Perhaps the most revealing bit of coverage of President Trump's Oval Office speech was his admission — to a roomful of journalists, no less — that he didn't really want to deliver it. The speech was panned by the media on almost every level, from substance to political theater. PELOSI, SCHUMER SPARK LAUGHS ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR 'ANGRY PARENTS' REBUTTAL TO TRUMP ADDRESSTrump could have spoken with Reaganesque eloquence and it wouldn't have mattered. CNN'S JIM ACOSTA SLAMS TRUMP ADDRESS, OFFERING STARK CONTRAST TO NETWORK'S TAME PANELSome critics are saying the networks got snookered because Trump offered nothing new in a speech that had its share of partisan potshots. Anyone can watch a presidential speech, not only on cable but on live streams or even on their phones, and any moment can go viral.

Source: Fox News January 10, 2019 08:26 UTC