"So the polling was bad before the speech and bad after the speech, Seth Meyers reported on Wednesday evening, and on top of that it was long and boring, clocking in at a record one hour and 47 minutes. Or, if you're Republican, it was the best State of the Union speech that I've seen, to quote the House speaker, Mike Johnson."
"Historians have to read it carefully? Trump didn't read it carefully! the Late Night responded before footage of Trump stumbling over nonsensical sentences. And yet despite the fact that it strained everyone's attention spans, Trump expected everyone to leap to their feet and applaud for him, including the Democrats, and his feelings were very hurt when they didn't."
"Trump used his speech the way he uses all of his speeches: as a vehicle to attack anyone who doesn't bend the knee, he concluded. And since that's a majority of the country, his poll numbers are terrible."
Late-night comedians heavily criticized Donald Trump's State of the Union address, which lasted a record one hour and 47 minutes. Despite Republican praise, the speech occurred amid Trump's low 36% approval rating, which remained poor before and after the address. Hosts mocked Trump's stumbling delivery, his hurt feelings when Democrats refused to applaud, and his attempts to claim credit for the U.S. men's hockey team's Olympic gold medal. Trump attacked Democrats who wouldn't applaud, calling them crazy. Comedians emphasized that Trump uses speeches to attack opponents rather than unite, contributing to his continued poor polling numbers.
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