“What I would like to see is a speech that is strong in its principles but not obnoxious in its tone,” Mr. Krikorian said. State of the Union speeches are always a tug of war among White House factions. And White House officials have strongly signaled that this will not be the kind of immigration stemwinder that Mr. Miller is famous for. Aides said Mr. Trump did a practice run in the White House Map Room on Monday afternoon. Ms. Sanders declined to provide details on Monday about what Mr. Trump planned to say.

Source: New York Times January 30, 2018 01:18 UTC