The veteran Democrat called Tuesday's address an "utter failure" for the historically unpopular president.

The setting was different, but the content was pretty much the same as in his "economic" speech in Detroit, prayer breakfast in D.C. and rally in Fort Bragg.

The veteran Democrat called Tuesday's address an "utter failure" for the historically unpopular president.

US president faced more scathing criticism, a day after his address. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 25 February at a glance