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Pelosi, Schumer outdraw Trump on his big night

Chris Graham

tvDonald Trump drew a 28.1 rating and 45 share for his nationally-televised speech making the case for a border wall Tuesday night.

Which, good ratings, good enough for the second-best political speech of the night, to the tag team of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.

The Democratic response drew a 29.3 rating and 47 share.

Both of those numbers, incidentally, higher, than Trump’s.

So. Much. Winning.

Trump did out-draw Pelosi-Schumer on CBS, which we will no doubt be reminded of on Twitter in 3 … 2 … 1 …

The sound you hear, in the distance, is Mark Burnett, thinking out loud: “Shutdown Apprentice.”

Column by Chris Graham

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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