Fox host Steve Doocy says Trump's State of the Union had “a very centrist kind of message”
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From the February 5, 2020, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends
STEVE DOOCY (CO-HOST): Kelsey, what'd you think about -- you know, we heard them describe it as essentially red meat for the conservative base, but I heard a very centrist kind of message from the president, for a change.
KELSEY BOLAR (INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S FORUM): Certainly the president touched on the divisive issues such as abortion. But, look, overall, this was a uniting, optimistic, positive speech. And you know, the media pretending otherwise, I think is reflective that they are out of touch with many Americans, who independents would find plenty of opportunities to unite around this speech. Especially, I would call president producer-in-chief, the way he actually brought the country together in real-time behind that reunification of a family whose service member they brought home.
DOOCY: And Rush Limbaugh and Juan Guaido, there were a lot of moments, Joe. What about for you?
JOE CONCHA (THE HILL): Yeah, boy, red meat for the base. Is the USMCA, right, which is the singular biggest legislative accomplishment for this president, this administration, that was passed by Democrats and Republicans, is that red meat? Criminal justice reform, is that red meat? I didn't hear that either. Of course, he's going to check off some things for his base. At last check, it's a election year. And here you had Chuck Todd saying this was not a normal State of the Union, it wasn't traditional. This is not a traditional president. And then for Casey Hunt on NBC to call it dark and poisonous. I'm sorry, there were so many uplifting moments that speech, those are not the two words I would use, Steve.