Rich Zeoli opens State of the Union Day by sizing up the theatrics Democrats have planned for President Trump’s address—and we start with the early preview: New Jersey Democrats rolling out a bill built around a not-so-subtle acronym, the F-ICE Act. We lay out what it’s meant to do, why it’s getting attention, and how Zeoli sees it fitting into the bigger political strategy of turning every fight into a headline.

We then get into the gold medal hockey controversy that should not be a controversy: the guys laughing at Trump’s locker-room joke. Rich explores the social media outrage. Zeoli points out how quickly a customary White House invite becomes a loyalty test, and why the players are forced to play defense instead of just being able to bask in their well-earned Olympic glory. 

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