I watched the State of the Union address last week, and it’s just an example of what we’re seeing — misinformation, false claims, and attempts to deceive the public into believing stories with no basis.

What’s interesting is how the media reports on it: AP calls it “takeaways,” NPR calls it “familiar notes,” USA Today calls it “fighting words,” as if we’re talking about minor deviations rather than systemic deception.

Let’s look at specific examples. For instance, the economy. The President says he’s “taking the country out of a crisis,” but in reality, incomes are rising, and the economy is growing, not declining. Another example: tariffs. He claims they help the nation, but they do not.

What’s truly fascinating is what’s behind this misinformation. Tariffs are part of a plan aimed at shifting the tax system from income taxes to sales taxes, meaning the wealthy pay less, and everyone else pays more. But if most people understood this, it wouldn’t pass. So, deception is necessary.

He says that “the people I love” will benefit. “The people I love” are the wealthy elite, not the majority.

And there’s another point: the ศาลสูง recently ruled that only สภาคงเกรส has taxing authority. But then? The ประธานาธิบดีทรัมป์ just approved new tariffs, making it illegal again. As Judd Legum points out, this isn’t just deception — it’s deception that disregards the law.

There’s an interesting poll: Fox News surveyed before the court decision and found that 63% think he’s gone too far with tariffs, and 65% disapprove of his approach to inflation. Hakeem Jeffries called it an “extinction-level event” for the party. He says that สภาผู้แทนราษฎร, Latino voters, and young voters are all walking away.

But here’s what’s interesting — the fact that current policies aren’t working isn’t the point. They were never meant to work for the majority. The goal is to benefit a small minority while deceiving others into believing he cares enough to solve their problems.

Some say the speech was an opportunity for a “reset,” but there’s nothing to reset. Mike Johnson, สภาผู้แทนราษฎร speaker, told Fox, “He needs four years to fix this,” and “If we lose the midterms, it’s the end of ประธานาธิบดีทรัมป์,” he said. “We need to keep this going,” which of course means more deception.

So, what’s the takeaway from this speech? It’s a demonstration of what they will do next — deceive even more.