The speech was surely lacking...I don't know who wrote it for you but they sure failed.
You had the bully pulpit last night and you should have taken advantage of it with visuals..Show Nancy and Chuckie saying in years past that we need a wall..show the innocent victims killed by these thugs..no one thought to do any of this......sheeeesh!....8mins just wasn't enough.
I disagree, Mystery. Trump was making a last ditch effort to explain to the nation why the wall is important and how dangerous unlimited immigration is. I think he laid out the facts pretty well.
He was not trying to reach you and me. We already know these things.
Before he takes a next step, if he decides it is necessary, he wants to be sure that all other bases are covered and, if possible, get the whole country behind him.
Most of the country is already on board with whatever measures it takes to stop illegals. Even Pelosi and Chuck You Schumer were for it before it became a Trump issue.
The dems have dug in their heels on this, not because they care about America, but because they know that if Trump wins on this issue, it will seal his popularity and probably assure a Trump victory in 2020.
Anyone who expected Trump to declare a state of emergency in his speech last night was not thinking clearly. He may have been setting the stage for such a declaration.