Josh Barro: Massive protests the day before the SOTU could drive Trump off message, into whining

[highplainsdem]

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One lesson from this mess: Massive protests the day before the SOTU could drive Trump off whatever message he hoped to project into whining.

[LeftInTX]

1. When is the SOTU?

[highplainsdem]

3. Not sure it's even been set. And it's possible he might skip giving one, though he loves applause

so much I think it would be hard for him to pass up that chance to have Republicans cheering him on.

Technically the first address to Congress by a new president, soon after inauguration, isn't even a State of the Union. Obama could have given one this year, if he'd wished, but most outgoing presidents don't choose to.

[gratuitous]

8. The Constitution only specifies it "from time to time"

Conceivably, Trump could just skip out on it altogether, always with the promise that he'll deliver a state of the union address at some unspecified time in the future. It would certainly fit with his distaste for compulsory tasks, and his proclivity for grandiose promises that turn out to be a pack of lies (e.g., release of his tax returns and financial statements).

[dalton99a]

2. Great idea

[Cha]

4. Good idea! trumpee's so predictable.. he'll be

a whiny little baby @ sotu.. lying about President Obama.

[pbmus]

5. Whiny Big Con...

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[milestogo]

6. The SOTU is really really fantastic.

Its the best ever.

[JudyM]

7. The most carnage.