICES FOR AMERICANS 
WHO ARE SENIORS AND FAMILIES. 
THOSE THREE BILLS AND MORE THAN 
200 OTHER 
BIPARTISAN BILLS ARE JUST 
GATHERING DUST ON SENATE 
MAJORITY LEADER, MITCH 
McCONNELL'S DESK. SENATOR 
McCONNELL, AMERICA NEEDS YOU TO 
MOVE THOSE BILLS. MEANWHILE, 
DEMOCRATS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE
GETTING THINGS DONE. 
PENNSYLVANIA'S GOVERNOR, TOM 
WILKES IS EXPANDING THE RIGHT TO
OVERTIME PAY. MICHIGAN IS TOO. 
BECAUSE IF YOU ARE ON THE CLOCK,
YOU DESERVE TO GET PAID. NEVADA 
GOVERNOR, AND NORTH CAROLINA 
GOVERNOR, ROY COOPER ARE WORKING
TO GET HARD-WORKING TEACHERS A 
RAISE. AND SPEAKING OF THE 
CLASSROOM, WISCONSIN GOVERNOR 
UNILATERALLY INCREASE SCHOOL 
FUNDING I $65 MILLION LAST YEAR.
AND 
COLORADO, GOVERNOR JARED HAD 
FREE KINDERGARTEN. IN 25 STATES 
WE PASSED MINIMA WAGE HIKES 
WHICH WILL LIFT PEOPLE OUT OF 
POVERTY AND IMPROVE LIVES FOR 
FAMILIES. THAT IS STRENGTH. THAT
IS ACTION. DEMOCRACY 
TAKES ACTION. AND THAT IS WHY I 
AM SO INSPIRED BY YOUNG PEOPLE. 
THEY RESPOND TO MASS SHOOTINGS 
DEMANDING POLICIES THAT MAKE 
SCHOOLS SAFER. THEY REACT TO A 
WORLD THAT IS LITERALLY ON FIRE 
WITH FIRE IN THEIR BELLIES TO 
PUSH LEADERS TO FINALLY TAKE 
ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE. THEY 
TAKE ON A ROAD FILLED WITH 
POTHOLES WITH A SHOVEL AND SOME 
DIRT. IT IS WHAT GIVES ME GREAT 
CONFIDENCE IN OUR FUTURE. AND IT
IS WHY SOMETIMES, IT FEELS LIKE 
THEY ARE THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM.
BUT, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE 
THAT WAY. IT IS NOT THEIR MESS 
TO CLEAN UP. IT IS OURS. THE 
CHOICES WE MAKE TODAY CREATE 
THEIR REALITY TOMORROW. YOUNG 
PEOPLE, I AM TALKING TO YOU. AND
YOUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS. 
DEMOCRATS WANT SAFE SCHOOLS. WE 
WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE 
A PATH TO A GOOD LIFE, WHETHER 
IT IS THROUGH A UNION 
APPRENTICESHIP, A COMMUNITY 
COLLEGE, A FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY 
WITHOUT DROWNING IN DEBT. WE 
WANT YOUR WATER TO BE CLEAN. WE 
WANT YOU TO LOVE WHO YOU LOVE 
AND TO LIVE AUTHENTICALLY AS 
YOUR TRUE SELF, AND WE WANT 
WOMEN TO HAVE AUTONOMY OVER OUR 
BODIES WE WANT OUR COUNTRY 
WELCOMING AND EVERYONE'S VOTE 
COUNTED. 2020 IS A BIG YEAR. IT 
IS THE YEAR MY DAUGHTER, SHERRY 
WILL GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. 
IT IS ALSO THE YEAR SHE WILL 
CAST HER FIRST BALLOT, ALONG 
WITH MILLIONS OF YOUNG 
AMERICANS. BUT, THE TWO THINGS 
ARE CONNECTED. BECAUSE WATCH 
KING ACROSS THE GRADUATION STAGE
IS AS IMPORTANT AS WALKING INTO 
THE VOTING BOOTH FOR THE FIRST 
TIME. HER FUTURE, ALL OF OUR 
KIDS FUTURE WILL BE DETERMINED 
NOT JUST BY THEIR DREAMS, BUT BY
OUR ACTIONS. AS WE WITNESS THE 
IMPEACHMENT PROCESS IN 
WASHINGTON, THERE ARE SOME 
THINGS EACH OF US NO MATTER OUR 
PARTY SHOULD DEMAND. THE TRUTH 
MATTERS. FACTS MATTER, AND NO 
ONE SHOULD BE ABOVE THE LAW. IT 
IS NOT THOSE SENATORS SAY. 
