Photo Of The Day: Speaker Pelosi Rips Up State Of The Union Speech

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 04: House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) rips up pages of the State of the Union speech after U.S. President Donald Trump finishes his State of the Union speech in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on February 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump delivers his third State of the Union to the nation the night before the U.S. Senate is set to vote in his impeachment trial. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

As Donald Trump concluded his State of the Union speech, it didn’t take Speaker Nancy Pelosi long to pass judgement on it. Pelosi took her copy of the address and ripped several pages in half.

.@SpeakerPelosi: Let's never do this again. https://t.co/nVq2paZVin pic.twitter.com/bJJzbwb2f0
— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) February 5, 2020

Asked why she shredded the speech, Pelosi said:

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on why she ripped up President Trump’s speech: “Because it was the courteous thing to do considering the alternatives.” pic.twitter.com/nYTjAZAwGo
— Jason Donner (@jason_donner) February 5, 2020

As Trump entered the House to deliver the speech he ignored an offer of a handshake from Pelosi.

Oh.

Pelosi goes to shake Trump’s hand, and he ignores it.

The symbolic end of all cordial relations between Trump and the Democratic Party?

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— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) February 5, 2020