Gavin Newsom, Mark Kelly and others laid into Donald Trump’s primetime speech to the nation, roasting the deal with as “offended, determined and defensive.”
Shortly after the president gave a close to 15-minute speech — the place he took photographs at his predecessor, Joe Biden, and boasted about his administration’s accomplishments — Trump’s rivals took to social media and tv to hold forth on his Wednesday replace.
As an illustration, Calif. Governor Newsom took to X and bemoaned that Trump’s deal with “might have been an e-mail.”
He added, “Trump tonight: Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me [etc.]”
Rep. Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) equally known as out Trump on X and Threads, suggesting the president appeared a bit defensive in his primetime deal with. He wrote, “For somebody who’s ‘successful’ a lot, why is Trump so mad?”
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker took to the social media web site Wednesday and accused the president of placing a optimistic spin on a less-than-positive financial scenario. “Rising prices, low wage progress and excessive unemployment shouldn’t be optimistic,” he penned, earlier than including, “Our veterans and energetic obligation service members completely deserve reduction. So why precisely is his administration reducing 1000’s of jobs from clinics throughout the nation and taking healthcare away from those that have served our nation?”
Pritzker adopted this up with a number of extra criticisms on X, together with one declare that Trump “confessed that you just’ve been paying for his disastrous tariffs.”
Sen. Kelly (D-Ariz.) additionally slammed Trump’s speech, but he issued his criticism throughout an look on MS Now’s “The Briefing” on Wednesday night.
“Initially, I’m like, he’s simply making stuff up,” he informed host Jen Psaki. “He simply says a bunch of stuff. And he says these items goes to occur — there’s no coverage there. And I’m type of questioning why he’s so offended and determined and defensive.”
Senator Mark Kelly shares his preliminary response to Donald Trump’s deal with: “Why is he, like, so offended and determined and defensive? Someone should have confirmed him some abysmal ballot numbers…”
— The Briefing with Jen Psaki (@briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social) December 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
He continued: “Someone should have confirmed him some like abysmal ballot numbers and stated, you higher get on the market in entrance of the American folks and clarify to them why these ballot numbers shouldn’t be within the in the bathroom.”
Although, not everybody felt Trump missed the mark together with his speech, as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) applauded the president’s deal with as an optimistic one.
Hold scrolling for extra reactions to Trump’s presidential deal with.
I am watching the speech and it is wild he has no thought what is going on on within the nation.
54% of People say they will not be capable of pay for well being care subsequent 12 months.
25% skipped a meal as a result of they could not afford it.
The financial system is sweet for billionaires. That is all he cares about.
— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 18, 2025
Speech sucked. So anyway, pic.twitter.com/iiMaon1XKb
— Democrats (@TheDemocrats) December 18, 2025
Tonight @POTUS — by information — demonstrated that each one the trendlines on vitality, housing, wage progress and finally healthcare are shifting in the best route.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 18, 2025
I am sorry however are y’all following this?
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) December 18, 2025
Trump’s favourite coverage: driving up prices for working households. pic.twitter.com/y8grnqngmc
— JB Pritzker (@JBPritzker) December 18, 2025
