Trump builds anticipation on the state of the Union

Trump President Donald John TrumpTrump: Northam's picture of the directory depicting men in blackface, KKK dresses "unforgivable" NYT: The White House states that Trump's tan is the result of "good genes" Roger Stone has done nothing wrong: "Stone praised With songs, applause at the launch of the Women for Trump 2020 campaign, MORE arouses anticipation around his next speech on State of the Union, including allusions to possible newsworthy announcements that might occur in the annual speech to the nation.

Trump declined to share definitively the details of his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or he will declare a national emergency to direct the construction of a wall along the southern border, instead of teasing that such high-profile issues will receive an answer in his speech. [19659004] Presidents Dent confirmed twice last week that his next meeting with Kim would take place in late February, but declined to say.

"At the beginning of next week, probably from the state of the Union," he told reporters Thursday when he asked for additional details.

Trump announced Sunday, in the show "Face the Nation" of CBS, that it would reveal the time and place of its second summit with Kim during the state of play. "or shortly before."

"I will not tell you again," said Trump at anchor, Margaret Brennan, adding that the meeting had been set.

A roundtable organized on Friday on human trafficking, Mr Trump was also cautious when he was asked if he was planning to declare a national emergency to guarantee the financing of his wall. desired frontier.

"I do not want to say," said Trump to the press. "But you will hear the state of the Union and then you will see what will happen just after the state of the Union, agree? "

The President adds that there is" good chance "that he resorts to a declaration of 39; emergency. but did not stop before confirming the content of his next speech to the nation.

"I listen to you, listen carefully to the state of the Union," he said. "I think you will find that very exciting."

The President's attempt to make his Tuesday speech heard in the House of Congress is in line with the efforts of the former TV star to provoke intrigue about his appearances in the media or the media. to come up.

Trump held for months to clarify his intention to withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal before officially doing so. Last month, he tweeted about a "major announcement" regarding the recent government shutdown before delivering a speech proposing to reopen it.

The State of the Union speech was a dramatic source for Trump. Speaker Nancy Pelosi Patricia Nancy D'Alesandro PelosiOcasio-Cortez: Northam should resign, his supporters "deserve to be watched", and Pelosi adds pressure to the call while the calls for resignation build Congress into a difficult start to avoid a second shutdown MORE (D-Calif.) told the President last month that she was hoping to reorganize her speech, citing security-related issues the partial closure of the government, which had lasted 26 days.

Trump considered the possibility of a clash with Pelosi when he wrote to the President to indicate that he planned to deliver the speech "at the time, on time and, what is very important, on the premises! " However, he turned around shortly thereafter, tweeting that he would deliver his speech after closing the closure.

The two parties subsequently agreed to fix the state of the Union at 5 February.

While Trump's closure and Trump's harsh criticism revealed the potential for confrontation during the speech, the White House said the theme of the president's speech would be "Choosing Greatness".

A senior administration official told reporters that the president would urge Congress to find bipartisan consensus on a number of key issues, including immigration, trade, reducing health care costs, and health and infrastructure.

"Together, we can break decades of political stalemate, we can overcome old divisions, heal old wounds, create new coalitions, forge new solutions, and unleash the extraordinary promises of America's future. . The decision belongs to us, Trump said Tuesday, according to the official who read the quote out loud.

Democrats, many of whom claimed that the president was too unstable to trust negotiations, expressed skepticism about the state's presentation of the union by the president.

"Pausing on Decades of Political Deadlock? Finding New Solutions? You have just caused the longest blockage of US history by the government." ].

In defining his expectations on Tuesday, Trump himself pointed to conflicting approaches to government with the opposite side, simultaneously describing the theme of his speech as "unification" while criticizing the democrats' stance on border security. the country.

"I think it's unification, I think it's the industry, I think it's the people you see here," Trump said last week to the question about the speech at come. "It also works with these people, because they've been incredible, we've had an amazing relationship, and we have incredible support from the Republicans."

"The problem is that the Democrats, you know, when they say …" We do not want to build a wall because it does not work or because it's immoral ", well, it's also immoral people who arrive in our country who should not be here and kill people, "he continued.

"But I really think it's a speech that will cover a lot of territory," Trump said. "But that will be part of the unit."