"He shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." -- U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section III "Madame Speaker, the President of the United States..." The general rules of this game are no different from any other drinking game. A drink is either a shot or a good gulp from a beer (or cider). Different events call for different numbers of drinks and all you do is watch the speech and play along. If all goes well, you'll be unconscious by the time they show the other party's response. Tweet Follow @sotuadg

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GAME TIME This year, President Trump's State of the Union address is scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 9pm (Eastern). It should be broadcast on all major networks and cable news/political networks. For online coverage, go to https://www.c-span.org/video/?468549-1/2020-state-union-address. EVENT # of Drinks Every time he says.... Trumpian Superlatives Huge ("yuuuuuge") 1 best 1 biggest 1 embiggened something cromulent greatest 1 tremendous 1 scrumtrulescent 1 Foreign Affairs Iran 1 Nuclear Deal 1 China ("Jina") 1 tariffs 1 of something imported or 2 of something domestic trade war 1 (+1 if he says they're easy to win) unfair 1 Russia 1 shot Russian vodka free trade 1 fair trade 1 Coronavirus 1 Modelo Especial NAFTA or USMCA 1 Molson/Corona/Crown Royal/tequila; pour out and replace it with a nearly identical drink Brexit 1 warm beer; delay pouring by 24-36 months Domestic Policy taxes 1, plus an imperceptibly small added bit (+15 if you're a corporation) stock market 1 Federal Reserve 1 (+1 if he takes credit for the Fed's recent decisions) infrastructure Announce that you're pouring 1 drink; pour it; never drink it coal 1 (+1 if "clean coal") immigration 1 of something imported border 1 wall 1 Wall wall wall! All you need is wall! 1 Harvey Wallbanger libel 1 of something unfairly maligned judges 1 Kansas 1 Missouri Mule "Family Leave""" Drink 1 toast to your [third] family "working families" 1 drug prices 1 Space Force Tea. Earl Grey. Hot. environment or climate change ginger beer & Jack ("A Dark and Stormy Daniels") Trumpisms Electoral College more than anyone has ever drunk before... j/k, 1 Crooked Hillary 1 Believe me LOL (literally, laugh out loud),

then 1, while bracing for the lie that follows "Many people are saying" 1, while bracing for the lie that follows fake news 1 swig of nonalcoholic "beer" America First 1 of something with a 1930s vintage Repeats the end of a sentence for emphasis 1 If/Every time he.... mentions any epidemic, real or imagined 1 sexually harasses someone during the speech 1 threatens someone during the speech 1 plugs one of his properties 1 (+1 if it's Trump Tower Moscow) mentions one of his kids other than Ivanka 1 mentions one of his departed White House staff or cabinet member 1 mentions an indicated/convicted/imprisoned former adviser/staffer/campaign aide 1 refers to someone by their nickname (e.g. "Cryin' Chuck," "Nancy") 1 refers to his "brain" or his "genius" 1 tweets during the speech 1

bonus +2 if he delivers the entire speech via tweetstorm says something untrue nobody could survive drinks for this Describes the border situation as a "crisis" 1 Discusses what the wall can be made of (e.g. concrete, "steel slats") 1 wears a MAGA hat 1 Special Impeachment Section

because, yes, it's still going on, and yes, he's still impeached "impeachment"" 1 peach mint Moscow mule Ukraine 1 "perfect phone call" 1 "do nothing Democrats" 1 "shifty Schiff" 1 if he praises Senate Republicans 1 drink, make sure there are no witnesses

+1 if he winks and thanks McConnell for "taking care of this" for him if he praises his legal team roll your eyes, drink Every time the camera shows.... the First Lady 1 Ivanka, and not the First Lady 1 your congressional representative 1

and pat yourself on the back for being able to identify your representative any still-in-it Democratic presidential candidate shot of Iowa corn whisky or New Hampshire maple syrup any dropped-out Democratic presidential candidate 1 shot of Booker's® a standing ovation from HALF of Congress 1 Other if he ends the speech with anything other than "God bless the United States," or equivalent 1

+5 if he ends with "Make America Great Again" if the speech is under an hour Finish your drink and have another DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE BONUS GAME If she references the Russia investigation or impeachment 1 peach mint Moscow mule subpoena or investigation 1 Reactions from those who've played in the past:

"Oh, God. I wouldn't remember a lot of last night had I not been online, too. And had "friends" print out a transcript. I couldn't feel my face...that was the most hilarious thing I've ever seen."

"[This game] is a danger... holy s**t. 5 beers in a half hour and I'm *behind*. BEHIND....Damn you!...*shakes fist* "

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