U.S. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin appeared on “Mornings with Maria” to discuss President Donald Trump’s recent State of the Union address and a range of political issues, including the national debt, military spending, government shutdowns, and Republican legislative priorities.
Johnson described the President’s speech as “an inspirational speech celebrating America and its heroes.” He highlighted a moment when President Trump asked Democrats to reaffirm that protecting American citizens is the government’s primary duty. Johnson said, “I thought the crowning moment really was when President Trump just asked Democrats, would you reaffirm that the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens? And I could not believe Democrats didn’t stand for that.”
He criticized Democratic leaders for what he sees as a lack of cooperation in addressing major policy challenges. “Democrats create these enormous messes and rather than, you know, lend a hand, and try and help solve these problems, no, they train activists. They encourage their supporters to go and obstruct justice, putting them in harm’s way. They get a couple of martyrs, and then they use that with, you know, the backing of the legacy media. So it would be nice if we had Democrats who are willing to acknowledge the fact that their Obamacare is a disaster, that they created this devaluation of the dollar that’s making things unaffordable, that they opened the border, but we do not have partners. So that’s why it takes very strong leadership and that’s what President Trump was providing,” Johnson stated.
Johnson concluded his remarks by emphasizing optimism in presidential leadership: “I, for one, like a president who’s optimistic, who celebrates America and Americans, and that was a very optimistic speech right there. Don’t you want a president with a vision to make the country even greater? I mean, this is a great country, 250 years. It can be even better. That’s the kind of leadership we want. That’s the kind of leadership President Trump is providing.”
Senator Johnson has served multiple terms in office after winning elections against Mandela Barnes in 2022 (50.4% to 49.4%), Russ Feingold in 2016 (50.2% to 46.8%), and again against Feingold in 2010 (51.9% to 47%).