TOMORROW, IT IS ABOUT WHAT THEY 
DO THAT MATTERS. REMEMBER, 
LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE SAY, BUT 
WATCH WHAT THEY DO. IT IS TIME 
FOR ACTION. GENERATIONS OF 
AMERICANS ARE COUNTING ON US. 
LET'S NOT LET THEM DOWN. THANK 
YOU FOR LISTENING, GOD BLESS 
AMERICA. GOOD NIGHT. 
>> THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE BY 
MICHIGAN GOVERNOR, YOU ARE 
WATCHING LIVE COVERAGE FOR THAT 
STATE OF THE UNION AND THE 
DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE. THANK YOU 
FOR TALKING WITH US. GIVE US 
YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF THIS 
PRESIDENTS SPEECH TONIGHT. 
>> HE KNOCKED IT OUT OF 
THE PARK
. HE SPOKE PAST ALL THE MEMBERS 
OF CONGRESS AND THE BUREAUCRACY 
AND SPOKE RIGHT TO THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE AND TALKED ABOUT THE 
ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO 
THEM. WHETHER IT IS HEALTHCARE 
OR SECURING THE BORDER OR 
WINNING THE WAR ON TERROR. HE 
KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK. 
>> HE HAD THE MESSAGES ABOUT 
AMERICAN GREATNESS, BUT HE 
TALKED ABOUT SOME VERY DIVISIVE 
TOPICS CHOOSING TO CALL 
DEMOCRATS SOCIALISTS AND 
CLAIMING THEY ARE THREATENING 
THEIR HEALTHCARE AND TALKING 
ABOUT ILLEGAL ALIENS. WHAT ARE 
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT. 
>> THESE ARE ISSUES IMPORTANT TO
MY CONSTITUENTS. SECURING OUR 
BORDER AND PROTECTING LIFE IN 
OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO 
KEEP AND BEAR ARMS. THESE ARE 
IMPORTANT ISSUES TO THE PEOPLE 
IN MY DISTRICT AND THEY SENT ME 
HERE TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. 
SO, THAT IS WHAT I'M GOING TO 
KEEP 
FIGHTING FOR
. I WILL PARTNER WITH THE 
PRESIDENT HOWEVER I CAN TO GET 
THESE ISSUES ACCOMPLISHED. 
>> CONGRESSMAN, GIVEN THAT THE 
SENATE VOTE IS TOMORROW ON 
IMPEACHMENT, ARE YOU SURPRISED 
THAT YOU THINK YOU SHOULD'VE 
ADDRESSED IT LATELY IN HIS 
SPEECH? 
>> I THINK THE PRESIDENT DID A 
GREAT JOB OF ADDRESSING THE 
ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE. THE SENATORS WERE ALL 
THERE AND THE MANAGERS ALL TRIED
TO SIT TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, IT IS
THAT KIND OF DRAMA THAT DOESN'T 
FAZE THE PRESIDENT ONE BIT. HE 
IS GOING TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO 
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. AND WHEN 
NANCY PELOSI WANTS TO BE PETTY 
AND RIP UP HIS SPEECH RIGHT OVER
HIS HEAD AFTER HE FINISHES, HE 
IS NOT GOING TO WORRY ABOUT IT. 
HE WILL GO RIGHT BACK TO 
ADDRESSING THE ISSUES IMPORTANT 
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> AT THE BEGINNING, SPEAKER 
PELOSI TRIED TO SHAKE HIS HAND. 
HE DIDN'T SHAKE HER HAND, WE 
DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS 
INTENTIONAL OR A MISSTEP. 
>> I DIDN'T SEE THAT, BUT HE 
WILL HAVE THE BEST RESPONSE TO 
THAT. 
