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SOTU speech thread (Original Post) Shellback Squid 18 hrs ago OP
Gd is good uppityperson 18 hrs ago #1
Look at his dweller 18 hrs ago #2
Do tell, I cannot bring my self to watch... Murphyb849 18 hrs ago #5
For those of us not watching... Could Cha 17 hrs ago #28
It was sticking up dweller 17 hrs ago #32
lol Cha 17 hrs ago #34
Well now, that's almost worth watching PatSeg 17 hrs ago #50
Thank goodness for a thread... bamagal62 18 hrs ago #3
Am I seeing Dems shaking Kristy Noem's hand? Prairie Gates 18 hrs ago #4
ABC dweller 17 hrs ago #6
and those two losers behind him are just as pathetic as he is.... a kennedy 17 hrs ago #7
I was channel surfing and I swear he introduced Vance as Pres. Vance Grim Chieftain 17 hrs ago #8
I'd love to see an analysis of what's in his bloodstream right now. jls4561 17 hrs ago #9
The Pettysburg Address spooky3 17 hrs ago #10
A firehose of lies dpibel 17 hrs ago #11
Well, they may be lies, but at least they're boring and repetitive . . . hatrack 17 hrs ago #19
He is stepping back for applause. underpants 17 hrs ago #12
Like Cato give his little Senate laws / and stand attentive to his own applause Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #14
We're the hottest country... DET 17 hrs ago #13
it works in the sotu bingo game Shellback Squid 17 hrs ago #16
Yeah, you might think we're a teenage girl or something Walleye 17 hrs ago #59
I decided to give him a few minutes. The applause seems a bit tepid. likesmountains 52 17 hrs ago #15
Please, Mr. President, we're winning too much! DET 17 hrs ago #17
Hockey team should be ashamed likesmountains 52 17 hrs ago #18
Is the goalie chewing gum? zeusdogmom 17 hrs ago #20
Yep. Chewing his cud like a stupid cow. Maru Kitteh 17 hrs ago #52
OMG DET 17 hrs ago #21
Is he passing out pardons too?? Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #22
In his mind, he was in the game. He even made an AI fake about it. Walleye 17 hrs ago #60
Applause is taking much time Shellback Squid 17 hrs ago #23
Every time he completes a sentence. BBbats 17 hrs ago #41
"wow, that's something" describing the flood in Texas Shellback Squid 17 hrs ago #24
There's No Such Thing As A Car Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #25
What a coincidence - Camp Mystic families are suing Texas officials... IcyPeas 17 hrs ago #26
The next time the fools start chanting "USA, USA" dflprincess 17 hrs ago #27
OR- Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #29
Trumpstein files! SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #39
Love it! dflprincess 17 hrs ago #40
Biz partners SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #47
I don't think Maga knows what U stands for Walleye 17 hrs ago #66
I've been watching the defiance.org site and they are showing him speak his vomitus bull shit ! kimbutgar 17 hrs ago #30
Yeah, it was superb up to that point. Wednesdays 17 hrs ago #37
My spouse (who had the idiot on) finally went to bed. Ms. Toad 17 hrs ago #42
You Can't Force Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #31
He still doesn't understand tariffs Mossfern 17 hrs ago #55
I'm Watching! Can't resist! BBbats 17 hrs ago #33
He Means Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #35
What he just said about Tariffs makes no sense. everyonematters 17 hrs ago #36
As a tax preparer D_Master81 17 hrs ago #38
Fellow tax preparer here ALBliberal 17 hrs ago #56
Yes but D_Master81 17 hrs ago #69
Good point ALBliberal 16 hrs ago #75
Is it a true benefit or smoke? Shellback Squid 16 hrs ago #77
Is moscow mitch there? SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #43
medicated and controlled. WarGamer 17 hrs ago #44
NONSENSE Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #45
It seems to me as if the Democrats; relentlessly sitting on their hands is beginning to get to him. Uncle Joe 17 hrs ago #46
He just said his prescription plan means we will be paying the lowest drug prices on the world. BBbats 17 hrs ago #48
Vance has this look that he's sitting on Abolishinist 17 hrs ago #49
TRUMP. OPPOSITE. SPEAK. Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #51
Oh jeez. What did he say? yellow dahlia 17 hrs ago #61
Democratic attendees clapped for ending officials Melon 17 hrs ago #53
START THRED #2 please. a kennedy 17 hrs ago #54
done, fixed it Shellback Squid 17 hrs ago #65
This isn't #2 where is that thread kcoates 16 hrs ago #79
All Disproven on PBS! Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #57
It's mean, it's self indulgent, it's dishonest DenaliDemocrat 17 hrs ago #58
It's was also absolutely bizzare. Like circus weasels on acid bizzare. Maru Kitteh 14 hrs ago #85
He's talking about stopping waste, fraud, and abuse... DET 17 hrs ago #62
Trump's Granpa Came In Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #63
Great Republican Crooks Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #64
Man what a racist Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #67
Now they are entertaining themselves! everyonematters 17 hrs ago #68
I have the picture on but not the sound, and occasionally glance over. The simpering smirks on both... 3catwoman3 17 hrs ago #70
Show Your Papers To Vote! Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #71
Rebuking Democrats... DET 17 hrs ago #72
I haven't heard one thing about the economy Mr.Bee 16 hrs ago #73
this guy really really hates immigrants Mr.Bee 16 hrs ago #74
It's Not the SOTU Mr.Bee 16 hrs ago #76
AND WE HAVE 8 WARS! Maru Kitteh 16 hrs ago #78
He's making the case for attacking Iran... DET 16 hrs ago #80
He's beginning to drift Uncle Joe 16 hrs ago #81
He Just Cannot Stay On Track Mr.Bee 16 hrs ago #82
I've never seen anything that campy be so boring. nt tishaLA 16 hrs ago #83
Didn't watch a second but I can tell. mvd 16 hrs ago #84

