Speechwriters split after Trump’s record-breaking SOTU: ‘Living in his own reality’ vs. ‘Resounding speech’
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Trump delivers record-breaking State of the Union as speechwriters split on performance. Gene Hamilton calls it "resounding" while Dan Cluchey says Trump is "living in his own reality."
Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
Gene Hamilton, a former deputy White House counsel who has written speeches, told Fox News Digital that Trump delivered a "resounding speech" and "could not have been more clear about the current state of our great nation." He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.
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