President Donald Trump referred to technology and science in only the most general terms tonight in his speech to a joint session of Congress, evoking a vision of curing illnesses and leaving footprints on distant worlds.
In advance of the speech, some reports hinted that there’d be a call to step up the pace of human space exploration, but that got lost amid the issues that are more central to Trump’s agenda – such as immigration and crime, terrorism and security, health care and jobs.
Much of what Trump had to say about technological innovation had to do with America’s past, not its future. The issue was addressed most directly toward the end of the speech.
