There were two great things about President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The first is that the Democrats basically couldn’t applaud anything, because it was Trump being Trump. The second? There was also nothing there that any sensible American could or should possibly oppose. Advertisement - story continues below Government efficiency. Foreign policy victories. New jobs. A secure border. Support for police. DEI rollbacks. Restoring American strength in trade and in military power. All of these are things should be getting applause. Instead, not only did the Democrats not applaud any of it, they were downright angry — so angry one representative had to be expelled from the chamber, and this shot, of Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro, accurately summed up the mood of the evening: RELATED NEWS: Watch: Rep. Rashida Tlaib Has a Screaming Meltdown as She's Blocked from Entering Trump Administration Building Advertisement - story continues below And those reactions were part of what the president fed off of — so much so that he turned the tables on Democrats early in the speech, chiding them for their inability to applaud virtually anything. “This is my fifth such speech to Congress, and, once again, I look at the Democrats in front of me, and I realize, there is absolutely nothing I can say to make them happy or to make them stand or smile or applaud,” Trump said. “Nothing I can do. Do you support Donald Trump? Yes No Enter your email Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge via email. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. “I could find a cure to the most devastating disease, a disease that would wipe out entire nations, or announce the answers to the greatest economy in history or the stoppage of crime to the lowest levels ever recorded, and these people sitting right here will not clap, will not stand, and certainly will not cheer for these astronomical achievements. “They won’t do it no matter what. Five, five times I’ve been up here. It’s very sad,” he said, adding: “It just shouldn’t be this way.” Advertisement - story continues below Which was true. When there weren’t moments like this, with Rep. Al Green from Texas getting ejected from the chamber for heckling … Related: Trump Shakes Europe with One Mention of Greenland: 'We Are Going to Get It One Way or the Other' Advertisement - story continues below … there were moments like these, where Democrats couldn’t even applaud for things every American should get behind: Advertisement - story continues below Advertisement - story continues below Yes, that’s right: In case you missed it, there was a 13-year-old cancer survivor named Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel who wanted to become a cop and had been diagnosed with brain cancer six years ago; he was given five months to live. Advertisement - story continues below “Since that time, DJ and his dad have been on a quest to make his dream come true, and DJ has been sworn in as an honorary law enforcement officer, actually a number of times,” Trump said, according to a New York Times transcript of the speech. “The police love him. The police departments love him. And tonight, DJ, we are going to do you the biggest honor of them all. I am asking our new Secret Service director, Sean Curran, to officially make you an agent of the United States Secret Service.” And, as was noted on social media, the Democrats couldn’t bring themselves to clap en masse for that. What, precisely, is wrong with our country when it means more to virtue-signal by scowling and sitting for things every American should be proud of — and which the Democrats could try to maneuver into wins for them, were they smart enough — than it does to be proud of U.S. accomplishments? Advertisement - story continues below If there’s one takeaway from Tuesday’s speech it ought to be this: The left cannot love America winning unless they’re steering the boat, and even then they’re only proud that they’re winning. America second. Not for the next four years, however — and the president made sure to call attention to that early. Rest assured, those watching paid attention.
