Donald Trump Snags 45.6M For 1st State Of The Union; Behind Obama, W & Bubba

Comparison may actually be where the rub gets a bit raw for Trump, especially in terms of his immediate predecessors. Barack Obama had just more than 48 million total viewers for his first SOTU in 2010 on 11 outlets, and nearly 52 million watched George W. Bush’s post-9/11 first SOTU in 2002 on eight outlets. Adding to the con column, Trump did not beat the 45.8 million who tuned in for Bill Clinton’s first SOTU on ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN in 1994.

Which means Trump’s initial SOTU, the third longest in history, is now also the least watched address in nearly a quarter of a century.

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Albion said:

We have been living in the midst of a never-ending political campaign in recent years, so one more speech may have lost some of its appeal.

In addition, this one was preceded by a lot of talk about how the democrats were going to protest the president's remarks, no matter what they might turn out to be.

The public is weary of bad behavior, staged outrage, and endless protesting against the decision of the voters last November. (emph. added)

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