President Donald Trump delivered a speech during a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night and it might be one of the most epic addresses delivered by a commander-in-chief in recent memory. And the American people largely agree with my assessment.
Leftist news network CNN conducted a poll to see what viewers really thought about what Trump had to say and there’s little doubt in my mind that they were sorely disappointed with the results. A total of 69 percent had positive views of the speech, with 44 percent being “very positive” about it.
Another survey from CBS News and YouGov had a very similar result, with 76 percent of viewers having a positive reaction to Trump’s address. If you listen closely, you might hear a slight popping sound. Liberal heads all over America are now exploding.
🚨 CNN: 69% of Americans had a positive reaction to President Trump's speech. Nice! pic.twitter.com/SZ3fZy9G24
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“In addition to viewers having a positive reaction, most speech watchers, 63%, reported to CBS News/YouGov that Trump spent time on issues important to each viewer. The speech also elicited feelings of hope (68%) and pride (54%),” The Daily Wire reported.
Trump himself came off as “presidential” and “entertaining” to 74% of viewers, “inspiring” to 71%, and “unifying” to 62%. Forty-six percent said that Trump appeared “divisive.” The party breakdown of speech watchers was majority Republican, though even universal Republican support would not account for Trump’s strong numbers coming away from the speech. CBS News/YouGov found that 51% of viewers identified as GOP, 20% as Democrats, and 27% as independents.
One of the most eventful moments of the night came when House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas removed from the House chamber for breaking decorum. Green refused to sit down and stop shouting at the dias about Medicaid, after which Johnson directed the sergeant-at-arms to escort Green from the chamber.
“Finding that members continue to engage in willful and concerted disruption of proper decorum, the chair now directs the sergeant-at-arms to restore order. Remove this gentleman from the chamber,” Johnson went on to say.
The CBS News poll showed that three in four viewers were in agreement with Johnson’s decision to have Green kicked out of the room. Look, you don’t have to like Trump or agree with his policies, but when you’re a public official, you should damn sure respect the office you hold and that of the presidency.
Green failed to show the appropriate level of respect and decorum. He didn’t deserve to witness such a great moment in our nation’s history. Good call on giving him the boot, Speaker Johnson!
“One of Trump’s big announcements of the night was the capture of a terrorist behind the attack on the Kabul airport’s Abbey Gate during the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The president announced that ISIS operative Mohammad Sharifullah had been captured,” the report said.
“Three-and-a-half years ago, ISIS terrorists killed 13 American service members and countless others in the Abbey Gate bombing during the disastrous and incompetent withdrawal from Afghanistan. Not that they were withdrawing, it was the way they withdrew,” the president said. “Perhaps the most embarrassing moment in the history of our country. Tonight I’m pleased to announce that we have just apprehended the top terrorist responsible for that atrocity and he is right now on his way here to face the swift sword of American justice.”
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