“...smart my ass...”
Stop for a minute and think: She was giving the official GOP rebuttal to Biden’s SOTU speech. It would be wholly inappropriate for her to mention Trump by name in such a rebuttal, as it could appear as an endorsement as he has already launched his 2024 campaign. In her rebuttal, she was representing the GOP; she was not representing Trump.
“””Stop for a minute and think: She was giving the official GOP rebuttal to Biden’s SOTU speech. It would be wholly inappropriate for her to mention Trump by name in such a rebuttal, as it could appear as an endorsement as he has already launched his 2024 campaign. In her rebuttal, she was representing the GOP; she was not representing Trump.””””
Personally, I trust Lou Dobbs interpretation of the speech over yours.