Woven through recollections of the past year’s achievements, and discussions of domestic and foreign policy initiatives, President Donald Trump gave in his State of the Union Address a sustained reflection on what it means to be a citizen of a free country and what the conditions are for national unity and greatness, on Jan. 30 in the Capitol.
As has become the practice with State of the Union addresses, Trump used examples of individuals in the chamber to communicate his key points. He introduced the theme of national unity by recalling the shooting of “the legend from Louisiana,” Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.).
