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Optimistic, hypocritical and long: Members react to State of the Union in 3 words

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 6, 2019 at 8:55am

By Thomas McKinless

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Roll Call asked members of Congress to scribble down their three-word reactions to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. See what words Reps. Al Green, Tim Burchett, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sen. John Kennedy and more used to describe the hour-and-a-half long speech.

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