Murphyb849

(613 posts)
5. Do tell, I cannot bring my self to watch...
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:12 PM
18 hrs ago

The Great Orange Firehose of Bullshit bloviating AGAIN.

Cha

(318,053 posts)
28. For those of us not watching... Could
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:42 PM
17 hrs ago

you please describe what's gong on with his stupid as hair?

TY

dweller

(28,083 posts)
32. It was sticking up
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:45 PM
17 hrs ago

on his left said of his pumpkin head … like dead wire grass , someone has a screenshot somewhere



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PatSeg

(52,819 posts)
50. Well now, that's almost worth watching
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:54 PM
17 hrs ago

to see the hair...almost, but not quite. I just can't listen to that voice anymore.

dweller

(28,083 posts)
6. ABC
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:16 PM
17 hrs ago

hasn’t synched his lips with the vid , maybe a millisecond off … must be dubbed from the original Russian




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dpibel

(3,845 posts)
11. A firehose of lies
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:20 PM
17 hrs ago

No surprise. But it's pretty amazing to see someone who can go so long without saying a true thing.

DET

(2,457 posts)
21. OMG
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:30 PM
17 hrs ago

He’s giving the Medal of Freedom to the hockey team. It’s a game, for Gods sake! And he’s acting like he was in it.

Mr.Bee

(1,765 posts)
25. There's No Such Thing As A Car
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:39 PM
17 hrs ago

Made In America, parts are made all over the world, that's what ISO9000 of the nineties was all about!

IcyPeas

(25,269 posts)
26. What a coincidence - Camp Mystic families are suing Texas officials...
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:40 PM
17 hrs ago
Families of nine campers and counselors at Camp Mystic who died after destructive flooding swept across Central Texas in 2025 are suing health officials, claiming they failed to enforce an evacuation plan required by state law.

The lawsuit, filed on Feb. 23, in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, accuses Texas Department of State Health Services, or DSHS, officials of deliberately failing to follow state law and depriving the victims of their "constitutional rights to life and bodily integrity." The families are seeking general and compensatory damages and “all other relief that is equitable."



https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/23/camp-mystic-families-lawsuit-texas-health-officials/88833914007/

dflprincess

(29,281 posts)
27. The next time the fools start chanting "USA, USA"
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:41 PM
17 hrs ago

it's time for the Democrats to start chanting "Epstein Files"

kimbutgar

(27,072 posts)
30. I've been watching the defiance.org site and they are showing him speak his vomitus bull shit !
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:44 PM
17 hrs ago

My husband just muted it. Thank God !

Wednesdays

(22,209 posts)
37. Yeah, it was superb up to that point.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:48 PM
17 hrs ago

But they wanted to play "SOTU Bingo." So they had TSF on.
I switched to MeidasTouch.

Ms. Toad

(38,453 posts)
42. My spouse (who had the idiot on) finally went to bed.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:49 PM
17 hrs ago

I asked her to turn it down, since I didn't want to hear him - and I was having a hard time tuning him out. I was about to put on my noise-cancelling headphones when she turned him off and went to bed.

