Why I’m not watching the State of the Union – and you shouldn’t either | Robert Reich
www.theguardian.com
Trump doesn’t deserve our attention. And we already know the state of the union – it sucks

The State of the Union is in about 15 minutes. The President of the United States cares more than anything about ratings. If you disapprove of the past year, express your disapproval and avoid watching live.

    • MajinBlayze@lemmy.world
      5·
      21 days ago

      What he chooses to lie about and the narrative he tries to spin can be important, especially on the eve of a major war.

      What we got was not though

  • mvilain@fedia.io
    18·
    21 days ago

    I’d already planned on skipping this and looking at Colbert’s excerpts on his show. It wouldn’t be the same anyway without Speaker Nancy Pelosi golf clapping at his gibbering. And ripping up the written copy as a chef’s kiss.

  • daannii@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    21 days ago

    During the last one he said all medical research funding cancelled cause of transgenic mice . Cause he thought that meant transgender.

    • beelzebum@lemmy.world
      27·
      21 days ago

      summary: everything is better, everyone is making more money, everything is cheaper, all crime is down, every industry is producing more, inflation is gone, unemployment is gone, housing is affordable, healthcare is affordable, there are zero illegal immigrants, etc

  • I_Jedi@lemmy.todayEnglish
    111·
    21 days ago

    I’m watching for the Bingo game. I’ll get Bingo when he mentions Greenland.

  • Noah Snedden@aussie.zone
    4·
    21 days ago

    For those of us not versed in the Divided States… whatever it is, what does the state of the union usually do/entail?

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      21 days ago

      It’s a speech that the President gives to a joint session of Congress, so Senators and Representatives are all in the chamber together.

      The Constitution mandates that the President gives Congress an update on the State of the Union “from time to time”, and over the years that has evolved into a speech given around this time of year, every year except the first year of a President’s term. It is also viewed as an opportunity for the President to advocate for legislation he favors.