>> WE ARE HEARING FOR THE 
PRESIDENT HE DOES WANT TO TALK 
ABOUT IMPEACHMENT TOMORROW. ARE 
YOU CONCERNED HE MAY LOSE 
MOMENTUM FROM TONIGHT AND GET 
FIRED BACK INTO THE IMPEACHMENT 
DRAMA?
>> Reporter: I HAVE NO DOUBT 
THAT THE MOMENTUM FROM TONIGHT 
WILL LAST BEYOND TOMORROW AND 
WELL INTO THE FALL AND PAST 
NOVEMBER. 
>> GREAT, 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE 
APPRECIATE THAT. YOU ARE HEARING
A VERY POSITIVE REPUBLICAN 
RESPONSE. AGAIN, THAT IS A 
CONGRESSMAN FROM VIRGINIA AND 
THE SHENANDOAH REGION. WE ARE 
SEEING A LOT OF MEMBERS FROM 
CONGRESS BEHIND US WEARING 
WHITE, THAT IS A VERY DEMOCRATIC
SIDE OF 
THE CAUCUS. DEMOCRATS HAVE HAD A
VERY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND A
DIFFERENT READ ON TONIGHT. WE 
WILL GET SOME DEMOCRATS TO VOICE
THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT JUST WHAT 
THEY THINK 
HAPPENED TONIGHT.
>> RHONDA, IT IS SO INTERESTING 
TO HEAR THE CONGRESS TALK IN 
GLOWING TERMS LIKE HITTING IT 
OUT OF THE PARK. EVEN THOUGH THE
PRESIDENT HAD VERY SORT OF 
DIVISIVE MOMENTS IN THE SPEECH. 
>> YES, BUT THERE WERE MOMENTS 
THAT I THINK DEMOCRATS DID GET 
BEHIND. WHEN THERE WAS MENTION 
OF INCARCERATION REFORM, THAT 
DID APPEAL TO A BIPARTISAN 
SENSITIVITY. SO, THERE WERE A 
FEW MOMENTS WHERE HE DID STRIKE 
HOME AND THE DEMOCRATS DID 
AGREE. I THINK WE HAVE SOMEBODY 
WITH US. THE HAWAIIAN SENATOR. 
>> I AM GOING TO COME DOWN TO 
YOU. WE ARE LITERALLY ON THE 
SAME LEVEL. WE JUST HEARD A VERY
GLOWING TAKE ABOUT THIS SPEECH 
FROM ONE OF THE REPUBLICANS WHO 
SAID THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP REALLY
SPOKE TO THEM. DO YOU THINK HE 
WAS SPEAKING TO ANY OF THE REST 
OF US? 
>> I DON'T THINK SO.
>> WHAT WERE THE MOMENTS HE FELT
WERE SLOTS IN DEMOCRATS FACES? 
>> FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK HE MUST 
KNOW THAT MOST OF US DO NOT 
SUPPORT SCHOOL VOUCHERS. BUT 
WITH HIS 
SCHOOL SECRETARY SANDING THERE, 
HE WANTS US TO FUND SCHOOL 
VOUCHERS SO THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN 
OUR COUNTRY DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO
THOSE HORRIBLE GOVERNMENT 
SCHOOLS. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT I WENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HE
WENT AFTER SANCTUARY CITIES. AND
CERTAINLY HE WAS SPEAKING TO THE
REPUBLICANS. BUT AGAIN, YOU 
COULD TELL I THE REACTION THAT 
IT WAS A VERY DIVIDED AUDIENCE. 
SO, THIS IS NOT SPEECH THAT 
BROUGHT ANYBODY TOGETHER. 
>> HE DIDN'T MENTION IMPEACHMENT
DIRECTLY. HE SORT OF TALKED 
ABOUT BEING PRODUCTIVE AND 
GETTING THINGS DONE, WHICH IS --
>> -- WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT 
GETTING THINGS DONE, IT IS ABOUT
PACKING OUR COURT SYSTEM. HE WAS
VERY PROUD OF THAT AND HE AND 
MITCH McCONNELL WANT TO PACK THE
COURTS EVEN MORE. THE 
FEDERALISTS SOCIETY 
PICKED JUDGES, NOT ANYTHING I 
COULD SHOUT FROM THE ROOFTOPS AS
A GREAT THING FOR THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE. 
