{"id":2574543,"date":"2026-02-27T16:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-drew-stark-line-between-democrats-and-republicans\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:01:14","slug":"trump-drew-stark-line-between-democrats-and-republicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-drew-stark-line-between-democrats-and-republicans\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump drew \u2018stark line\u2019 between Democrats and Republicans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-drew-stark-line-between-democrats-and-republicans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2574543&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Examiner article, featuring columnist Salena Zito, argues that President Donald Trump drew a stark contrast between Democrats and Republicans at his State of the Union address. zito says Trump excels at highlighting contrasts in American politics and that his insistence on charting a clear difference between the parties was evident, including a moment when he asked joint-session members to stand if protecting American citizens came first over illegal immigration\u2014only Republicans stood. She also notes Democrats\u2019 stance on East Palestine and suggests they disagree with the governance\u2019s actions, framing this as part of a broader pattern where Democrats focus more on opposing Trump than on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >issues affecting voters\u2019 wallets<\/a>. According to Zito, Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/young-black-and-latino-men-reveal-why-they-flocked-to-trump-in-2024\/\" title=\"Young Black and Latino Men Reveal Why They Flocked to Trump in 2024\">economic messaging resonated<\/a> with the audience, and she argues the public will choose sides based on economic outcomes rather than partisan rhetoric.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump drew &lsquo;stark line&rsquo; between Democrats and Republicans: Salena Zito<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2518426\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/salena-zito\/\">Salena Zito<\/a> said President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> drew a &ldquo;stark line&rdquo; between Democrats and Republicans at his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/State-of-the-Union\/\">State of the Union<\/a> address Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;American politics is all about contrast, right, and President Trump has always intuitively understood it at a level you don&rsquo;t see with all politicians,&rdquo; Zito said on <em>Fox &amp; Friends First<\/em> on Friday. &ldquo;He knows how to draw a stark line. And he also understands how the opposition may or may not react.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-your-land\/4472045\/sports-media-failed-meet-the-moment-usa-hockey\/\">Sports media don&#8217;t meet the moment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4471940\/stephen-colbert-james-talarico-interview-fcc-brendan-carr\/\">Left-wing late night and the law: The latest Colbert controversy highlights dated broadcast regulations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4468747\/glen-powell-how-to-make-a-killing-review\/\">Killer maker: Review of &lsquo;How to Make a Killing&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3400540&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=1ad46d9c3411e39c3162ef53ed03d4bf\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During Trump&rsquo;s address, he asked the members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigans-matt-sealy-explains-how-president-trump-has-several-paths-to-victorynever-count-donald-trump-out-video\/\" title=\"Michigan\u2019s Matt Sealy Explains How ... Has SEVERAL Paths To Victory\u2026\u201dNever count Donald Trump out!\u201d[VIDEO]\">joint session<\/a> of Congress to stand up if they believed their first duty of government is to protect American citizens and not illegal immigrants. Notably, only Republicans stood up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4465527\/trump-lives-up-to-his-promise-to-east-palestine\/\"><strong>SALENA ZITO: TRUMP LIVES UP TO HIS PROMISE TO EAST PALESTINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zito said Trump may have taken a little bit of a &ldquo;gamble&rdquo; with the move at the State of the Union, but highlighted that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a> showed they disagree with the majority that supports the administration&rsquo;s actions on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why are they not standing up? This is crazy. And so I think it was a very, very important moment,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;This line is really, you know, sort of striking, and it really drives home the point that there&rsquo;s a difference between both sides.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You might not agree with Republicans on everything; however, the Democrats have really lost the plot,&rdquo; she added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Zito said Democrats focus too much on hating Trump and not enough on &ldquo;what fills people&rsquo;s pocketbooks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The American people do have to make a choice and they don&rsquo;t have to always agree with you,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;But when they see you behaving in a way that they would never behave, that they don&rsquo;t want their children or grandchildren to behave, they&rsquo;re going to choose the side that more aligns with what their needs are.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/4471615\/these-people-are-crazy-campaign-democrats-should-fear\/\"><strong>&lsquo;THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY&rsquo; IS THE CAMPAIGN DEMOCRATS SHOULD FEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zito said the president &ldquo;hit the mark&rdquo; on his points about the economy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-planning-to-head-to-southern-border\/\" title=\"... planning to head to southern border\">president talked<\/a> about the economy in a number of different layers. I think that that is what he wanted to appeal to the voter. And I think he was very &mdash; he hit the mark,&rdquo; Zito said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zito: Trump drew a clear Dem-GOP divide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2574544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WEX_SOTU-15-e1772139203809.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,63464,5894,3756,3634],"class_list":["post-2574543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-polarization","tag-politics","tag-republicans","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WEX_SOTU-15-e1772139203809.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574543"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574547,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574543\/revisions\/2574547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}