President Trump has used his State of the Union address to sell a booming America, even as voters worry about the economy.

Much of the nation is worried about the direction of the economy, but Trump says the good times are here, insisting repeatedly that rising costs are no longer a problem.

“The roaring economy is roaring like never before,” he said. He cheered the lower cost of gasoline, mortgage rates, prescription drug prices and the rising stock market: “Millions and millions of Americans are all gaining.”

Such optimism, as so many Americans are feeling economic strains, risks painting Trump as out of touch. Just 39% of U.S. adults approved of Trump’s handling of the economy in February, according to AP-NORC polling.

Tributes to the Olympic hockey team and a World War II veteran didn’t unify the room for long.

The Republican president soon took aim at Democrats and blamed them for many of the nation’s ills.

Trump said rising health care premiums are “caused by you,” suggested Democrats “are not protecting” Social Security and blamed them for the nation’s affordability crunch. “You caused that problem. You caused that problem,” Trump said as he glared at the Democratic side of the room.

  • Devolution@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    The Ten Commandments

    1. I am the Lord thy God. Thou shall not have strange gods before Me.
    2. Thou shall not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
    3. Remember to keep holy the Lord’s day.
    4. Honor thy father and mother.
    5. Thou shall not kill.
    6. Thou shall not commit adultery.
    7. Thou shall not steal.

    8. Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

    1. Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s wife.
    2. Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s goods.

    Where’s the actual Christ you Christofascist lying fucks? And yes! Raping children is adultery for those disgusting fuckers who say the 10 commandments don’t refer to children.