Leader Schumer Statement On Trump’s State Of The Union Address

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today released the following statement on Donald Trump's State of the Union address:

"The State of the Union address revealed Donald Trump is in a State of Delusion. Donald Trump painted a delusional portrait of America that hardly any working American would recognize.

"Americans have never seen a State of the Union so disconnected from reality. The president's rhetoric and the country's reality are worlds apart. Donald Trump failed to acknowledge in his speech the reality millions of people face every day with higher costs, unaffordable housing, more chaos, and more corruption. Instead he blamed the ills our country faces on everyone but himself.

"President Trump rattled off lie after lie in a nearly two-hour long speech that tried to paper over his equally long list of failures and broken promises. Americans aren't fooled by the rhetoric. They're not convinced by his con job. They're not better off because of his bloviating.

"Americans know the destruction Donald Trump has done over the last year. They know they don't want more of the same. Senate Democrats will keep fighting for a brighter future for American families and we will fight to hold the Trump administration accountable."

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