What to watch in tonight’s State of the Union: Trump’s adjectives, Melania, boycotts
January 31, 2018 by admin
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The state of the union is … great again? Or not quite?
A year into his presidency, President Donald Trump will stand before the nation Tuesday night to account for his promise to “make America great again” amid talk of a rising threat of nuclear war and special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Trump’s 2016 campaign.
For both parties, the speech operates like the pop of a starting gun for the midterm elections, when Republicans will defend their majorities in the House and Senate.
Here’s a look at what to watch:
How superlative?
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday previewed the speech by describing the state of the union as “incredible.”
But will the hyperbole-loving president tone down his bombastic speaking style a bit? The White House is setting expectations as close to “yes” as possible — but only for as long as the speech itself lasts. Expect the president to cast the tax overhaul he signed in December and the strong economy as Trump initiatives that help all Americans. Thematically, Trump is expected to speak of having built the foundation for a safer and stronger nation.
But can Trump stay on message — and off Twitter — after the reviews come in?
The elephant in the chamber
Will Trump make any mention of Mueller’s probe of Russian connections and obstruction of justice, or his own expressed willingness to be interviewed under oath? Trump told reporters last week he’d “love” to be interviewed under oath about the matter. But his lawyers didn’t seem as enthusiastic and are still negotiating.
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First lady Melania Trump will face extra scrutiny this year — and not just because of the former model’s fashionable couture.
Mrs. Trump’s movements have been closely watched ever since The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that the president’s lawyer had arranged a payment to an adult film star, Stormy Daniels, to keep her from talking about an alleged 2006 affair with the future president. The couple’s 13th wedding anniversary passed without public comment last week, and Mrs. Trump abruptly announced she was skipping a trip with her husband to an economic summit last week in Switzerland.
Who’s there
Often who is in the chamber reflects the president’s priorities. Seated around Mrs. Trump will be more than a dozen guests, including small-business owners, beneficiaries of tax relief, victims of gang violence and a police officer who adopted a baby from parents addicted to opioids.
Democrats are strategically populating their guest lists, too — with faces of the immigration debate that is roiling Congress and vexing Trump. Their guests will include immigrants who are among the nearly 700,000 people who received protection from deportation under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Trump canceled the program last year but gave Congress until March to come up with a legislative fix.
Who’s not
Traditionally, one member of the Cabinet stays away from the address for security reasons. One question is whether Justice Neil Gorsuch, whom Trump nominated for the Supreme Court, will attend the speech. Justice Samuel Alito, who shook his head and mouthed “not true” at President Barack Obama during the 2010 State of the Union speech, has not attended a presidential address since.
Some Democratic lawmakers plan to boycott the president’s address.
What they wear
Typically, some female lawmakers wear bright colors so they will stand out on television. But this year, several Democratic women plan to wear black to protest sexual harassment after a season of scandals toppled male leaders across industries. Congress is no exception: Accusations have forced resignations and retirements in both parties. Trump, too, has faced sexual assault allegations.
Rebuttal
Rep. Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts will deliver the Democratic response to the president’s address. He is the grandson of the late Robert F. Kennedy, the senator and U.S. attorney general, and the son of former Rep. Joseph Kennedy II, who served in the House from 1987 to 1999. Democratic leaders are pitching Kennedy as someone who can champion Democratic policies to the middle class.
Then this happens
Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is scheduled to appear on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” following Trump’s address. She said she had an affair with Trump shortly after he married Melania Trump.
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Video shows 7-year-old Miami boy in handcuffs after he allegedly attacked teacher
January 30, 2018 by admin
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A 7-year-old Miami boy was taken into custody last week after police say he attacked a teacher at school by pulling her hair and repeatedly punching her in the back.
It was the child’s second tantrum in less than three months, his family said. But this time, a Miami-Dade Schools Police officer went an extra step: The boy was handcuffed, loaded into a cruiser and taken to a psychiatric evaluation as permitted under state law. Part of the incident was caught on video and continued to be shared Friday on Facebook.
“I know my kid did wrong, and he will be punished for what he did,” the boy’s father, Rolando Fuentes, told NBC Miami. “But what the police officer did afterward, this is out of hand. Unbelievable.”
While the image of young children in cuffs can stir outrage and has also led to lawsuits in recent years, this latest occurrence is raising questions about what the appropriate response is when a minor acts out.
Law enforcement officers often deal with making quick decisions with little information and under dangerous circumstances, said Martha Lenderman, a former mental health administrator who helped write the Baker Act, Florida’s law that allows for people to be hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation.
“That’s a pretty tough thing,” she added.
The 7-year-old in the Miami case is not being identified because he is a juvenile. According to a school police report, the child was upset at his teacher at the Coral Way K-8 Center for being told not to play with his food.
Related: Why handcuff a student with a disability?
The boy “attacked the teacher by repeatedly punching her on the back” while she was in the hallways talking to another teacher about his behavior, the report said.
The teacher restrained the boy, but he continued to hit her, and the two ended up falling to the ground, the school report said.
Surveillance cameras captured the incident, although the video was not immediately made public. The report said the boy’s parents were contacted, and while his mother didn’t want him to be treated under the Baker Act, his father agreed. (He told NBC Miami he had to consent or his son would be arrested.)
The unidentified teacher also said she wanted to press charges, according to the report.
The boy was previously suspended in November for 10 days for his bad temper, his mother said.
Miami-Dade Schools Police said in a statement that such an incident is rare, but the boy’s violent outburst required his handcuffing in order to prevent him “from bringing further harm to others or himself. The manner in which he was transported to the receiving facility was done in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.”
Lenderman said that while handcuffing a child may have “horrifying optics,” police officers have to be motivated to ensure that both the child and those around him are safe.
However, Florida’s law allowing for someone to be involuntarily hospitalized for up to 72 hours adds an extra layer of judgment.
Related: Police apologize for handcuffing 7-year-old in Michigan
The Miami boy’s family denied he had a “mental disorder” and said he was actually the victim of bullying.
“Sometimes officers responding to the scene don’t know all the information,” Lenderman said. “If what the teacher is saying is corroborated with video, then it appears to be a fairly not unreasonable decision on the part of the officer” to handcuff the child.
Being handcuffed and placed into a police car “can be very scary for any person, including a young child,” added Dr. Lisa Spector, who specializes in developmental-behavioral pediatrics at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Florida.
Any child who is bullied or acts out toward others can benefit from a psychological evaluation, she added, and believes schools need to have services available where adults can identify trauma in children early on and help them cope with their problems, potentially preventing violent behavior.
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Otherwise, “it can set up a lot of distrust and additional stress between the teacher and the child,” Spector said.
Lenderman predicts the rates of young children being admitted for psychological evaluation will likely increase with more reported cases of bullying, suicide and schools heightened with concerns about safety.
“People still feel shame because there can be a stigma with mental illness, but that needs to change,” she added.
A 2017 report on the Baker Act through the University of South Florida found that 32,000 children were examined under the law in fiscal year 2015-16 — a nearly 50 percent increase statewide from five years earlier.
The Miami boy was released hours after being brought to a children’s hospital. His family couldn’t immediately be reached for comment Monday.
Fuentes, the boy’s father, said he just can’t believe his son was treated in such a manner.
“There’s something wrong in this case,” he added.