State of the Union underscores why Trump is his own worst enemy
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The president struggles to unify because he and his agenda are so divisive.
— But, but, but: No serious person in either party believes that last night represents a real pivot to becoming more “presidential.”
— The president will perennially struggle to be a unifying figure because he is so personally divisive. It’s a feature, not a bug. Frankly, it’s part of his enduring appeal to the GOP base.
– – The Washington Post’s Editorial Board poses this rhetorical question in response, “Have a president’s words ever rung more hollow?”
— Trump has so poisoned the well that Democrats, except for red state senators who are in cycle, don’t even really want to work with him on the areas where he did extend olive branches, such as spending $1.5 trillion on infrastructure, creating paid family leave, cutting prescription drug prices and easing prisoner reentry into society.
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