Wednesday, January 13, 2016

RECAP: President Obama's Final State of the Union Address

 

President Barack Obama delivered his final State of the Union address Tuesday, calling for "a better politics" that rejects discrimination and fear towards outsiders. At many times a direct rebuke to the rhetoric of GOP candidates - particularly Donald Trump - he urged lawmakers to find common ground and eschew partisanship for its own sake. And he outlined four "big questions" that must be addressed by Americans, dealing with the economy, technology, foreign policy and the coarseness of our politics.

He was on defense on foreign policy, calling Republicans' strident threats of a growing ISIS overblown. Republican GOP candidates swiftly rebuked him for underestimating the threat of terrorism. 

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Source: NBC News

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