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The state of the union address was, as expected, a celebration of all things Trump. Instead of focusing on actual issues like ICE run amok, Noem spending funds faster than lightning, Bondi participating in a cover up so big it’s like a giant dome placed over the capitol building, or his own involvement in one of the largest human trafficking rings since chattel slavery, he instead focused on pointing out victims of crimes that occurred during his administration. Why would a sitting president want to discuss and describe violence at his own SOTU? Well, Seth Abramson, a Trump biographer, released a statement last evening that claimed that Trump is very much sexually aroused by violence, and that speaking on these incidents in public is a personal boon. Why are we as a nation allowing this to go on? This is not the country our forefathers envisioned. Where are the checks and balances? Where is the system intended to suppress these selfish acts? Please stand up and do your job, or stand down and let someone more qualified do it for you.