“It’s not going to change a damn thing, but I’m still doing it,” he told anchors at an off-the-record lunch before his speech. (FYI: The NYT was not invited to the lunch, so it is not beholden to the off-the-record request.)
From the article linked below: "Privately, Mr. Trump dismissed his own new strategy as pointless. In an off-the-record lunch with television anchors hours before the address, he made clear in blunt terms that he was not inclined to give the speech or go to Texas, but was talked into it by advisers, according to two people briefed on the discussion who asked not to be identified sharing details."
It is amazing that his followers think he gives two shits about them. But they do. He is one of them, somehow! He loves America!
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/us/politics/donald-trump-speech.html
Give it 48 hours.
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He had no energy and wasn't seriously invested in his position.
The D's visual of Schumer and Pelosi didn't work and may have injured their image in public opinion.
As progressives and positive thinking they looked angry with old ideas.
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They are bad.
He’s much, much worse. That much did come through.
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I guess what I hate more is the wasted opportunity by the D's, once again, not taking advantage of this type of gift. It's a weakness that appears to permeate the D party. Like Obama making big talk and not backing it up - Schumer doing the same. Always with this weakness. Frustrating at best.
But yeah he’s going under one way or another by the end of 2020.
without ever adddressing the nation as to why?
Also, keeps the option of the emergency declaration on the table.