Stacey Abrams has a recipe for avoiding the pitfalls of the State of the Union response speech, specifically needing to take a drink of water as Marco Rubio did not so long ago. "I hydrated early, and wore a moisturizing but not glistening lipstick." said Abrams. She also put the most difficult part of her speech up front, wishing her audience the tongue twister of a 'happy Lunar New Year." When it comes to Trump's Declaration of a "National Emergency," Abrams was serious about not taking Trump or any of his temper tantrums seriously. “We validate his behavior by treating it as serious.