>> WHAT DID 
YOU MAKE OF SPEAKER PELOSI 
TEARING UP THE SPEECH AT THE 
END? WE DID SEE SOME HOUSE 
DEMOCRATS WALK OUT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE SPEECH. WHAT IS YOUR 
RESPONSE TO THAT. 
>> I THINK THAT WE WERE HOPING, 
BUT WHY SHOULD WE EXPECT 
ANYTHING DIFFERENT BUT A VERY 
BIPARTISAN'S BEACH TO HIS BASE 
AND TO THE REPUBLICANS IN 
THE AUDIENCE? SO, WE WERE 
SITTING THERE AND THANKFULLY, I 
THOUGHT IT WAS A PRETTY SHORT 
SPEECH AND HE STUCK TO HIS 
REMARKS, THANK GOODNESS. 
>> SO, WHAT DID HE SAY, BESIDES 
THE BREVITY OF IT, WHAT DID HE 
SAY THAT APPEAL 
TO YOU? 
>> THE THING ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
IS THAT EVEN IF HE SAYS THINGS 
WE NORMALLY WOULD CONSIDER GOOD,
SUCH AS INFRASTRUCTURE HE NEVER 
FOLLOWS THROUGH. SO, YOU SIT 
THERE AND AFTER THREE YEARS 
KNOWING THAT PRETTY MUCH 
ANYTHING HE SAID, YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT HE WILL REALLY FOLLOW 
THROUGH ON OR WHAT HE REALLY 
BELIEVES IN BECAUSE HE IS 
TOTALLY CHANGEABLE. SO, YOU SIT 
THERE GOING WELL, 
I WONDER WHY IT IS VERY CLEAR HE
SPEAKS TO THE BASE WITH THE 
SECOND AMENDMENT. GOING AFTER 
LATE-TERM ABORTION AND SANCTUARY
CITIES. GOING AFTER IMMIGRANTS. 
THOSE ARE JUST HIS USUAL TALKING
POINTS. THIS IS NOT SPEECH THAT 
INSPIRED US TO THINK THAT HE IS 
GOING TO BRING TOGETHER A VERY 
IN MY VIEW, DIVIDED COUNTRY AND 
DIVIDED IN 
MANY REGIONS, BECAUSE OF HIM AND
THE KIND OF VOICE HE HAS BROUGHT
TO THE WHITE HOUSE. 
>> THANK YOU 
SO MUCH SENATOR FOR TALKING WITH
US. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. WE 
ARE GETTING RESPONSES HERE WITH 
PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS ARE THINKING. NO 
SURPRISE, THE REPUBLICANS IN 
FAVOR AND THE DEMOCRATS WITH 
CONCERNS. RHONDA?
>> WE HAVE NOW WITH US, 
REPRESENTATIVE CAROLYN MALONEY 
WHO IS ALSO THE OVERSIGHT CHAIR 
WHO TOOK OVER AFTER THE PASSING 
OF ELIJAH COMING. TELL ME WHAT 
YOU THOUGHT OF THE 
PRESIDENTS SPEECH. 
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOT OF 
REALITY TELEVISION. IT WAS A LOT
OF DRAMA. BUT ACTIONS SPEAK 
LOUDER THAN WORDS. WHEN HE 
TALKED ABOUT WANTING TO COVER 
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, HE 
SHOULD STOP SUPPORTING THE TEXAS
LAW THAT REMOVES PRE-EXISTING 
CONDITIONS THAT IS NOW IN THE 
COURTS. AND WHEN HE WANTED TO 
LOAD DRUG PRICES, HE COULD SPORT
HR THREE WHICH WOULD NEGOTIATE 
LOWER 
DRUG PRICES, ONE OF THE THINGS 
HE RAN ON. AND THE 
INFRASTRUCTURE, HE KEEPS TALKING
ABOUT IT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE 
THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. I WAS 
PLEASED HE DID SIGN INTO LAW ONE
OF THE BILLS THAT CAME OUT OF 
THE COMMITTEE PAYING FOR THE 
BIRTH OF A CHILD. WE ARE ONLY 
ONE OF TWO COUNTRIES IN THE 
WHOLE WORLD THAT DOES NOT PAY 
FOR LEAVE. BUT THE BILL WAS 
WIDER AND COVERED MEDICAL LEAVE 
FOR FAMILIES. AND WE 
HAVE THAT BILL IN AGAIN AND 
HOPEFULLY WE CAN BUILD ON THAT 
AND EXPAND THAT. AND THE FORMER 
TEACHER, I HAVE LONG SUPPORTED 
EDUCATION, I THINK 
THAT IS THE RIGHT MOVE AND THE 
RIGHT DIRECTION. BUT, IF YOU 
WANT EQUALITY HE SHOULD HAVE 
COME OUT FOR THE EQUAL RIGHTS 
AMENDMENT. 
