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With the Republican dominated Senate set to acquit him on impeachment charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, President Donald Trump is set to give his State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
Trump insists that his corrupt dealings with Ukraine were "perfect" and is expected to say the same in his address tonight.
But with a Senate impeachment trial that called no additional witnesses despite new explosive allegations, coupled with yet another year of the tumult that's come to characterize the Trump administration, it will be hard for many Americans to believe in the superlatives the President will award himself tonight.
C-SPAN's official Twitter account asked its followers what they believed the State of the Union was.
Fill in the blank: The State of the Union is _____________. #sotu— CSPAN (@CSPAN)1580848595.0
It got real really fast.
chaotic and degenerating https://t.co/06V2SbvQK5— Marilyn McDole (@Marilyn McDole)1580854565.0
@cspan Full Propaganda.— 𝙰𝚗𝚊𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎 (@𝙰𝚗𝚊𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎)1580848892.0
@cspan @brianstelter The most frightening I’ve ever seen it, and I lived through Watergate, 9/11, and other scary stuff.— Jayme Ruimveld (@Jayme Ruimveld)1580849276.0
@cspan beyond repair— Resist Ignorance (@Resist Ignorance)1580848699.0
@cspan @medit8now An unmitigated disaster— Patti Capello (@Patti Capello)1580849644.0
With Trump defined by television ratings, some vowed not to watch the address at all.
@cspan Unwatchable as long as we have a criminal in our White House.— babsjohnson (@babsjohnson)1580849862.0
@cspan not going to be watched by me— MarooInCO (@MarooInCO)1580848706.0
@cspan Not being shown on my TVs— Jenn In NV 😊💙 (@Jenn In NV 😊💙)1580848758.0
Even some lawmakers have said they won't attend the address.
After much deliberation, I have decided that I will not use my presence at a state ceremony to normalize Trump’s la… https://t.co/Ag5YaoS7po— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)1580848700.0
To think that I would attend the #SOTU to hear the message of an IMPEACHED president is a thought that in no way wo… https://t.co/Yv6chIirYe— Maxine Waters (@Maxine Waters)1580850601.0
The State of the Union is hurting because of the occupant of the White House, who consistently demonstrates contemp… https://t.co/IRkc5vyVhz— Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley)1580848287.0
Will you be tuning in?
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