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President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address at the Capitol, in Washington D.C. , Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (Doug Mills/Pool via Reuters)They will make it more difficult for people to believe that any of their future opposition to Trump is rooted in research, principle, or legitimate consideration, even if it really is.

The most talked-about moment of President Trumps State of the Union address on Tuesday was probably House speaker Nancy Pelosi ripping up the speech on-camera after it had ended.

It was, truly, a bizarre moment. I myself have appeared on countless panels alongside people with whom Ive disagreed, at times even vehemently and yet, the thought of closing out those segments by grabbing their notes and ripping them up has never even crossed my mind. After all, I have always preferred to express my disagreement using counterarguments, finding them much more effective than temper tantrums.

The truth is though, that Pelosis speech-shredding was just one of many instances of Democrats using the SOTU to display their all-consuming hatred of Trump.

Im not, of course, saying that Trumps speech was perfect. In fact, it included several things such as his touting the importance of a wall along the Mexican border that had me shaking my head in disagreement on my couch. Its not the first time Ive disagreed with him, either. In fact, I didnt vote for him in the last election, and I wont vote for him in the next one. (Every time Ive voted, Ive always voted strictly libertarian writing in my cats name when theres no libertarian option.)

Despite this, though, there were certainly some things in Trumps speech that I supported. Moreover, some of them (such as him referencing low unemployment and honoring Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee and his grandson) seemed too objectively support-worthy to be controversial.

They seemed that way but apparently, they werent.

See, when Trump was celebrating the good economy, and lawmakers got up to cheer it, many Democrats (such as House impeachment managers Jerry Nadler and Adam Schiff) remained seated. Even more shockingly, Democratic representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib refused to join their fellow lawmakers in standing and cheering for McGee and his service.

Clearly, their most important goal on Tuesday night was to show that they hate Trump and to steer clear of doing anything that could look even remotely like they were supporting him. Thats their choice and their right, but they really should ask themselves: At what cost am I doing this? And is it worth it?

The reality is that refusing to celebrate objectively good developments (such as low black unemployment and fewer opiate deaths) and noble deeds (such as risking your life to serve your country) puts you in a position to risk offending the associated groups such as black Americans who are doing better financially than in the past, people with family members who have struggled with drug addiction, and veterans.

Whats more, you also risk looking like you care more about racking up burn-points in a political feud than you do about the welfare of the country. Youre showing that you cant celebrate good things, just because those things happened during the tenure of a president you cant stand.

Unfortunately for them, these lawmakers behavior ultimately hurts their own credibility more than anything else. A common Republican talking point, after all, is that Democrats objections to Trumps policies and presidency boil down to nothing more than Trump Derangement Syndrome. Think about it: Refusing to join in on honoring someone who risked his life for your freedom, just because Trump is the one prompting you to do so, sends the message that youll never be happy with anything that Trump says or does, strictly because Trump is the one saying or doing it.

The problem here is that youll make it more difficult for people to believe that any of your future opposition to Trump is rooted in research, principle, or legitimate consideration, even if it really is. Like it or not, youre making it harder for people to believe that youre ever objecting for any good reason because you have already shown them that youll still object without one.

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SOTU: Someone Should Tell Dems They Can Hate Trump and Support Veterans - National Review