>> YOU ARE WEARING YOUR PEN. 
>> IT WAS JUST RATIFIED IN 
VIRGINIA AND WE WILL BE PASSING 
A BILL THAT CALL UPON THE 
COUNTRY TO RECOGNIZE THE 38 
STATES THAT RATIFIED IT. I AM 
PROUD THAT JENNIFER FOY IS WITH 
US WITH THE SPONSOR OF THE EQUAL
RIGHTS AMENDMENT IN VIRGINIA 
THAT LED TO THE FINAL 
RATIFICATION. SHE WAS MY SPECIAL
GUEST TONIGHT AND I AM SO PROUD 
OF HER LEADERSHIP AND WE ARE 
GOING TO FINALLY GET IT DONE, 
BECAUSE OF THE WORK DONE IN 
VIRGINIA. THANK YOU JENNIFER. 
>> NOW, YOU ARE THE CHAIR OF ONE
OF THE COMMITTEES THAT LED THE 
INVESTIGATION IN THE 
IMPEACHMENT. WHAT IS NEXT FOR 
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RIGHT 
NOW? AFTER WE HAVE THIS VOTE, 
PRESUMABLY THE SENATE WILL 
ACQUIT PRESIDENT TRUMP. WHAT IS 
NEXT FOR OVERSIGHT RIGHT NOW? 
>> WELL, WE ARE CONTINUING OUR 
INVESTIGATION THIS WEEK WHILE 
EVERYONE IS FOCUSED ON 
IMPEACHMENT. WE ARE FOCUSED ON 
FOUR AREAS IN THE LAW WHERE THE 
PRESIDENT HAS ROLLED BACK 
PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN. WE 
HOPE TO PUT THAT BACK WITH A LOT
TO PROTECT THEM. AND HOUSING AND
NUTRITION AND CUTTING PROGRAMS 
THAT AID THEM. NEXT WEEK, WE ARE
HAVING A HEARING WITH THE CENSUS
DIRECTOR ON GETTING A FULL AND 
ACCURATE COUNT, FOCUSING ON THE 
CENSUS. WE HAD A HEARING ON HATE
CRIMES LAST WEEK AND PASSED THE 
NEVER FORGET HOLOCAUST EDUCATION
PLAN THAT WOULD CREATE A 
CENTRALIZED DATABASE ON WAYS TO 
COMBAT HATE AND TOLERANCE AND 
UNDERSTANDING OF THE HOLOCAUST. 
WE HOPE TO PASS THAT THROUGH THE
SENATE, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE 
PASSING IN THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 
10, NOT ONLY THE EQUAL RIGHTS 
AMENDMENT, IT IS HARD TO EMPOWER
WOMEN IF YOU DON'T EVEN 
RECOGNIZE THEM. BUT, A WOMEN'S 
MUSEUM ON THE MALL, THE FIRST IN
HISTORY. WE ARE CONTINUING OUR 
HEARINGS THAT WILL HAVE AN 
IMPACT ON DRUG PRICES AND A 
WHOLE SERIES ON THE HIGH COST 
OF DRUGS.
>> THAT IS SOMETHING THE 
PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT TODAY. 
