The Federalist By: Eddie Scarry
The best thing to come out of President Trump’s joint address to Congress this week is, God willing, a total abandonment of the façade that “bipartisanship” is a worthy goal in itself.
For 100 minutes, Trump relentlessly, unapologetically championed and promoted his agenda, both what’s been done in just 42 days and what’s still to come. That’s fairly normal of a president, but there were three very special moments that I’ll forever hold dear in my heart when Trump aggressively confronted his political opponents on some very sensitive subjects, effectively saying to hell with performative niceties and forcing the nation to see the deep and highly consequential divisions between the two major parties.
By far the most important moment was when Trump acknowledged the weaponization of the Justice Department that took place against him and under the previous administration. “[W]e’ve ended weaponized government,” he said, “where, as an example, a sitting president is allowed to viciously prosecute his political opponent, like me.” Republicans in attendance both laughed and cheered as Trump said, while pointing to the Democrat side of the room, “How did that work out? Not too good. Not too good.”
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