‘Gloomy.’ ‘Amazing.’ Trump’s Speech Divides the Pundits.
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‘Gloomy.’ ‘Amazing.’ Trump’s Speech Divides the Pundits.
To the 3 percent of Democrats who approve of him right now?”
Also in the hot seat on Tuesday was Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, who spent his first evening as an ABC political analyst defending Mr. Trump’s remarks as “a traditional State of the Union speech.”
He was the sole Trump fan on ABC News’s broadcast, where Matthew Dowd, a political consultant, quipped: “Calling this a healing speech is almost like calling going on a diet by drinking a Diet Coke and eating a pizza.”
Conservative media outlets focused on the facial reactions of Democrats in the audience, accusing the scowling Ms. Pelosi
and Senator Bernie Sanders — who was seen looking deeply bored, and halfheartedly clapping — of disrespecting military veterans and the grieving relatives whom Mr. Trump had invited to the event.
And the former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, making her debut as a prime time NBC political analyst, declared
that President Trump “did a fine job — but I think he’s going to tweet something and we’ll forget all about it.”
Depending on your news venue of choice, Mr. Trump’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday was pronounced “gloomy” (ABC’s Martha
Raddatz), “well-confected” (MSNBC’s Chris Matthews), “way too long” (Fox News’s Chris Wallace), or “amazing” (Sean Hannity).
Her move to NBC from Fox News last year has been mixed at best, with so-so ratings for
her Sunday night magazine program and a rocky start to her 9 a.m. edition of “Today.”
On Tuesday, Ms. Kelly drew on the trademark spitfire
that made her a sensation at Fox News, only this time it was aimed squarely at the Republican president in office.
To the 3 percent of Democrats who approve of him right now?”
Also in the hot seat on Tuesday was Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, who spent his first evening as an ABC political analyst defending Mr. Trump’s remarks as “a traditional State of the Union speech.”
He was the sole Trump fan on ABC News’s broadcast, where Matthew Dowd, a political consultant, quipped: “Calling this a healing speech is almost like calling going on a diet by drinking a Diet Coke and eating a pizza.”
Conservative media outlets focused on the facial reactions of Democrats in the audience, accusing the scowling Ms. Pelosi
and Senator Bernie Sanders — who was seen looking deeply bored, and halfheartedly clapping — of disrespecting military veterans and the grieving relatives whom Mr. Trump had invited to the event.
And the former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, making her debut as a prime time NBC political analyst, declared
that President Trump “did a fine job — but I think he’s going to tweet something and we’ll forget all about it.”
Depending on your news venue of choice, Mr. Trump’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday was pronounced “gloomy” (ABC’s Martha
Raddatz), “well-confected” (MSNBC’s Chris Matthews), “way too long” (Fox News’s Chris Wallace), or “amazing” (Sean Hannity).
Her move to NBC from Fox News last year has been mixed at best, with so-so ratings for
her Sunday night magazine program and a rocky start to her 9 a.m. edition of “Today.”
On Tuesday, Ms. Kelly drew on the trademark spitfire
that made her a sensation at Fox News, only this time it was aimed squarely at the Republican president in office.