Developing now, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019
TRUMP CALLS FOR STATE OF UNITY, NOT REVENGE: President Trump, in his State of the Union address Tuesday, railed against "ridiculous" investigations and "politics of revenge" and pleaded for unity as Washington again finds itself deadlocked over border security funding and on the verge of another government shutdown ... Touting economic gains during his first two years in office, as well as legislative wins on issues like criminal justice reform, Trump warned that deepening partisan tensions undermine America's progress.
"An economic miracle is taking place in the United States -- and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics or ridiculous partisan investigations," Trump said, in an apparent reference to Democratic congressional probes of his administration and possibly to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. "If there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation. It just doesn't work that way."
At the same time, the president did not back down from his insistence that Congress fund a border wall, which was at the center of a 35-day government shutdown that ended only a few weeks ago and could fuel another shutdown on Feb. 15. Tolerance for illegal immigration, Trump said, is "not compassionate," but "cruel." "Simply put, walls work and walls save lives," Trump said. "So let's work together, compromise and reach a deal that will truly make America safe." However, top Democrats signaled that Trump's State of the Union address did little to convince them that a legislative compromise to construct his proposed border wall is possible.
- Read: Trump's State of the Union speech
- WATCH: State of the Union highlights
- Doug Schoen: What Trump did (and didn't) do with his State of the Union address -- And the real test ahead
- Stacey Abrams, in Democratic State of the Union response, blasts Trump for shutdown 'disgrace'
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