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2019 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
February 5, 2019  | By David Bianculli

Various Networks, 9:00 p.m. ET

 

Postponed from last month, and held tonight in the House chamber only because we have resolved one government shutdown this year and not yet embarked on another, is the 2019 State of the Union Address. President Donald Trump is delivering the speech again this year, for the second time – but for the first time in his presidency, he’s not preaching to, or in front of, a majority of the converted. The Democrats in the chamber, adding up both House and Senate congresspeople, now outnumber the Republicans – and this year, seated behind Trump as he speaks on camera, Vice President Mike Pence will be there as usual, but former Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan will be replaced by his Democratic successor, Nancy Pelosi, which will change the on-camera optics considerably. But this is Trump’s chance not only to enumerate the places where the United States is doing well, but to address the major issues facing and dividing our country – once and for wall. Where to watch? Just about any broadcast network and cable news outlet.

 
 
 
 
 
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