Schumer: Trump’s speech ‘far less important’ than other presidents

Published February 28, 2017 4:42pm ET



Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer charged Tuesday that President Trump’s first major speech to Congress Tuesday night will have little real impact and therefore isn’t as important as past presidential addresses, since there is a disconnect between what Trump says and what he does.

“Tonight’s speech from the president will be far less important than past presidential addresses for one simple reason: This president has shown through his campaign or presidency and now in his first month in office that there is a yawning gap between what he says and what his administration actually does for working Americans,” Schumer said on the Senate floor.

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