奧巴馬發表國情諮文：矚目未來，批評共和黨對手
In his seventh and final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama touted his accomplishments and focused on his vision for the future, in an optimistic speech that attempted to define his legacy as he enters his final year in office.
Addressing a packed House of Representatives chamber Tuesday in the U.S. Capitol, Obama appeared relaxed and his tone was largely positive as he focused on the need to heal the country's deep political divides.
But the president also took several swipes at his critics, on several occasions offering indirect but harsh criticisms of the Republican. In particular, Obama slammed "politics that targets people because of race or religion," a statement seen as a criticism of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.
"When politicians insult Muslims, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kid is bullied, that doesn't make us safer. That's not telling it like it is. It's just wrong," he said. "It diminishes us in the eyes of the world. It makes it harder to achieve our goals. And it betrays who we are as a country."
Obama also hit out at his domestic opponents on economic issues, saying "anyone claiming that America's economy is in decline is peddling fiction."
On foreign policy, Obama acknowledged the threat posed by terrorist groups, including Islamic State. But he warned against those who say the world is sinking into "World War III."
The Republican response to Obama's speech was delivered by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Governor Haley accused the president of not living up to his "soaring words."
"As he enters his final year in office, many Americans are still feeling the squeeze of an economy too weak to raise income levels. We’re feeling a crushing national debt, a health care plan that has made insurance less affordable and doctors less available, and chaotic unrest in many of our cities," Haley said.
"Even worse, we are facing the most dangerous terrorist threat our nation has seen since September 11th, and this president appears either unwilling or unable to deal with it." she added.美國總統奧巴馬在發表第7次、也是最後一次國情諮文講話中，讚揚自己所取得的成就，並將目光集中於未來。在帶有樂觀色彩的演講中，奧巴馬在步入任期最後一年之際嘗試對自己的政治遺產予以確定。
奧巴馬星期二在國會衆議院議事大廳發表國情諮文演講，大廳裏座無虛席。奧巴馬顯得很放鬆，講話基調是積極的，他集中闡述了彌合國內深刻政治分歧的必要性。
但奧巴馬也回擊了自己的批評者，數次間接嚴厲地批評了共和黨對手，特別抨擊了基於種族和宗教因素而攻擊他人的政治行爲，這被視爲對共和黨支持率最高的總統參選人川普的批評。
奧巴馬說：“政界人士侮辱穆斯林，清真寺被損毀，孩子遭恐嚇，這樣做並不能讓我們更安全。這種做法是無效的，是錯誤的。這種做法貶損我們在世人眼中的形象，使我們更難以實現我們的目標，而且有悖於我們國家的宗旨。”
奧巴馬還在經濟問題上抨擊了國內的反對者。他說，聲稱美國經濟在走下坡路的任何人都是在散播不實之詞。他指出，美國目前擁有世界上最強勁、最具持續性的經濟。
在談到外交政策時，奧巴馬承認來自包括伊斯蘭國在內的恐怖組織的威脅，但他指出，世界並非像一些人所說的那樣正在滑向“第三次世界大戰”。
美國南卡羅萊納州州長哈利代表共和黨對奧巴馬的國情諮文講話做出反應。她批評奧巴馬做的不如講的那樣漂亮。
哈利說，在奧巴馬的總統任期邁入最後一年之際，美國經濟依舊疲軟，收入難以增加，使美國人民感到壓力，國債使人不勝重負，健保法讓健康保險費用變得更加難以承受，醫生也更難約到，同時美國很多城市出現騷亂。
哈利說，更糟糕的是，美國面臨着9-11以來最危險的恐怖主義威脅，而奧巴馬總統要麼是不願意、要麼是沒有能力應對這一局面。
