Trump’s Address to Congress Unlikely to Bring Harmony
2019-02-06 10:06:16 source：The New York Times
February 5, 2019
WASHINGTON — President Trump was set to deliver what aides called a message of bipartisan unity on Tuesday night in his first address to Congress in the new era of divided government, but any hope of harmony was dispelled long before he left the White House.
Mr. Trump, who has warred with Democrats for weeks over his plan to build a wall along the nation’s southwestern border, planned to use the nationally televised speech to present himself as a leader who can work across party lines even as he continued to press lawmakers to give him money for the barrier, according to aides.
“Together, we can break decades of political stalemate,” Mr. Trump was expected to say, according to an excerpt released in advance by the White House. “We can bridge old divisions, heal old wounds, build new coalitions, forge new solutions and unlock the extraordinary promise of America’s future. The decision is ours to make.”
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