Analysis Of Donald Trump's State Of The Union Speech

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State of the Union Speech
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Donald Trump, is he really the president that he says he is? Has President Trump really accomplished all that he says he has? Will Donald Trump be able to stay true to his word of all that he will accomplish during his presidency? Donald Trump’s first State of the Union Address was given on January 22, 2018. The State of the Union Address is an annual address that is written in our country’s constitution. In this year’s Address, Trump talked about many of his past accomplishments and what he wants to accomplish in this next year. The State of the Union Address is about the state of our country which is in relevance to US citizens but the speech did not go without controversy over the subjects that Trump
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For starters, Donald Trump addressed many domestic policies, like trade, immigration, and more. Immigration is not only in relevance to non-US citizens but also US citizens but is a controversial topic. On one hand many would say the policies Trump wants to inforce are perfect but on the other hand, others would beg to differ saying these policies are not the correct angle to tackle this problem in the US. Next the four pillars that Trump asked for to accomplish a bipartisanship would affect non-US citizens living in out out of the United States. The four pillars that Trump has asked for have brought a bit of controversy with them. For example, the wall, one of these four pillars, will be expensive being said it is an unneeded cost and environmentalists believe it will destroy the already broken ecosystem on the border. Although Donald Trump’s speech did bring controversy he avoid many controversial topics. One example of him avoid topics would be the Russian interference with the presidential election. The topics Donald Trump addressed at the State of the Union Address were relevant to everybody and brought a small amount of controversy but with, what he believes is, the best interest for the United State of

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