>> WE HAVE A BILL THAT WOULD DO 
THAT, SO GET BEHIND IT AND PASS 
IT. HE RAN ON NEGOTIATING LOWER 
PRICES, LIKE THEY DO AT THE VA 
AND OTHER COUNTRIES DO, WE 
SHOULD DO THAT HERE. WE ARE 
WORKING ON THAT. WE ARE WORKING 
ON 
NUMEROUS AREAS. WE ARE HONING IN
ALL THE DIRECTORS OF 
THE AGENCIES THAT TURNED US DOWN
SEVERAL TIMES. 
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU WILL BE 
VERY BUSY IN THE NEXT FEW 
MONTHS. 
>> HE WAS CAMPAIGNING AND SAID 
HE CAN COME TO THE HEARINGS. 
>> I'M SORRY WE ARE GOING TO 
HAVE TO CUT YOU OFF. 
>> MUCH TO DO AND NOT ENOUGH 
TIME. 
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A 
GOOD TIME 
HERE TONIGHT. 
>> WE ARE HERE IN STATUARY HALL 
AS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TALK TO 
THE MEDIA AND GIVE THEIR TWO 
CENTS ON HOW THE PRESIDENT 
SPEECH WENT TONIGHT. IT IS A 
MOMENT FOR EVERYONE TO EVALUATE 
AND TO BE ABLE TO TAKE HOME A 
MESSAGE TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS. 
AND THIS IN SOME WAYS, RHONDA IS
A CONTINUATION OF THE WEEK IN 
DRAMA KICKING OFF IN 2020 
CAMPAIGN WITH THE IOWA CAUCUS ON
MONDAY NIGHT. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, AS YOU SAID 
EARLIER 97% OF CAUCUSING GOING 
ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE. 
THE PRESIDENT IS AWARE, OF 
COURSE THAT THIS IS A MOMENT HE 
CAN REALLY KICKS CAMPAIGN INTO 
GEAR AND REPUBLICANS KNOW THAT 
TOO. RHONDA, WE ALL WONDERED IF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP WOULD TALK ABOUT
IMPEACHMENT DIRECTLY TONIGHT. 
WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE IS THAT YOU WANT TO 
TALK ABOUT IT TOMORROW. AND 
TOMORROW, OF COURSE AT 4:00 
DRAMA WILL UNFOLD HERE AS THEY 
VOTE ON THE 
IMPEACHMENT PROCESS. 
>> AND THAT MAKE SENSE. WHAT WE 
JUST SAW WAS A LOT OF POMP AND 
CIRCUMSTANCE. IT IS MORE OF THE 
PROFUSION OF THE CONGRESS AND 
THE PRESIDENCY. MAYBE THIS WAS 
NOT THE RIGHT PLACE OUR CLIMATE 
TO DISCUSS IMPEACHMENT, BUT YOU 
KNOW AFTER THAT BOAT AND HE IS 
ABLE TO GIVE A FULL RESPONSE TO 
THE VOTE -- 
>> -- THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS IN
MANY WAYS, BECAUSE IT COULD PUT 
THESE 
MODERATE REPUBLICANS IN A 
DIFFERENT FRAME 
OF MIND. IF HE HAD GIVEN AN 
UNHINGED 
SPEECH ABOUT IMPEACHMENT, IT 
WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE 
MODERATE REPUBLICANS TO STICK TO
THEIR TOPICS. SO LET'S WATCH 
SOME OF 
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH. THIS 
COULD BE INTERPRETED AS A 
REFERENCE TO IMPEACHMENT. WATCH 
THIS. 
>> MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, WE MUST 
NEVER FORGET THAT THE ONLY 
VICTORIES THAT MATTER IN 
WASHINGTON ARE VICTORIES THAT 
DELIVER FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
THE PEOPLE ARE THE HEART OF OUR 
COUNTRY. THEIR DREAMS ARE THE 
SOUL OF OUR COUNTRY. AND 
THEIR LOVE IS WHAT POWERS AND 
SUSTAINS OUR COUNTRY. WE MUST 
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT OUR JOB IS 
TO PUT 
AMERICA FIRST.
>> THOSE EXPRESSIONS ARE 
PRICELESS, RHONDA AS THE CAMERAS
PANNED 
THE ROOM
TO SEE THE DEMOCRATS REACTING TO
THAT. 
>> A PICTURE SAYS 1000 WORDS. 
