President Donald Trump’s State of the Union had a rare moment of unity when he honored Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and late Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom with Purple Hearts.
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PresidentDonaldTrump’sStateoftheUnionaddressgarneredmixedreviewsfromvoters,butthereweresomemomentsthatshowedclearsignsofunity.
AfocusgroupofDemocrats,RepublicansandIndependentsreactedtothespeechinrealtimeusingvoterdials.Thedialtest,whichwasadministeredbyLeeCarter,thepresidentofmaslansky+partners,showedthatvotersinallthreecategoriesreactedpositivelywhenTrumpawardedNationalGuardsmanStaffSergeantAndrewWolfeaPurpleHeartandgaveonetothefamilyofdeceasedArmySpecialistSarahBeckstrominherhonor.
Beckstrom,20,andWolfe,24,werebothshotbyagunmanjustblocksfromtheWhiteHouselastNovember,inwhatfederalauthoritiesareinvestigatingasaterrorattack.TheallegedshooterisanAfghanrefugeewhocametotheU.S.aspartofOperationAlliesWelcomeduringthemilitary’swithdrawalfromKabulin2021.
TrumpaddressedBeckstrom’sparents,sayingtheirdaughterwas“atrueA
