Political Quotes

“Mr. President, last night President Trump had the opportunity to bring our parties together and offer the Congress and the country a new vision for the next 2 years of divided government. President Trump squandered the opportunity with a forgettable and, oftentimes, incoherent speech. At times, he called for unity without specifics, and at other times he served up divisive campaign rhetoric that he has used so frequently in the past. The President's speech was like a 90-minute performance of ``Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,'' calling for comity but lacing it throughout with invectives. Unfortunately, President Trump seemed more excited and placed more emphasis on the Mr. Hyde parts of the speech than on the Dr. Jekyll parts. Listen to a few of the contradictions in the speech. There were so many that I can't mention all of them. President Trump says he believes in legal immigration but not illegal immigration, but every bill he has pushed on immigration has cut legal immigration as well as illegal immigration, including the proposal he has now sent over, in the debates, where he changes the asylum process dramatically. President Trump said he would only work with us in Congress if we abandoned our oversight duties. He is back to his old tricks--hostage- taking. He said: I am not going to advance the causes of the American people if Congress investigates me. Congress is supposed to do oversight of the executive branch.…”