Mossfern

(4,683 posts)
55. He still doesn't understand tariffs
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:59 PM
17 hrs ago

Yes, it will lower income tax because we won't have much income, not because of tarrifs which are a tax on the American consumer, not foreign countries.

BBbats

(299 posts)
33. I'm Watching! Can't resist!
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:47 PM
17 hrs ago

Everytime he completes a sentence they applaud ,give him a standing ovation & chant "USA,USA".
His usual bullshit.

everyonematters

(4,067 posts)
36. What he just said about Tariffs makes no sense.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:48 PM
17 hrs ago

If the tariffs work and everything is made in the US, then no one would be paying the tariffs. That means tariffs can't replace the income tax.

D_Master81

(2,449 posts)
38. As a tax preparer
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:48 PM
17 hrs ago

I tuned in for like 10 seconds and as a tax preparer that’s all I needed to hear a classic Trump half truth/lie. He said they made auto loans tax deductible. Yes, the interest on a NEW car loan. If it wasn’t a new car nothing is tax deductible about it.

ALBliberal

(3,304 posts)
56. Fellow tax preparer here
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:59 PM
17 hrs ago

it’s hard for anyone middle income or lower to even itemize any more given standard deduction amounts and can’t afford mortgage to buy homes so no mortgage interest to add to that auto interest etc etc another gimmick ugh he sucks

D_Master81

(2,449 posts)
69. Yes but
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:10 PM
17 hrs ago

In fairness the auto loan interest isn’t a schedule A deduction. It’s one that is just deducted from income

Mr.Bee

(1,765 posts)
45. NONSENSE
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:51 PM
17 hrs ago
To trump up is down and down is up and 100% is not the highest.
300, 400, 500%!

he does not know percents

Uncle Joe

(64,747 posts)
46. It seems to me as if the Democrats; relentlessly sitting on their hands is beginning to get to him.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:52 PM
17 hrs ago

I don't think his vanity can take that for too long.

Thanks for the thread Shellback Squid

BBbats

(299 posts)
48. He just said his prescription plan means we will be paying the lowest drug prices on the world.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:52 PM
17 hrs ago

Can anybody swallow this?
Got a plug for Trump RX in.

Maru Kitteh

(31,513 posts)
85. It's was also absolutely bizzare. Like circus weasels on acid bizzare.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:43 AM
14 hrs ago

That was President Camacho.

DET

(2,457 posts)
62. He's talking about stopping waste, fraud, and abuse...
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:02 PM
17 hrs ago

When he’s the biggest grifter in the world. Slamming Somalians to great applause. Disgusting.

3catwoman3

(29,114 posts)
70. I have the picture on but not the sound, and occasionally glance over. The simpering smirks on both...
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:10 PM
17 hrs ago

...TSFs and Johnson's faces are making my skin crawl.

DET

(2,457 posts)
72. Rebuking Democrats...
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:13 PM
17 hrs ago

‘You should be ashamed of yourselves!’ for not standing up when he slams immigrants. ‘The only way they can get elected is to cheat!’ ‘These people are crazy!’ I wish some Democrats would stand up and leave.

Mr.Bee

(1,765 posts)
73. I haven't heard one thing about the economy
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:16 PM
16 hrs ago
Just bullshit on foxnews social issues.
excuse me is this the SOTU
or some trump infomercial??

DET

(2,457 posts)
80. He's making the case for attacking Iran...
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:39 PM
16 hrs ago

We can’t let them have nuclear weapons. Of course, he killed the agreement where they wouldn’t and didn’t.

Uncle Joe

(64,747 posts)
81. He's beginning to drift
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:41 PM
16 hrs ago

and the GOP in Congress rescue him with frequent applause to give him small breaks, but that don't work for the duration.

Mr.Bee

(1,765 posts)
82. He Just Cannot Stay On Track
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:43 PM
16 hrs ago

Wandering off into the epsilons of his own fantasy speech. Good Grief!
And you've won a prize!
I have never witnessed a SOTU like this!
'Smithers' cannot stop smiling!
Republican Derangement Syndrome
Nothing new. Same ol' same ol'

mvd

(65,882 posts)
84. Didn't watch a second but I can tell.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:08 PM
16 hrs ago

by the comments that it was about the most insane speech ever. Thank you so much to those who got through it to inform.

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