Analyst: Trump's speech looked to past more than future President Donald Trump appeals for national unity and strong borders in his first State of the Union address, calling for "one American family" after a year marred by acrimony, division and scandal. While Republicans will be pleased with Trump's performance, Lara Brown, Director of Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University, thinks that Democrats felt that "the president was using them and bating them." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES