GOP Presidential Candidates Criticize Obama’s State Of The Union Address

But he urged the audience to reject the vision of America that he says Republicans want them to see. And, recognizing the harmful legacy of policies that have too often forced communities of color to the margins, President Obama has used his bully pulpit to raise the issue of race on the national level and forced us to confront some of our country’s darkest moments.

First, the president said employing America’s “unique strengths as a nation” was “how we secured the freedom in every state to marry the person we love” – a reference to last year’s Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.

Haley told NBC that she hadn’t thought about any of the vice-presidential rumours, but added: “If a candidate wanted to sit down and talk, I would sit down and talk”. But it would mean listening to differing points of view, refusing to demonize those with whom we disagree. But that is much easier said than done, especially with conservative lawmakers eager to use the power of the purse to undermine Obama, and the Senate filibuster and Obama’s veto pen standing ready to block them. Let me tell you something: the United States of America is the most powerful nation on Earth.

Although Donald Trump was not mentioned by name, President Obama’s remarks criticised the Republican presidential front-runner for calling for the temporary ban of Muslims from entering the US.

As President Barack Obama begins his eighth and final year in office, the differences in how he and leading Republicans view the health care reform law continue to be sharp.

(Cruz) “This was less a State of the Union than it was a state of denial”.

“But as we focus on destroying ISIL, over-the-top claims that this is World War III just play into their hands”. And the political reality was evident in Obama’s speech, which centered on a high-minded appeal for a more inclusive and responsive brand of politics but included no specific proposals in that area.

It was an apparent reference to the heated rhetoric about immigrants and minorities from Republican front-runner Donald Trump that has unnerved some Republican leaders.

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

The decline in Obama’s final SOTU follows the trend of viewership dipping over time for two term president as was the case over the presidencies of George W. Bush and Clinton. As Fortune demonstrates, wages under Obama’s administration have basically stagnated.

He offered a prescription, saying it’s about the process, not the people who are elected. We have a massive lead, and it’s – they’re incredible people. Politicians unleash programs – the more complicated the better – and then take credit later for anything good that happens, blaming the bad things on their political opponents.