THAT WAS FROM THE BEGINNING. I 
REMEMBER WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SPECIFICALLY IN THE FIRST 15 
MINUTES STARTED TALKING ABOUT 
MINORITIES WHO ARE DOING BETTER 
UNDER HIS ADMINISTRATION AND THE
ECONOMY WAS DOING SO WELL AND 
THERE WAS JOB GROWTH AND 
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ARE DOWN. I 
DID SEE MEMBERS ACROSS THE BOARD
IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, THEY 
SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE NOT 
LISTENING TO THAT. IN 
FACT, MAJORITY MITCH CLYBURN WAS
LOOKING DOWN AND SHAKING HIS 
HEAD WHEN THE PRESIDENT KEPT 
SAYING THE ECONOMY IS BETTER 
THAN ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATION 
BEFORE. SO IT IS COMMENTS LIKE 
THOSE WHEN YOU SEE DEMOCRATS WHO
CAN'T GET BEHIND THEM BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING A LOT OF
HIS POLICY HERE ON THE HILL, AND
THOSE COMMENTS AREN'T SOMETHING 
THAT ARE GOING TO RESONATE WITH 
THEM. 
>> RHONDA, EVEN FROM THE 
BEGINNING THERE WAS A QUESTION 
OF HOW
NANCY PELOSI WOULD GREET THE 
PRESIDENT. WE SAW HER REACH OUT 
HER HAND AND TRY TO SHAKE THE 
PRESIDENTS HAND. HE BLEW RIGHT 
PAST HER AND WE DON'T KNOW 
WHETHER THAT WAS INTENTIONAL OR 
NOT. BUT, IT WAS A MOMENT ONCE 
AGAIN WHERE THAT IMAGE REALLY 
SAID A LOT AND SORT OF AN 
AWKWARD MOMENT OF BACK AND 
FORTH. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS THE 
PRESIDENT FIRST ARRIVED AND HE 
IS GIVING COPIES OF THE SPEECH 
TO THE VICE PRESIDENT AND THE 
SPEAKER. 
>> YES, THAT COULD BE HE WAS 
JUST PASSING THE SPEECH AND HE 
TURNED AROUND. WE DON'T KNOW 
EXACTLY, BUT IT WAS A MOMENT TO 
START THE WHOLE NIGHT OFF. 
>> I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT 
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD SOME 
DISTURBANCE IN THE CHAMBER. AT 
ONE POINT SPEAKER PELOSI WAS 
LOOKING INTO THE BALCONY AND 
TALKING AND WE WERE ALL 
WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON. OUR
COLLEAGUES HAVE REPORTED AND 
THIS IS FROM PAUL KANE. THIS WAS
WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS TALKING
ABOUT THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND 
GUN RIGHTS AND THE DEMOCRAT OF 
GEORGIA OF COURSE, HER SON 
17-YEAR-OLD WAS KILLED BACK IN 
2012 IN GUN VIOLENCE. SHE STOOD 
SILENTLY DURING THE PRESIDENTS 
REMARK, RHONDA AND AFTER THAT, 
FRED WHO WAS A GUEST OF THE 
DEMOCRATS, ONE OF THE GUEST 
SPEAKER PELOSI HAD A CHILD WHO 
WAS KILLED IN THE 
PARKLAND SHOOTING. HE STOOD UP 
AND STARTED SHOUTING, MY CHILD 
AND WAS ESCORTED OUT OF THE 
CHAMBER. AT THAT POINT, ONE OF 
THE DEMOCRATICS HOUSE MEMBERS 
STOOD UP AND LEFT.
>> SHE IS A DEMOCRAT FROM 
GEORGIA AND SHE FEELS THE SEAT 
THAT NEWT 
GINGRICH FILLED. SO, SHE IS FROM
A VERY RED DISTRICT, BUT SHE HAS
RUN ON GUN CONTROL BECAUSE SHE 
HAS THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF 
LOSING HER SON. I HAVE 
INTERVIEWED HER AND TALKED ABOUT
THAT WITH HER. AND THE PARKLAND 
DAD, THESE FEELINGS ARE SO RAW 
AND WHEN YOU BRING THAT UP, IT 
IS SORT 
OF HARD FOR THEM TO HERE. AND 
THE FACT THAT CONGRESS HAS 
REALLY NOT MOVED ON GUN CONTROL 
THIS WHOLE 
TERM YET. THEY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE
HEARINGS ON THE JUDICIAL 
COMMITTEE, BUT NO MOVEMENT ON 
THE LEGISLATION 
REGARDING THAT.
