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I’d argue- strenuously, in fact- that it is not “the same”No, it's not okay. In fact, it's pathetic. Again, it's part of the atmosphere that people like Limbaugh have brought us.
Make no mistake, I think Trump is a crass man who doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut. Despite that, he is the President and the office should be accorded respect. Obama suffered a lot of disrespect when he served in the office and that wasn't okay. It's the same with Trump, no matter what we think of him personally.
As for turning the SOTU into a rally, that's the norm. Go back and watch any of them on record. Every President has done that in my memory.
While the 2 might have had a similar amount of vitriol hurled at them, it’s almost impossible to argue that Obama did anything to provoke that vitriol - and certainly no where close to what Trump has done