No one expects a President to memorize his SOTU address, or give it extemporanously.
The criticism of Obama centered around the fact that when you removed his teleprompter, he was awful ("A magic wand won't bring back manufacturing jobs"--we are 600,000 and counting under Trump). That is why he took the teleprompter everywhere.
Trump, on the other hand, is a master a connecting with his rally audiences because he is so extemporaneous. He uses but is not dependent the teleprompter as your Lord was.
Face it, Obama was awful without it. Watch this horrendous video. Thank God he's off the stage.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omHUsRTYFAU
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