Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday gave his own rebuttal to President Trump’s State of the Union Address with a six-minute-long rant on the Senate Floor, attacking the President and claiming he ignored the American people and made the State of the Union all about himself.
“Last night was not America’s State of the Union. It was Donald Trump’s state of delusion,” he said, arguing that Trump spent two hours “congratulating himself, inflating his own ego, but offering no solutions to our country’s many problems.”
Schumer’s “State of Delusion” talking point was seemingly given to him by a staffer or Democrat strategist on Tuesday during the President’s speech. Schumer was seen proudly walking out of the chamber on Tuesday, refusing to speak to the press and, instead, repeating the line over and over again as he walked through Statuary Hall inside the Capitol:
“Donald Trump patted himself on the back so many times I thought he’d fall down,” Schumer said on the Senate Floor earlier.
But it was actually the Democrats who made the President’s speech all about themselves and turned their backs on the American people.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, when President Trump recognized the parents of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was savagely murdered by a career criminal who was set free under the Democrats’ policies, the party of crime shamefully remained seated and looked away.
‘How Do You Not Stand?!’ Trump Calls Out Democrats for Refusing to Honor Sobbing Mother of Iryna Zarutska During SOTU (VIDEO)
Despite President Trump standing up against crime and illegal immigration for the innocent people in our country, the Democrats claim he couldn’t care less, while pointing to the economy that Biden and the Democrats left behind.
“Trump didn’t simply ignore the affordability crisis, he mocked it, yet again. The average American sitting at their table trying to figure out how they’re going to pay that damn bill was furious that he said it doesn’t matter,” Schumer said, making affordability a focal point of his speech. “It’s truly stunning to watch a billionaire like Donald Trump make fun of people’s financial struggles during a State of the Union speech. The guy doesn’t have a clue. He’s in a bubble so thick he can’t hear what people are going through.”
But Trump actually pointed out the “record-setting inflation that cost the typical family $34,000” under Joe Biden and the Democrats, while noting that the Democrats now fixate on affordability now that Trump is in office. “The same people in this chamber who voted for those disasters suddenly use the word ‘affordability,'” Trump noted, adding that the Democrats “caused and created the increased prices that all of our citizens had to endure.”
“They knew their statements were a lie. They knew it. They knew their statements were a dirty, rotten lie. Their policies created the high prices. Our policies are rapidly ending them. We are doing really well. Those prices are plummeting downward,” Trump said. “The price of eggs is down 60 percent. Madam Secretary, thank you. The cost of chicken, butter, fruit, hotels, automobiles, rent is lower today than when I took office, by a lot.”
Schumer further claimed that Trump inflated his economic successes and job creation numbers, and attacked the President for appointing JD Vance to investigate the fraud perpetrated by Somali aliens in Minnesota, California, Massachusetts, and Maine.
“I’ve never heard a State of the Union speech, and I’ve heard quite a few, where the President’s rhetoric and the country’s reality were so far apart,” he added, while ignoring the disastrous, lie-filled speeches by Joe Biden.
“So in sum, last night, did what he does better than anyone else, one of the few things he does better than anyone else. He boosted his own ego and patted himself on the back, didn’t address the needs of Americans, and just broke promise after promise after promise,” Schumer said in conclusion, while urging Americans to look at the Democratic Party’s rebuttal speeches by Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA).
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Transcript:
Schumer: Last night was not America’s State of the Union. It was Donald Trump’s state of delusion. For two long hours, the President stood in the way— in the House chamber, congratulating himself, inflating his own ego, but offering no solutions to our country’s many problems. He’s in a bubble. He doesn’t even have a clue about what the average American family is going through. Donald Trump patted himself on the back so many times I thought he’d fall down. While Donald Trump kept claiming that America is back and that we’re, quote, winning so much we don’t know what to do about it, that’s only half true. We are not winning so much, but he sure has no idea what to do about the problems in America. And he admitted it right there himself.
People back home were asking something different than what the speech addressed. They’re asking, What about my electricity bill? How am I going to pay for my groceries? How am I going to afford a doctor? Donald Trump ignored all these things during his speech last night. Frankly, I’ve never heard a State of the Union speech, and I’ve heard quite a few, where the President’s rhetoric and the country’s reality were so far apart. Instead, Donald Trump spent most of his speech focused on the accomplishments, not of his administration, but on the accomplishments of other Americans whose accomplishments he has nothing to do with. We’re all proud of the men and women hockey teams that just won golds in the Olympics. We’re all proud and grateful of our veterans. They deserve honor, but Donald Trump didn’t have anything to do with these accomplishments.
He had so little to say about what he accomplished that he had to just go on and on about accomplishments of others. And folks back home want to hear about what the President is doing to help with their problems. They don’t want to hear a fantasy that everything is going great. But it got worse. Trump didn’t simply ignore the affordability crisis, he mocked it, yet again. The average American sitting at their table trying to figure out how they’re going to pay that damn bill was furious that he said it doesn’t matter. It’s truly stunning to watch a billionaire like Donald Trump make fun of people’s financial struggles during a State of the Union speech. The guy doesn’t have a clue. He’s in a bubble so thick he can’t hear what people are going through.
And of course, he lied about the economy. This man is an inveterate liar. Everyone knows that. He said last night that manufacturing jobs gone way up. That’s a lie. Manufacturing is down by 100,000 jobs since he took office. He bragged last night about job creation? Well, job creation is at its lowest point in over 20 years outside of a recession, its lowest point in 20 years, and he brags about it. Donald Trump claimed that the fight against inflation is over. That’s a lot of BS. Just go to the grocery store, and you’ll see. Donald Trump’s speech was filled with fluff and hype. When was the last time Trump bought a cup of coffee? When is the last time Trump walked into a grocery store? His speech shows that he never has.
It was also rich last night to hear Donald Trump announce that he’ll put JD Vance in charge of investigating corruption. Now I think JD, putting JD Vance in charge of corruption is actually something that might work out because he’s right— he’s in the midst of it. He’s all around it. And I’ve got some suggestions for where he can begin. If Vice President Vance wants to investigate corruption, he should look into the billionaires who are donating to Donald Trump’s fancy ballroom.
He should look into how many, so many within the administration are making a killing, a personal killing, off crypto deals. He should investigate why Donald Trump pardoned the ex-president of Honduras, who was convicted of drug trafficking. If he wants to look into corruption, let him investigate the luxury jet Donald Trump received as a gift from the Middle East. He’s got a lot to do right around him if he wants to investigate corruption because this is the most corrupt administration, I think, ever, certainly in decades and maybe over a century. If JD Vance wants to get to the bottom of corruption in government, the good news is that all he has to do is walk down the hall into the Oval Office.
So in sum, last night, did what he does better than anyone else, one of the few things he does better than anyone else. He boosted his own ego and patted himself on the back, didn’t address the needs of Americans, and just broke promise after promise after promise. If anyone watching last night was hoping to hear about how Donald Trump is going to lower their costs and their economic pain, his speech was anemic dud. So, I suggest Americans who care about the high cost of living, about affordability, which Trump knocks, get a copy of Governor Spanberger’s speech. She focused on it like a bull’s eye.
Her speech was so much more in tune with where the American people are at than Donald Trump’s. The contrast is glaring. And I also want to salute Senator Padilla. He gave an outstanding speech as well. Compare Trump’s speech to their speech, and you’ll know why Trump is in such trouble with the American people. You’ll know why the Republican Party is panicking about what might happen in November of 2026.
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