Despite the fact that President Donald Trump received a generally positive reception Tuesday night after delivering his first State of the Union address, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) thought it was a bit too patriotic for their taste.
In a statement following the address, ACLU national political director Faiz Shakir lamented Trump’s repeated use of the word “America.”
“Tonight, President Trump said the word ‘America’ more than 80 times in his speech. Yet, after a divisive first year, we hear and feel how exclusionary that ‘America’ is, with policies that have harmed so many vulnerable American communities. The ACLU stands ready to protect these communities, both in the courts and at the polls,” Shakir wrote.
The ACLU also bashed the president’s position on immigration. Shakir accused the president of holding “Dreamers hostage,” and attacked Trump’s “destructive ideas fomented by his nativist allies and divisive rhetoric.”
“In particular, the immigration plan put forth by Trump would hold Dreamers hostage to his demands for a harmful border wall and an even larger mass deportation force. We are at this crossroads because of the president’s deeply destructive ideas fomented by his nativist allies and divisive rhetoric. We will continue to stand up for these young immigrants and ensure they continue to contribute to our country. We cannot let America’s Dreamers be deported,” Shakir’s statement concludes.
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