Rep. Brad Sherman on Democrats pouting during the State of the Union: We cheered plenty.
Democratic Congressman Brad Sherman from California defends his party's reaction to President Trump's State of the Union address.
I’ve never seen a group of Washington lawmakers visibly upset to hear that America is back at work. But Tuesday night, I watched in genuine confusion and disappointment as Democrats scowled, eye-rolled, head-shook, and grumbled at President Trump’s economic remarks during the State of the Union address.
Particularly striking were the dozens of Democratic women newly-elected to the House and Senate, donning white outfits to “unite against any attempts by the Trump administration to roll back the incredible progress women have made in the last century.” So-called progressives love a good symbolic gesture.
President Trump took a big victory lap on the economy, and it was well-deserved. Since Trump took office, more than 5 million jobs have been created, including 600,000 manufacturing jobs. There were 304,000 new jobs created in January 2019 alone. Unemployment is at the lowest rate in almost half a century.
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These numbers were met by Democrats with stone faces and eye rolls.
President Trump’s pro-growth policies have raised the standard of living for real people and families. Nearly 5 million Americans have left the food stamp program since President Trump took office, with African-American and Hispanic-American poverty rates reaching record lows in 2017 at 21.2 percent and 18.3 percent, respectively.
This year’s State of the Union address presented House Democrats with a choice. They can come to the table and govern like grown-ups, or they can continue to divide and destroy. They can root for Donald Trump to lose, or they can root for the American economy to win.
This progress was met by Democrats with side comments and head shakes.
There are plenty of other economic victories worth bragging about in President Trump’s first term. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth exceeded 3 percent over the last four quarters and began the year at 3.4 percent. For the first time in 65 years, the U.S. has become a net exporter of energy.
The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” will save American households an average of $1,200 per year on their taxes. Businesses across the country will benefit from Trump eliminating 22 regulations for every new one created in 2017, and 12 regulations for every new one created in 2018.
If the economic victories of the last two years were accomplished by President Obama, without a doubt, these Democratic eye rolls would have been applause lines, and likely standing ovations.
This year’s State of the Union address presented House Democrats with a choice. They can come to the table and govern like grown-ups, or they can continue to divide and destroy. They can root for Donald Trump to lose, or they can root for the American economy to win.
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President Trump finally broke the ice with the “Women in White” when he mentioned there are more women in the workforce and serving in Congress than ever before.
Apparently, the only jobs the rising generation of Democrats believe are worth applauding for are their own.