As Melania, the kids and 15 guests sat in the galleries, Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union. It took seventy-three hours, or that’s what it felt like, thanks to a standing ovation from Republicans every two seconds. Even though he was potentially reading his speech for the first time he managed to stumble through without being racist or throwing his own faeces. But that doesn’t mean it was good. Plus, Deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe has stepped down, and everyone’s asking: did Trump have something to do with it?
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I've got just three words for you: Trump Derangement Syndrome. Your attacks on the president, who I can't stand but he's been elected, grow more peurile every day. And I'll bet you won't publish this post either.
Did you listen to his address? It was clearly written by someone with a better grasp of English than him, but it was very badly read, because he struggles to read as well.
Oh for the love of God! You probably get your news from the ABC. The man's one of the most successful business men in America. He's got a mind like a steel trap. His IQ tests from school have been published and he has a genius IQ. He's spent the last 40 years travelling the world, meeting with world leaders to discuss business opportunities. You seem to be denigrating Trump because you don't like him. I don't like him but, as a true Aussie, I believe in giving people a fair go. The problem with judging the actions and speech of people you don't like, is that when your mind's closed, you'll always find fault. Open your mind or you'll end up like the brainwashed New York college kids I saw being interviewed the other day. The interviewer presented them with a list of policies that Obama was responsible for and told the students they were Trump's policies. Without exception, they called them racist, sexist, blah blah blah. Many became violent when told they were actually Obama's policies and they realised what fools they were but SOME realised their thinking was skewed and promised to be more open minded. You should try it.
He can put a coherent sentence together, he contradicts himself constantly. He isn't a successful business man, he inherited from his father, and has made three companies bankrupt. Show the links from his IQ tests.
It was on one of the overseas newsfeeds when he was running for office. Look it up yourself. I'm not doing your research for you. As a disabled elderly woman who can do little else, I spend four to six hours a day studying Australian, US and European politics. I give EVERYONE a fair go. I judge politicians by deeds, not personalities. Do you know the current unemployment figures in the US? Now better than ours. The huge boost to manufacturing? The 21% income tax? We should be so lucky! The level of corruption in the States makes Robert Mugabe look like a Sunday School teacher. Just today, it was proved that Barack Obama was totally across every single aspect of the illegal surveillance of Trump and his team. My morals don't allow me to overlook things like that. Donald Trump is, I believe, the only person who has the intestinal fortitude to do what needs to be done to get Obama and the Clintons into gaol where they belong. You won't hear that news on the ABC or any other MSM outlet.