"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.


State of the Union Address Drinking Game | Promote Your Page Too

GAME TIME

This year, President Trump's State of the Union address is scheduled for Tuesday, February 5, 2019 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/?457350-1/president-trump-delivers-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

ISIS

Announce that there is no alcohol left; take 1 drink

Iran 1
Nuclear Deal1
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
Maduro or Guaido
1 (+1 if he pronounces it correctly)
free trade
1
fair trade
1
NAFTA or USMCA 1 Molson/Corona/Crown Royal/tequila; pour out and replace it with a nearly identical drink

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)

FBI

1, furtively

Mueller

1 (+3 if you've testified before his team)

infrastructure
Announce that you're pouring 1 drink; pour it; never drink it
coal
1 (+1 if "clean coal")
immigration
1 of something imported
DACA or Dreamers
1 of something domestic, but with a foreign-sounding name
border
1
wall
1
Wall wall wall! All you need is wall!
1 Harvey Wallbanger
libel
1 of something unfairly maligned
Obamacare
1

Kavanaugh

BEER! Then enter the drink into your calendar.

judges
1
Space Force
1
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
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....

references #MeToo or Time's Up

1 Cosmopolitan

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
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 speech1
bonus +2 if he delivers the entire speech via tweetstorm
says something untruenobody could survive drinks for this
wears a MAGA hat or defends others who wear MAGA hats (e.g. the Covington kids)1

Special Wall Section For More Wall! When he...

Explains how Mexico is really paying for it1
Threatens another shutdown1
Threatens to use emergency powers to fund wall1
Describes the border situation as a "crisis"1
Discusses what the wall can be made of (e.g. concrete, "steel slats")1
Mentions a "caravan"1
Introduces a special guest child who was kidnapped at the border by ICEThat's not funny. No drinks for you!

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

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 opens with,
(a) "So, about those Georgia ballots..."
(b) "Oy" (while shaking head)
(c) "What the [expletive] was that?!

1

If she references the pee pee tape

1 of something golden

If she references the Russia investigation

1 of vodka

Dreamers or DACA

1

"Trump Shutdown"1
subpoena or investigation1

 

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*
"
"25 minute into speech and slipping beneath tabl3, thanks for great game. Sent out ot F&F cros country and feed(drink?)back very [positive. Sorry about what spel chk did not catch, you inderstand tho'."

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