This year's annual address to Congress began with the president snubbing the House speaker's handshake and ended with the California Democrat ripping a copy of his speech to shreds.
Her act of disdain seemingly took some of the spotlight away from Trump in the closing moments of the SOTU event.
Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania said she thought it"was a reflection of what [Pelosi] thought of his words: they were hollow, they rang untrue and they were hurtful."Rep. Mike Johnson called it"a shameful spectacle." "Maybe she was just through with it," said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ."But it was obvious he didn't want to shake hands with her. This is not about personal relationships. This is about responsibility."
Radio personality Rush Limbaugh pumps thumb after being awarded the Medal of Freedom by First Lady Melania Trump after being acknowledged by US President Donald Trump as he delivers the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 4."I couldn't help but think how he treated John McCain. And then he's giving a Presidential Medal to Rush Limbaugh at a State of the Union address," said a frustrated Rep. Jim McGovern "The president has no class.
Concerning policy, the president fell far short, Democrats said, citing Trump's lack of specifics or topics such as climate change and gun violence prevention.gone to the White House," Raskin said."All of us have to resist the temptation to get into the authoritarian reality show that is the Trump administration. This is a totally fake reality show presidency."which he'll likely be acquitted from by the GOP-led Senate on Wednesday afternoon.
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