The 2026 State of the Union address delivered by President Donald Trump devolved into a partisan rally marked by exaggeration, scapegoating, and performative nationalism, while Governor Abigail Spanberger’s response offered a grounded, unifying rebuttal rooted in democratic values and acc
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