is a longstanding, annual ritual here in washington, the president s state of the union address before a joint session of congress. just moments from now, president trump will be announced and enter the house chamber. and the president is walking into a room bitterly divided by party. one branch of congress having impeached him, the other about to acquit him in a vote expected tomorrow. and of course, this is all happening in an election year. the democrats iowa caucus results still coming in tonight. that was marred by chaos and controversy, but tonight is donald trump s night as he looks to seize the spotlight and make his case to the country. think about it, less than two months ago he was impeached in that very chamber. joining us here, moderator of meet the press, chuck todd and senior washington correspondent andrea mitchell. good to have both of you here. chuck, let me start with you. we attended an anchors luncheon, if you will, with the president, off the rec
to talk to those of you who are watching at home. i would need a lot more than 10 minutes to respond to what the president just said, so instead of talking about what he is saying, i am going to highlight what democrats are doing. after all, you can listen to what someone says, but to know the truth, watch what they do. differentrs are no from americans everywhere. we love our families and want a good life today and a better life tomorrow for our kids. we work hard, and we expect our government to work hard for us as well. we have great and valid grit and value loyalty. and we still root for the detroit lions. we must stay engaged. our country, our democracy, our future demands it. we are capable of great things when we work together. we cannot forget that despite the dishonesty and divisions of the last few years, and that we heard tonight from the president of the united states, together, we have boundless potential. and young americans are proving that every day by tak
[applause] good evening. good evening. i am honored to be here and grateful you are tuning in. i am gretchen whitner and tonight, i am at my daughter s public school, east lansing high school. ere today with families and parents, teachers, and most importantly, students. i want to thank you all for coming, but tonight, i am going to talk to those of you who are watching at home. i would need a lot more than 10 minutes to respond to what the president just said, so instead of talking about what he is saying, i am going to highlight what democrats are doing. after all, you can listen to what someone says, but to know the truth, watch what they do. differentrs are no from americans everywhere. we love our families and want a good life today and a better life tomorrow for our kids. we work hard, and we expect our government to work hard for us as well. we have great and valid grit and value loyalty. and we still root for the detroit lions. we must stay engaged. our coun
Congress. This may be looking ahead to the election day. Martha we will be followed by the democratic response from a newcomer to the National Political scene. Michigans governor Gretchen Wilmer will deliver that from a high school after the president s finishes tonight. Bret you saw vicepresident pence arriving there. Some of the congressmen on the aisles there in the house chamber. Its a packed house. Our panel here. Chris wallace and dana perino. I think we will get one of the most interesting moments right at the start. Thats when the president enters the room and obviously he is near the end of the Senate Impeachment trial to see the reception he gets from democrats especially with he has to hand a copy of the state of the union speech to nancy pelosi. A few reporters were invited to a prebuttal where they said they didnt like about the president s speech before he delivered it. I have never seen one where 2 Democratic Leaders on the opposition were so passionate in their oppositi