A Live Translation of Trump's State of the Union Address

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Good evening and welcome. Tonight, The Root’s Senior Editor Stephen A. Crockett Jr., Staff Writer Michael Harriot and Staff Writer Monique Judge will be live blogging Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. And by live blogging, we mean providing you with an understandable translation free of Adderall snorts and pompous bragging about everything and nothing at the same time.

Immediately following Trump’s little speech, we will also live blog Stacey Abrams’ response, which we are sure will be filled with polite rudeness and plenty of shade that will undoubtedly go over your little “president’s” head because he’s a dummy.

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Go grab a drink, get some snacks, put your television on one of the many channels that will be broadcasting this shit show, and then come join us for the laughs and the tears.

Monique Judge

News Editor for The Root. I said what I said. Period.

Stacey Abrams For President

Clearly, Stacey Abrams is reading on grade level. How bad ass do you have to be to not win the gubernatorial race and aren’t a member of Congress, yet you are sought out to give the Democratic rebuttal to the president.

And. She. Owned. It. 

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This is MY SOTU (Except for the Choir Not Singing)

In 8 minutes, Stacy Abrams has addressed:

Racism, voting, taxes, trade, health care and our lying-ass President.

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Stacey Abrams Is Calling Your Little “President” the Fuck Out

She said we need him to tell the truth.

She could have dropped the mic right there.

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There Can't Be Any Black Women In The Audience

Because Stacey Abrams is tearing Trump’s ass up and no one has said “amen” or “yassss!”

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“Immigrants, Not Walls”

Seriously, how is Stacey giving a better speech than the damn “president”?

She understands what the nation needs. Trump continues to be clueless.

Stacey’s speech is making it even clearer how much Trump’s speech lacked.

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Stacey Abrams Is Taking Us to Church

“I love our country and its promise of opportunity for all.”

How is Stacey Abrams giving a more presidential speech than Donald Trump?

Don’t answer that. It is rhetorical.

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Yessssssssss. Stacey Abrams Is Speaking Now

This is really what we stayed up for. Fuck Trump. Stacey Abrams is the main attraction.

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Let's See What the SOTU Didn't Contain

Trump left out a lot.

  • Only one line about education.
  • Nothing about white supremacists except for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.
  • Nothing about the deficit.
  • Nothing about climate change or the disaster in Puerto Rico
  • Nothing about social security.
  • One line about health care
  • Voter suppression

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Ned Starks Died For This?

This speech is trash. I kinda wish he went full racist. It had no substance, no policy, nothing interesting. It was basically an hour and a half of bullshit. I defy anyone to have a hot take on this SOTU.

If I was Stacy Abrams, I’d just come on and say:

“That motherfucker is lying.

God bless you, good night.”

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That Speech Was 51,000 Words!

And Fancy Pelosi literally had to tell her goons to stand down. 

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Oh My God. Shut Up, Already

I’m ready for this shit to be over. I can’t take it no more.

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Even With the Historic Gains Made By Women and Minorities...

There are a LOT of white men there. I mean a lot. And none of them are smiling. I haven’t seen white men this upset since I ran into Liam Neeson outside a pub a few years ago.

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Trump Is Shouting All These People Out

And you know he is not going to remember one of these names tomorrow.

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This SOTU Is Low-key Lit!

The AKAs are in there hooting and hollering in their all white, and now they just sung Happy Birthday! Not to mention the uninterrupted chants of USA and the goofy dude from The Real World who is now the overlord of Wisconsin. 

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This Speech is Like Every Desus & Mero Episode

It’s basically a series of shoutouts:

“Shout out to cancer. We got you babygirl.”

“Shout out to my nigga who went to the moon.”

“Shout out to all my homies that were locked up north.”

“Shout out to the women congressmen. Rub your titties if you love Trump.”

“Shout out to the caravan killas. A wall is coming”

“Shout out to my shooters Judah. It’s his birthday.”

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“Great Nations Do Not Fight Endless Wars”

Well, what do you call your little standoff over the infamous wall, you dummy?

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Thank God For Trump

If he wasn’t president, we’d be at war with North Korea; Russia would be dropping bombs and there’d be no Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

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He’s Really Just Making Stuff Up Now

Clearly this speech has gone on for longer than your little “president” is able to handle. He’s now just making it up as he goes along.

He just said that it is his opinion that if he hadn’t been elected president, the United States would be at war with North Korea.

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He’s basically saying he thinks he saved us. 

The Russian Part

We can’t get Russia to comply to the rules, so you know what we’re gonna do? We’re gonna tell them that there are no rules.

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Is the Adderall Wearing Off?

He’s struggling to read now. It’s like he’s sounding out words.

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Did He Just Say...

In a surprising twist, Trump takes credit for curing AIDS and cancer.

The part about the little girl was nice but what the fuck does that have to do with school choice?

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