Trump's speech was the pinnacle of MAGA. Now what?

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Trump’s speech was the pinnacle of MAGA. Now what?
It’s Donald Trump’s state — but there is no union

By Brian Karem
White House columnist
Published March 6, 2025 9:00AM (EST)


(Salon) For the lovers and the haters, Donald Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress Tuesday night was the pinnacle of MAGA.

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And while those who cheer Donny are happily onboard once again — without thought, observation, reflection, want or need — millions of others are left shaking their head and idly wondering if being struck by an asteroid would be all that bad. For if nothing else, after six weeks of unfettered Donald Trump in the White House it is easy to see why he filed for bankruptcy six times.

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The president got laughs. The president got tears. Man, he was on a tear. But two key moments show where we’re really at these days: in a crevice that leads to a chasm.

Moments after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson expelled Texas Congressman Al Green (love his music), removed (I know he’s not the musician, relax) for waving his cane and shouting Trump down, saying, “You don’t have a mandate to eliminate Medicaid,” Trump championed free speech. It brought about memories of Vice President Vance traveling to Germany to lecture our former European allies on the value of free speech while Trump was back home kicking the Associated Press out of the in-town press pool.

The second event occurred later in his congressional speech, when Trump vilified “unelected bureaucrats” who run government. He boasted that he has drained the deep state and got rid of them. I guess he forgot about Elon Musk. Trump supporters said Trump was talking about middle managers, but I think it’s far more frightening if the guy running the show, either Elon Trump or Donald Musk, are unelected bureaucrats. Some will make the argument that neither one of them were elected, but I’m not going there. ...............(more)

https://www.salon.com/2025/03/06/trumps-speech-was-the-pinnacle-of-maga-now-what/