Top 5 Things That Could Go Wrong at Trump’s First Address to Congress

5. He Might Be Presidential

Although Trump can, in many ways, seem like the “un-president,” he can also gather a bit of serious calm about him from time to time and actually deliver a cogent argument. He’s not earned a reputation of handling dissent with aplomb, but that doesn’t mean he can’t. On those occasions when he does fill the expectations of how presidents speak and behave, it makes his ardent enemies look hysterical.

Trump is sure to face hostility as he enters the legislative chambers, but he might surprise the American people and handle the animosity with restraint and dignity. Maybe, just maybe.

And that would be a scorcher for his opponents. All he has to do really is to not be Hitler and plenty of middle-of-the-road Americans who are tired of the endless protests and shrill cries of resistance will take comfort in it. They’ll give him a chance and wait until next year when he delivers his first State of the Union address to decide if he’s accomplished anything.

There’s nothing in the constitution that says that the president has to deliver his remarks to congress in person, and there’s a part of me that wishes that the president would deliver his remarks to congress via Twitter. That would strangely be less awkward.