NBC: Trumps State of the Union theme: A safe, strong and proud America (for white men?)

[TomCADem]

Will the media pick up on the irony of Trump's theme. In 2017, the U.S. saw a record number of people shot at mass shootings, yet Trump made no effort to control the easy distribution of guns, but instead doubled down on the distribution of guns by arguing for the arming of teachers. Likewise, Trump has been easily the most divisive and racist President in recent memory with attacks on minorities, immigrants and the press, yet he is going to promote a strong and proud America?


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-s-state-union-theme-safe-strong-proud-america-n841616

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will use his first official State of the Union address to tout economic progress under his watch while outlining efforts to secure America’s borders, according to White House officials.

His speech Tuesday night will come barely a week after a three-day government shutdown, as both chambers of Congress continue to wrangle over funding for one of the president’s central policy initiatives — a border wall with Mexico, currently part of his new proposal to offer a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million young undocumented immigrants.

Mired in record-low approval ratings and an ongoing federal investigation into his campaign’s contacts with Russian government officials, Trump will look to use Tuesday’s address to convince the American people that his White House is on the right track and speak to an anxious nation deeply divided over issues ranging from race and religion to economic and gender-based questions of opportunity.

The White House said this week that the president will strike a "bipartisan tone" in his speech, and urge for greater collaboration. Trump has drawn adversaries in both parties, often sparring publicly with lawmakers on Twitter, calling them names and questioning their political clout.