On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump delivered his second State of the Union address before a joint session of the US Congress.
Jacqueline Luqman, the co-editor-in-chief of Luqman Nation, joined Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear Tuesday to discuss Trump’s speech.
Trump promised to get funding for southern border security, also noting that he has already sent Congress a « common sense proposal » during his Tuesday address.
« In the past, most of the people in this room voted for a wall — but the proper wall never got built. I’ll get it built, » Trump told Congress, adding that the border wall with Mexico to curb illegal immigration will be « a smart, strategic, see-through steel barrier — not just a simple concrete wall. »
« Legal immigrants enrich our nation and strengthen our society in countless ways, » the president said. « I want people to come into our country in the largest numbers ever, but they have to come in legally. »
According to Luqman, Trump’s speech appeared to be more him making a case for declaring a national emergency in a couple weeks than a typical State of the Union speech.
« That wasn’t a State of the Union address, » Luqman told hosts John Kiriakou, Brian Becker and Walter Smolarek.
