2019 State of the Union address: on Principles & Values

Donald Trump: FactCheck: 46M watched SOTU; 98M watched Super Bowl

FACT-CHECK: FALSE. The size of the crowds attending his public events has always been supremely important to President Donald Trump, so much so that he has been known to inflate attendance numbers on more than one occasion. The tendency for exaggeration seems to have rubbed off on some of Trump's supporters, who posted on social media after his 5 February 2019 State of the Union (SOTU) address that more people had watched the president's speech on TV than had watched the 2019 Super Bowl (which is typically the most-watched television broadcast in any given year).

2019's Patriots vs. Rams match-up drew a total viewing audience of 98.2 million watchers--more than twice the viewership of any State of the Union address (including Trump's previous outing) from the past decade. [Post-SOTU reports pegged viewership of SOTU 2019 at 46 million].

Lois Frankel: Wear suffragette white as signal at State of the Union

"Democrats wore suffragette white to signal that we're going to advance policies that provide economic security for women and families, including access to affordable health care, higher wages, pay equity, paid family and medical leave, and quality child care. I hope Mr. Trump and the Republicans join us, rather than continuing to waste time on shutdowns and an ineffective border wall."

Donald Trump: Common good & compromise over revenge & retribution

Together, we can break decades of political stalemate. We can bridge old divisions, build new coalitions, and forge new solutions. The decision is ours to make.

We must choose between greatness or gridlock, results or resistance, vision or vengeance, incredible progress or pointless destruction. Tonight, I ask you to choose greatness.

Donald Trump: America's unique destiny is to be the beacon amongst nations