PRESIDENT Trump promised to play it safe in his State of the Union speech just a day after the chaos of the Iowa caucus.
At a private pre-State of the Union lunch, Donald Trump asserted his third address to the nation would be “extraordinarily low-key” – the total opposite of the Iowa Democratic Party’s hectic caucus.
“In lunch previewing the SOTU tonight – President @realDonaldTrump says it will be “extraordinarily low-key,” tweeted Fox News reporter Bret Baier.
Trump also predicted that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will challenge and beat Sen. Chuck Schumer in the 2022 New York Senate election.
“I think she will kick his ass,” he reportedly said at the lunch, which he blocked CNN reporters from attending Tuesday afternoon in Washington D.C.
Following the news of the debacle in Iowa, Trump tweeted about the chaotic caucus Monday night, blaming the Democrats for what he maligned as an “unmitigated disaster.”
“The Democrat Caucus is an unmitigated disaster,” he wrote.
“Nothing works just like they ran the Country. The only person that can claim a very big victory in Iowa last night is ‘Trump’.”
White House aides insist that the president’s speech will be optimistic and forward-looking despite the discord and divisiveness his impeachment has wrought on Congress.
He’ll focus on a strong American economy, fighting on enemies abroad, and plans for healthcare and infrastructure.
The speech will be themed “The Great American Comeback,” according to administration officials.
On Tuesday afternoon, the White House released the list of special guests, which include a top border patrol agent and the brother of a man who was killed by an undocumented immigrant.
Trump is rolling on a high note after a Gallup poll showed his approval rating jumped nearly three percentage points from December, thanks to US military action in Iran and the Senate impeachment trials, which are predicted to end with Trump’s acquittal tomorrow.
Chief Justice John Roberts is expected to attend Tuesday night’s address amid the impeachment trial.
While he’s not the first president to address Congress mid-trial, he’ll be the first president to be impeached before facing voters.
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