>> ALSO EVERYONE INVITES GUESTS 
TO SYMBOLIZE 
SOMETHING AND SUGGEST SOMETHING.
THAT IS A SYMBOL OF DEMOCRATS 
CONCERNS ABOUT GUN CONTROL. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD MANY 
MADE-FOR-TV MOMENTS. AS WE 
TALKED ABOUT, THE SOLDIER 
REUNITED WITH HIS FAMILY. WE SAW
A VETERAN WHO HAD RECOVERED FROM
DRUG ABUSE NOW SAYING HE WAS 
TURNING HIS LIFE AROUND. THE 
FIRST LADY WAS PRESENTING A 
MEDAL OF FREEDOM TO RUSH 
LIMBAUGH. SHE
HAD THE BEST ANTI-BULLYING 
CAMPAIGN. I REMEMBER WHEN RUSH 
LIMBAUGH WAS BULLYING THE 
CLINTON DAUGHTER. WE ARE SEEING 
THE EMBRACE OF REPUBLICANS. HE 
IS ALWAYS IN THE REPUBLICANS 
CORNER. BUT, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SUPPORTING HIM AND LOVES HIM. 
YOU SAW REPUBLICANS GIVE HIM A 
STANDING OVATION TONIGHT WHEN 
MELANIA TRUMP AND THAT METAL ON 
HIM.
NIGHT. IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS 
BEEN ON THE BACK OF EVERYONE'S'S
MIND. NOW IT IS WHAT DO WE DO 
NEXT AND I WAS JUST SPEAKING SHE
SAID WE ARE GOING TO KEEP 
INVESTIGATING AND GAVE A LIST 
THAT THEY PLAN TO LOOK INTO. HER
COMMITTEE AND WHITE HOUSE 
OVERSIGHT. I DON'T THINK HOUSE 
IMMIGRANTS ARE GOING 
TO STOP. 
>> FROM THE KICKOFF OF THE 2022 
THE STATE EMILY OF THE UNION IT 
IS QUITE A WEEK IN NATIONAL 
POLITICS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 
JOINING US. RHONDA WILL BE BACK 
HERE TOMORROW ON CAPITOL HILL 
AND WE WILL BE WATCHING THE 
FINAL PHASE OF THE 
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. WE WILL BE 
LIVE AT 3:00 EASTERN TIME. THAT 
VOTE SET FOR 4:00. WE WILL BRING
THAT TO 
YOU LIVE. WE WILL BE A NEW 
HAMPSHIRE NEXT WEEK DOING THAT 
LIVE AS WELL AND ENCOURAGE YOU 
TO SUBSCRIBE AND GET NOTIFIED 
WHEN WE DO THESE 
LIVE BROADCAST. A PICTURE IS 
WORTH 1000 WORDS. IT IS SO TRUE,
LET'S LOOK AT ONE OF THE MOMENTS
THE MOMENT THAT WILL BE 
CERTAINLY MARKED AS ICONIC. 
>> THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY NANCY
PELOSI PICTURES AND THE ONE 
WHERE SHE IS POINTING 
AT TRUMP IN THE NEGOTIATING ROOM
AND NOW THIS, THIS SAYS 
A LOT. DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN DOING
INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE LAST FEW 
WEEKS AND IT CULMINATED TONIGHT 
AND TOMORROW WITH THIS VOTE. A 
VERY COMPELLING PICTURE. 
>> AND RESPONDING TALKING ABOUT 
ILLEGAL 
ALIENS AND THAT PICTURE SAYS A 
LOT IN TERMS OF THE REACTION 
HERE ON CAPITOL HILL THIS 
EVENING. THANK YOU AND WE THANK 
YOU FOR ALL OF US HERE AT THE 
WASHINGTON POST, HAVE A 
GOOD NIGHT.
