‘Morning Shift’ Listeners Weigh-In On President Trump’s First State Of The Union Address

By Daniel Tucker, Meha Ahmad, Jason Marck
President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.

‘Morning Shift’ Listeners Weigh-In On President Trump’s First State Of The Union Address

By Daniel Tucker, Meha Ahmad, Jason Marck
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President Donald Trump gave his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Morning Shift hears from local representatives, business owners, politicians and listeners across the political spectrum. 

What was your take on the State of the Union? You can read President Trump’s first (fact-checked) State Of The Union address here. 

GUESTS:

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Raja Krishnamoorthi, Democratic Congressman, Illinois’s 8th district

Mike Quigley, Democratic Congressman of Illinois’s 5th Congressional district

Mickey Straub, Mayor of Burr Ridge, Trump supporter, businessman

Pat Brady, former Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party; Founder of Next Generation Strategies

Eric Elk, Republican political strategist 

Kitty Kurth, Democratic political strategist