Fox News asked Democratic lawmakers a simple question — what part of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday drew their attention the most.
Only a handful responded, but their answers varied immensely.
“I think he was able to maintain energy through it,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said. “I mean he’s 80 years old. I thought it was very powerful to honor a lot of the veterans there.”
Trump is currently the second most senior president in American history at 79.
He gave the longest State of the Union in American history on Tuesday as his speech went for one hour and 48 minutes. This broke President Bill Clinton’s previous record of 1 hour, 28 minutes and 49 seconds.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Trump’s speech reinforced his belief the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) needs congressional reforms.
“DHS has to start acting lawfully, and they are not acting lawfully. They are literally in the middle of building warehouse prisons to detain legal immigrants to this country. That’s the definition of lawlessness,” Murphy said.
Other Democrats’ responses also had immigration-related takeaways.
Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) said he believes the president isn’t doing enough to accommodate undocumented immigrants who want to lawfully become a part of the country.
“I’m for prioritizing Americans, but I’m also for being fair with those who have worked really hard that don’t have any documents. And that’s, I think, where I kind of draw the line,” Correa said.
“What’s wrong with thanking those that work hard — all those immigrants who are in the military — why don’t you thank them?” Correa said, referring to several moments in Tuesday’s speech as he Trump l acknowledged American service members.
