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On October 24th, Republican Senator Jeff Flake surprised the nation by announcing he would not seek re-election in 2018. It was not his announcement however that took people by surprise – it was his speech denouncing the president of the United States. Several times throughout his speech, Flake addressed trump directly, stating his behavior had a “chilling effect on a healthy democracy” (Nilsen). Flake continued,

“Welcome to all here, let me start off by talking about the Kansas-Nebraska act and the Missouri Compromise and how it has sparked all of these protests. I don’t like it and I have come to put an end to this.”

“It was a very powerful speech,” Bohner said. “He took a very broad stance on a lot of issues but knows that we can stand together and make a change.”

The only credibility threat that was directly addressed was when he stated that "he has no more campaigns to run for, so he was buckling down," then the Republicans all led a rousing, standing, applause, and he addressed them with a quick comment of ,"I won all of mine." Showing his competitiveness and was his way of directly addressing a public

He has arrived and is ready to give his last State of the Union address. He maneuvers himself through the filled Great Hall, one final meticulous presidential parade, admired in full rotation. A bittersweet welcome. His walk a unique stroll, undaunted and partisan. This is his final annual inspection, last opportunity for the press to find fault in him

The speaker is basically Arne Duncan and Obama. It could also be anyone who wants to see America’s youth do better and incarceration rate gets lower. An assumption that can be made about the speaker is that they are risk-takers. They decided to make this decision without going through Congress because they knew it wouldn’t be done in time. Congress hasn’t even completely dismissed George Bush’s “No child left behind” act, after six years. You can probably conclude the speaker Arne Duncan is a bit bias because he works under President Obama and wouldn’t want to get on his bad

In his speech he talks about how America needs to act on the things it promised to all citizens. He says that America is lacking dignity and they are not fighting for all to have freedom. He wants America to right wrongs, serve men, and do justice.

He uses multiple rhetorical questions to act as if he were a citizen asking himself the questions. Although many questions are asked in the speech, he never answers the questions as if he does not want to answer them truthfully. In the tenth paragraph, he mentions his wife, Pat, pointing out how dedicated she is to her job and how she has “never been on the government payroll.” This red herring is used as a transition to shift the attention from himself to others.

He is ever the inspiring leader, presenting how he helped the parties and reached across the isles to achieve funding that was previously cut by Congress to education.  He talked about how the First Lady's "Let's Move!" campaign helped lower childhood obesity for the first time in 30 years.  He presented how he is helping veterans, while an image of the famous speech quote "Give me your tired, your hungry, your poor" was posted for the nations viewing. All these were meant to let the viewers come to see him as representative of the same greatness.

In a time of transition for the nation, Trump tries to leave the audience with a lasting impression. By saying, “So to all Americans in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, from ocean to ocean, hear these words; you will never be ignored again” there is an undeniable sense of hope. Trump’s final words are the most important because it concludes the message of hope and unity (Trump Inauguration Speech, 2017).

He truly has great consideration for our country. As mentioned in the speech “Like each other native, the future president, for all that he will work with him, Godspeed. I supplicate for the new years to honor with peace and success for all. " This exhibits that he wishes the best for America.

It is his second to last State of the Union speech, but his first with both houses of Congress in Republican control: On Tuesday night, January 20th, President Barack Obama itemized the achievements of his presidency and his devotion to raising the economic outlook for the middle class. In his address, he effectively outlined his legislative agenda for the up-and-coming year. He accomplishes this by employing a confident and optimistic tone, pronounced diction, and ample support; all in attempt to convince the public, Congress, as well as the 195 countries of the world of his proposals. Obama demonstrates in his 2015 Address, the ability to communicate with

Politifact.com, “In wake of London train attack, Trump doubles down on campaign promise.” Allison Colburn, September 21, 2017

During the final stretch of Trump’s campaign, a 100-day plan was introduced by then-candidate Donald Trump. The vow to the American voter, highlighted policies that Trump proposed and pursued through both legislative and executive action. Taking a walk back to the campaign trail, echoes of Trump, stating that he would “Make America Great Again,” would become his proverbial platform of hope, upon which he built his promises. Standing before a large crowd in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on October 22, 2016, Trump told the crowd

I told him i’ve never heard him actually say that however, he has been VERY outspoken about Kapernick… he said "I see your point but, he is still an asshole" lol Some of us have admitted and know we do still have a race problem in America, others just want to tell those outspoken against it to sit down, shut up and be grateful it isn’t like it used to