President Trump called for more bipartisan cooperation in Washington during Tuesday night’s State of the Union address — a stark contrast with his caustic political rhetoric that seemed unlikely to change many minds in a Congress bitterly divided over Trump’s policies. Caption Delayed by a week because of the partial government shutdown, Trump makes his second State of the Union speech, which is also his third address to a joint session of Congress. Those include cutting the cost of prescription drugs and investing heavily in infrastructure — a long-held Trump goal repeatedly sidetracked by other priorities and White House crises. In materials sent to lawmakers’ staffs ahead of the State of the Union, the White House highlighted excerpts and several key messages. Instead, the president enters this State of the Union with sagging popularity, as his approval ratings dropped during the extended shutdown.

Source: Washington Post February 06, 2019 01:23 UTC