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Despite a CBS News/You Gov poll showing 76 percent of viewers approving of President Trump’s Tuesday State of the Union address, CNN chief national correspondent blasted the speech as a “disgrace” because it didn’t touch on topics important to liberals. Most notably, according to King, climate change.
After praising the Democratic Party’s response via Stacy Abrams, as “the best response Democrat or Republican I can remember in some years”, King noted she talked about “voting rights”, “climate change”, and “guns”.
“They believe it helps them, and they believe especially on the issue of climate change, especially on the issue of voting right, it helps them to talk about things the president won't talk about. You can shrug all you want,” King chided former GOP Senator Rick Santorum.
Santorum responded by pointing out the obvious: “I mean, the Republicans don't support any of those things. Why would you talk about them?”
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