@jblehar by Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio stands for no man.
EDIT: Until forced to.
I do not know how you can be unmoved by the grieving families and wounded heroes in the gallery. I felt that way when Biden was president, too. It’s shameless and manipulative to inject this into political speeches (and yes, Reagan started this), but that’s not the fault of these people who deserve the nation’s sympathy and respect.
Obviously cherry-picked data on the 100 percent decrease in D.C. homicides, from January 2025 to January 2026. There was only one homicide in D.C. last month, compared to 6 in November and December.
An hour into this speech, Trump seemed to become a different — and moderately refreshed — man. Though the turn came an hour in, he’s cruising now in terms of delivery and optics.
Come on, Ramesh. Since Trump took office, millions of Americans have gasped “Oh God!” or some other invocation of the Almighty on a more frequent basis.
The moment when Erika Krik received a standing ovation from America’s elected representatives as Trump denounced political violence was a dose of the antidote to so many of the ills that plague this moment in American history. It was immensely valuable and responsible.
I wish there were evidence of a religious resurgence in our country but I just don’t see it in the data.
“We must totally reject political violence of any kind…we love religion.” Donald J. Trump, 2026.
A welcome call “to reject political violence of any kind.”