State Of The Union Speech Analysis

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In this State of the Union speech, he did a fantastic job of presenting the achievements that he has made since he has come into office. He showed concern and compassion when speaking on behalf of the citizens of the United States. Throughout the speech President Trump addressed the concerns of American citizens as well as their hopes and dreams. Thus ensuring that we are all in this together and together we can achieve anything which he mention in his speech. Togetherness is a huge part of President’s Trumps speech stating multiple times that we are family. He brings different forms of ethos, pathos and logos into the speech.
Giving factual evidence of the creation of new jobs. “since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs, including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone.” He uses factual evidence of his accomplishments to
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This has been his promise since the beginning of his presidency. The President has “…..already removed more than 1,500 VA employees who failed to give our veterans the care they deserve - and we are hiring talented people who love our vets as much as we do.” By stating this, he shows his urgency in taking care of veterans and getting them the help they need. I personally feel as if President Trump did not have any weak points in this State of the Union Speech, although there are some points that the President brought up that can be taken the wrong way and seen as a weakness. When President Trump states “…and we proudly stand for the national anthem”, this could be some sort of an insult or a “dig” to the incidents that were happening within the NFL. This past year many players were taking a knee during the national anthem. It might not have been meant to come across in such a manner but, I know when I heard it, the first thing that came to my mind was the

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