Nancy Pelosi's reactions to Trump stole the State of the Union spotlight
It’s hard to top a sea of Democratic congresswomen in suffragette white, Melania Trump’s eyebrow-raising solo-glove action or even POTUS for that matter, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi may have pulled it off.
The California congresswoman — who also wore white for the occasion — joined Vice President Mike Pence in sitting behind President Trump during Tuesday’s State of the Union. While Pence gamely applauded during key moments of Trump’s speech, Pelosi was seen reading her notes and pointedly clapping at POTUS, prompting him to flash a series of tight grins.
Her literal clapback has now achieved meme status.
It helps to be a professional at this…I put many filters, edited this and that way until it was perfect and added a real Louvre frame to it. And put the shadow back in, too. pic.twitter.com/X1rtsiSlEy
— Mary in Ann Arbor (@MaryinAnnArbor) February 6, 2019
Nancy Pelosi’s 🖕 clap is a whole mood. pic.twitter.com/m9385hIC6H
— Ryan Gutierrez (@Ry_Gutierrez) February 6, 2019
No one rocks harder than the fabulous ???@SpeakerPelosi? pic.twitter.com/a4ppUCJXHv
— Ken Olin (@kenolin1) February 6, 2019
Nancy Pelosi: Pull my finger
Trump: Which one?
Nancy Pelosi: The middle one pic.twitter.com/c2sxjqqX6Y
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) February 6, 2019
She can kill with a clap, she can wound with her eyes
And she's far from impressed with your Soviet ties
And she'd quite like to stab you and laugh as you bleed
She thinks you're a child but she's Nancy Pelosi to me pic.twitter.com/gmbuW8dsIa— The Poke (@ThePoke) February 6, 2019
.@SpeakerPelosi hate clapping for Trump is one hella visual.
He doesn't even get what she's doing."She'll cut your head off and you won't even know you're bleeding."#SOTUpic.twitter.com/Dzuk5vvifm
— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) February 6, 2019
Trying to sleep and can’t stop thinking about Nancy Pelosi’s literal clap back. 👏 pic.twitter.com/oJzgUrBOyC
— Brian Sullivan (@nashvillescoop) February 6, 2019
#SOTU @SpeakerPelosi
Speaker Pelosi’s clap will join the Hall of Shade Fame with another classic! pic.twitter.com/zzIUf258mM— Becky Spooner (@BeckySpooner1) February 6, 2019
baby shark do do do doo do do pic.twitter.com/TvbSxpURkl
— m i t h (@ManInTheHoody) February 6, 2019
Other Pelosi reactions also garnered attention, from her unimpressed-seeming body language to her look of annoyance when Trump referenced “ridiculous partisan investigations.”
Here is Nancy Pelosi's response when President Trump slams 'partisan investigations.' #sotu #StateOfTheUnion2019 pic.twitter.com/rQscWWLYnq
— Daniel Lewis (@Daniel_Lewis3) February 6, 2019
Watch how ?@SpeakerPelosi? slides to her left in a "say what now?!" lean during this awkward, no good transition…. pic.twitter.com/QIz2CXHg9D
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) February 6, 2019
Get this!
Did you catch @SpeakerPelosi reading during Trump's #sotu pic.twitter.com/oVKN2ZatgE
— ?RiotWomenn? (@riotwomennn) February 6, 2019
Without speaking a word, here's how Nancy Pelosi's response to Trump's State of the Union address took the spotlight. #SOTU
Read more @business: https://t.co/Ccl5N8Cnla pic.twitter.com/4pP7BL1rDQ
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) February 6, 2019
Man: Actually…
Me: pic.twitter.com/hgKdXX4SRv
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) February 6, 2019
Pelosi later took to Twitter to slam the “misrepresentations” she objected to in the speech.
It will take days to fact-check all the misrepresentations that @realDonaldTrump made during tonight’s #StateOfTheUnion address. #SOTU https://t.co/m7UbKmzzRG pic.twitter.com/oKGdJUsVk3
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 6, 2019
Pelosi’s actions were criticized by some viewers, however.
Nancy Pelosi is straight up rude!
— Cheryl Moore (@camoore55) February 6, 2019
Nancy Pelosi at STOU rudely reading speech not listening. How rude! #Nancysitdown
— W. John Baker, Ph.D. (@wjohnbaker) February 6, 2019
Why is Nancy Pelosi making rude faces behind President Trump. It's like she is trying to get a fart out but trying to do it quietly..
— Danielle (@dmorse1991) February 6, 2019
@marthamaccallum how can Nancy Pelosi be so rude and disrespectful to fumble with some stupid papers while the president is giving his State of the Union Address?!! She should be reprimanded for that disgusting display of immature Behavior.
— FlagflyinPatriot (@JanetAmelio) February 6, 2019
In my TV. Where is Pelosi? #SmartTV😁 pic.twitter.com/CbrkTxyL9v
— Wilfredo Díaz Rosado🌐🇺🇸🇵🇷 (@wilfredodiazPR) February 6, 2019
Trump may have worked in his own insult. CBS News reports that the president broke tradition by not waiting for Pelosi, in her role as Speaker of the House, to introduce him before he began his address.
The political leaders have famously clashed over Trump’s demand for funding for a proposed border wall, which resulted in one government shutdown, with the threat of another one looming.
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