That’s because we’ve already seen what happens in the real world after Trump stands before Congress and carries out his unity routine — not once, but twice. Also in mid-2017, Trump pardoned former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who had abused and violated the rights of untold numbers of Latino immigrants. But, given all that has followed after the last two, can we stop pretending that the unifying tones are anything other than a scam? Read more:Joe Scarborough: Trump’s State of the Union will be delivered against a grim political backdropE.J. Dionne Jr.: The state of the union is petrifiedJennifer Rubin: Can we skip to the State of the Union response?

Source: Washington Post February 05, 2019 15:11 UTC