President Trump’s first State of the Union address was billed as a bid for unity, a call for all to rise above party and faction in pursuit of national ideas and ideals.
In fact, scattered throughout the 80-minute speech were several moments that might qualify as outreach. But if you blinked, you might have missed them.
For example, halfway through his speech, the president made a passing reference to vocational schools. Then he quickly added these 10 words — “And let’s support working families by supporting paid family leave,” a hat tip to a Democratic issue supported by his eldest daughter, Ivanka.
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