(KFTK) – Senator Jim Talent says he witnesses a lot of division when he visits Washington DC.
"It's a hothouse," says Talent, "I don't think people are thinking very clearly."
The former House member and US Senator reflected back on his time in Congress, witnessesing State of the Union speeches from President Bill Clinton, and compared it to the reaction to President Trump's speech.
"Most of his State of the Union addresses were very good, some of them he muffed," says Talent. "Then what you do is you go out afterwords (following the President's speech) and you pick up on the points of his speech, or her speech that allow you to make the points you want to make. That's the way you should handle it."