President Obama Delivers State of the Union Address

While Obama’s speech was a retort to Trump about America’s values, Haley was making a retort on the Republican Party’s values.

The Iran deal should not only avoid the risk of a nuclear standoff in the Middle East; if it heralds a normalization of ties with the Shia state, it could also see a more natural balance of power emerge in the region and allow America to wean itself off a one-sided dependence on oil-rich Sunni regimes.

He also offered his pitch to fix it – including structural reforms to a political system he said even those in Washington don’t like. Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, who are both able to attend the State of the Union, were not in the audience. ‘Too often we hear Republicans talking in coded, racial language about free stuff, takers and losers’. “It’s a matter of understanding what makes us strong”, Obama said. “And each time, we overcame those fears”. In his address on Tuesday night, he said one of the few regrets of his presidency was that the political rancour had grown worse rather than better. Now, I personally consider that a great compliment, ‘ she said, to clapping and cheers. “We’ve got some big choices ahead”, he said.

“That doesn’t mean that you go around insulting people and thinking that that is clever, or that is being honest, or telling it straight”, he said.

‘There’s just a lot of useful information, ‘ she said of her memoir that details her time at the helm of the State Department. Because of you. I believe in you. I’ll let you you know that right now’.

HORSLEY: Governor Haley is considered a rising star in the GOP, and she’s been mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate.

He defended his record – and implicitly urged the public to elect another Democratic president to build on it – but acknowledged the persistent anxieties of Americans who feel shut out of a changing economy or at risk from an evolving terror threat. Without naming the Republican frontrunner directly, Obama lamented the fact that the 2016 presidential campaign has resorted (more so than usual) to mudslinging and fearmongering.

He finished on a high note, emphasizing stories of Americans who set an example of the spirit of the nation. He declared the United States “the most powerful nation on Earth”. A steady erosion under way for years has accelerated during Mr Obama’s time in the White House and now shows itself in congressional dysfunction and campaign vitriol.

Following Obama’s address to Congress, Wale took to Twitter to thank the White House for the larger than life opportunity. ‘Every problem in the world is caused by Barack Obama.

‘Everyone in america who is not overtly partisan understands that we have come a long, long way, ‘ Sanders said.