This MAJOR Difference Between Trump and Obama’s SOTU Speech Speaks VOLUMES
Clearly, Trump is a much different president than Obama, but besides his stronger “America first” rhetoric, there’s one stark difference between their State of the Union speeches that shows who the true leader is. During Trump’s speech last night, he placed a huge emphasis on “we” versus “I,” a major contrast to narcissistic Obama who often did just the opposite during his SOTU speeches. President Trump talked long on Tuesday night, “the third-longest State of the Union in the past 50 years, according to The New York Times. But he rarely talked about himself — unlike his predecessor. President Obama’s first State of the Union speech in 2010 featured the president saying some version of “I” or “me” nearly 100 times. That was nearly four times more than Trump managed — 98 personal references to a mere 26. For all the media have attacked Trump about his ego, it was Obama who earned regular criticism for being self-referential in his speeches. His first 41 speeches ...