And Then There Was Last Night...

Lemme get this out of my system right off the bat: last night was a hoot - 
a complete, glorious, flag-waving hoot.

President Trump was in rare form, rare and precious. Relaxed, on message - 
notice he never once veered off into 'SQUIRREL!' territory as he so often 
does when he's feeling his oats?

And he was lethal on so many levels.

He skewered Democrats repeatedly for their appalling lack of manners.


...or announce the answers to the greatest economy in history, or the 
stoppage of crime to the lowest levels ever. And these people - sitting 
right - will not clap, stand or cheer for these achievements. They won't, 
no matter what. 5 times I've been up here.

We all know they couldn't share in a little boy's joy, a young man's 
ecstatic surprise, or a mom's quiet thanks for a daughter remembered.

They didn't even have the decency to follow polite protocol and stand for 
the First Lady of the United States when she was introduced.


Yeah. We saw you.


Trump skewered Democrats for simply being appalling.


And when his wingman set the hook on whacky Al Green, Trump didn't say 
anything. 


This new Trump serenely watched the old man waving his cane shuffle out of 
the room under the direction of the Sergeant at Arms. Then he got back to 
his speech in a suddenly much quieter room.

Speaking of that wingman...day-yum. He's such a keeper.


The guests Trump invited and their personal stories were immensely 
personal. A couple of them were just plain magical - dusty room effect - 
and each of them was so relatable to everyday Americans that you felt 
yourself cheering or simply wanting to hug them.  

How could you not get foggy-eyed at this little man? That's the hug heard 
'round the country.


Nobody was crying.


And my heart was in my throat for precious Jocelyn Nungaray's mom, who 
won't get to hold her daughter ever again.


So many beautiful moments.

I really appreciated how he called out members of his cabinet for 
attaboys. That was so cool. 

Bobby Kennedy's was another side-splitter.


There were many lighthearted moments, too, and the president displayed a 
deft touch with them. All you can ever say about him is, 'Damn - he is 
good at this.'

There was an out-of-nowhere, absolutely hilarious segue to Greenland.


...We're gonna get it...One way or the other, we're gonna get it...

That rhetorical ambush stung Greenland's prime minister into another 
withering response this morning.


WAAH

The rest of us get it.


So there were 100 minutes of Trump, and while I knew it was long, it 
didn't seem to drag.

Laying out a bunch of the silly crap DOGE has uncovered in that dry Trump 
delivery was perfection. How many of the 36M+ folks watching hadn't heard 
of any of it - of any specifics, just that some billionaire wanted to get 
into their taxes to enrich himself (Because $400B or whatever Elon has 
isn't enough for him - he has to have some of yours, too)?


Trump was charming, firm, funny, and confident. 

You want to go where he wants to take the country - you hope the country 
grows back into that strong America.

 For all his Trumpisms, you see the possibilities, and Lord knows, we are 
ready for that 180.

This Trump, the post-Butler Trump, is the best Trump I've ever seen. Yeah, 
we're going to have burps because he IS Trump, but wowsahs.

What a tremendous start he's made.

We have a president who doesn't hesitate to act and who wants this country 
to be strong again and all of us to thrive.


Most importantly, I KNOW we have a president who's proud to be an 
American.

We're gonna be alright.

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