“Democracy grinds to a halt without a willingness to compromise; or when even basic facts are contested”, Obama said.
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“A lot of it was future-oriented”, Foster said.
Speaking directly to lawmakers, he said many had told him they would like to cooperate more, but are beholden to political donors or their partisan base. This isn’t an anti-Muslim thing, this is a we’ve got to make sure that the right people are coming into this country to keep this country safe.
Obama addressed a Congress now run by emboldened GOP majorities already planning their agenda under a potential Republican successor, starting with repealing the president’s health care law.
“We are facing the most risky terrorist threat our nation has seen since September 11th, and this president appears either unwilling or unable to deal with it”, Gov. Haley said. That’s the story ISIL wants to tell…
Mr Trump, who has also called for a wall on the USA border with Mexico to prevent entry to illegal immigrants, has been condemned across the world for his attitude towards Muslims and immigrants.
President Barack Obama accused critics on Tuesday of playing into the hands of Islamic State by comparing the fight against the militant group to World War Three, in an address aimed at laying out an optimistic vision of America’s future.
The White House invites guests each year whose background or work illustrates a theme the president hopes to promote and this year was no exception. “It’s just wrong”, Mr Obama said.
Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield, issued a statement saying Obama has “always been a good messenger, but he’s consistently delivered a message of false promises”. The president says IS is made up of killers, fanatics and twisted souls, and that the US will hunt them down and destroy them. “It makes it harder to achieve our goals”.
Foreign policy dominated chatter on social media around President Obama’s last State of the Union address on Tuesday, according to data from Facebook and Twitter.
Economic opportunity, security and a sustainable, peaceful planet are possible, he said, if the country could return to “rational, constructive debates”.
The president completely skirted the boat seizures by Iran, which accused the US of spying.
Recalling a bygone period of American ingenuity, Mr Obama called for a new spirit of innovation to meet challenges like climate change.
Obama received about a dozen standing ovations during his address, but just a handful were fully bipartisan.
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Attempting to counter Republican charges on the presidential campaign trail that he has weakened the United States, Mr Obama boasted of the USA having the “strongest, most durable economy in the world” and the country being “the most powerful nation on Earth”.
