JTA: 5 Jewish takeaways from Donald Trump’s State of the Union address

By Ron Kampeas

“Tonight was a missed opportunity for the president to lead and unify the country after a painful period of obstruction and a 35-day government shutdown,” said Halie Soifer, executive director of the Jewish Democratic Council of America. “There is no onslaught of immigrants or security crisis on our southern border, and the U.S. military must not be used for political purposes.”