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President Trump State Of The Union Speech Gets Mixed Reactions
Reaction to President Donald Trump's first State of the Union speech followed the familiar choose-your- own-partisan-narrative script that's dominated political life since the 2016 election.
While Republicans ap- proved of Trump’s State Of The Union speech on Tues- day, most Democrats who tuned in did not.
Nine in 10 Republicans said the speech made them feel proud, while just over half of Democrats said it made them feel angry.
After hearing his State of the Union address, most view- ers think the policies they heard would help them per- sonally, though Democrats disagree according to a CBS poll.
The poll however was done with over 75% of those re- sponding identifying them- selves as Republicans.
President Trump got standing ovations by the Re- publican filled room when he said, “We eliminated an espe- cially cruel tax that fell mostly on Americans making less
President Trump passed his physical recently, however, pollsters are questioning whether or not some feel he is ok mentally.
illegal immigration and called for more reverence of the flag and the national anthem, "stoked the fires of division in- stead of bringing us closer to- gether."
While Trump spoke at length about immigration and foreign policy, he made only a passing reference to Puerto Rico, which is still recovering from a devastating hurricane last year and where the fed- eral government has been criticized for a slow response.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D- Ill. said the island is "is a metaphor for how this Presi- dent sees all Latinos and peo- ple of color: he does not see us as his equals and he does not see us as fellow human be- ings."
Although the first half of Trump's speech included multiple calls for bipartisan- ship, even Democrats who represent states that Trump won were skeptical of the president's words.
"We need a president who will not only call for more bi- partisanship, but shows he's willing to work in a bipartisan
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way," tweeted Sen. Bill Nel- son, D-Fla.
Viewership Lower Than Last Year
Viewership of Presi- dent Donald Trump’s First State of the Union ad- dress was down slightly in the early Nielsen ratings com- pared to his first televised ad- dress to Congress last February.
Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress in February last year drew a 16 rating in metered market households on broadcast and ultimately drew 47.7 million viewers when cable news cov- erage was calculated.
President Barack Obama’s first address be- fore Congress in February 2009 drew 52.4 million view- ers across all networks, while his first State of the Union ad- dress in 2010 drew 48 million.
“We repealed the core o f disastrous Obamacare, the individual mandate is now gone,” Donald Trump said Tuesday in his first official State of the Union to big Republican applause.
than $50,000 a year, forcing them to pay tremendous penalties simply because they could not afford government- ordered health plans,” the President also said of his predecessor Barack Obama’s primary legislative achievement.
“Since we passed tax cuts, roughly 3 million workers have already gotten tax cut bonuses, many of them thou-
sands of dollars per worker,” POTUS said of his own big legislative get of his first year.
Republican members of Congress frequently offered safe, predictable praise partic- ularly around economic pol- icy.
However, Democrats were less impressed. Senate Minor- ity Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., tweeted that the 80- minute speech, which decried
Dedicated, Longtime Tampa Educator Dies Suddenly
Dr. Mary Lindsey-Lewis,
73, a well-known educator, passed suddenly on Friday, January 26th. A native of Aiken, South Carolina, Dr. Lindsey-Lewis received her undergraduate degree from South Carolina State Univer- sity. She continued her educa- tion at the University of Florida, where she earned her M.Ed., Ed.S., and Ph. D de- grees.
Dr. Lindsey-Lewis moved to Tampa in 1981 to accept a position at the University of South Florida. She served in the roles of Director of Special Services for Undergraduate Studies, Executive Director of Hillsborough County Center of Excellence, Inc., and Executive Director of the Florida HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) Pro- gram. She was also an integral part of the McKnight Achievers student program.
In 1990, she initiated the first grant with the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County to create the first HIPPY Pro- gram in Hillsborough County.
She dedicated her life to the field of Early Childhood Educa- tion, and placed special em- phasis on the importance of parental involvement in the child’s education.
She was involved in several professional organizations and was the recipient of numerous awards, commendations, and distinctions.
DR. MARY LINDSEY-LEWIS 5/24/1944 --- 1/26/2018
Her daughter, Ms. April Gillyard said her mother en- joyed spending time with her family, playing golf and travel- ing. She visited numerous churches in the community.
Her son, David Lindsey said his mother was a servant of children and was always helping others. When asked, her children said she “never re- tired.”
Dr. Lindsey-Lewis is sur- vived by her husband, children, her mother, a grandchild, other family members and friends.
Visitation for Dr. Lindsey- Lewis will take place on Fri- day, February 2nd, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Ray Williams Fu- neral Home.
The family is asking in lieu of flowers, donations be made payable to Hillsborough County Center of Excellence, Inc., 5508 N. 50th Street, Suite 5, Tampa, FL, 33610.
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