Spectacular State of the Union Speech

Trump is a very good public speaker.  Aside from that Democrat who I did not recognize who was escorted out of the chamber by the Sergeant-At-Arms, Democrats basically sat on their hands even in spots where basic human respect might cause you to applaud.  (My wife looked at this and said this is so junior high.)

His emphasis that tariffs will be reciprocal after April 2 is important.   Free trade is good.  If nations want to give advantage to their industries and thus workers in those industries at the expense of theie consumers of those goods, I can see an argument for it.  Reciprocal tariffs allow this to continue.  It also encourages foreign investment here to produce goods in America. 

I do believe that making us as self-reliant as possible on strategic materials and manufacturing is important.   The collapse of 1177 BC was partly a consequence of the Eastern Mediterranean civilizations being reliant on each other.  When climate change started causing disruptions, they could not handle it. 

Trump read from a letter from Zelenskyy seeking a U.S.-led peace process to end the war.  He also encouraged the Greenlanders on their pursuit of self-determination and reminding them they are welcome in the USA.