The Real Highlights of the SOTU Speech

The Pelosi Clap

It is perhaps unsurprising that Nancy Pelosi became the subject of one of the most popular memes on the night.
The new House Speaker, de facto leader of the Democratic Party, sat behind President Trump during his address and is one of the most high-profile opponents of the president.
Many on social media thought this political rivalry was captured in a photo of Ms Pelosi applauding after Mr Trump called for compromise in politics.

The image, termed the "Pelosi clap", quickly went viral. It came after Mr Trump broke traditional protocol by not waiting for the customary introduction from the House speaker before beginning his speech.

  

A photo of Nancy Pelosi clapping after Mr Trump's address has gone viral
 

  The Women in White

 

Women on both sides of the house made a powerful political statement by wearing white to celebrate the centenary of women's right to vote in the US.

 

House Democrat Women, wearing suffragette white, continue the fight for equality at the SOTU.

 

The female representatives sat stony-faced as President Trump said "no-one has benefited more from our thriving economy than women".

 

All of the new Congresswomen standing up to take a bow when Trump tried to take credit for women getting new jobs, is the greatest thing that’s ever happened in the history of the SOTU

 

 

If you weren't sure why the women of Congress wore white last night to the SOTU, it was to commemorate the 19th amendment being ratified, which allowed women the right to vote in 1920.

 

   The original suffragettes wore white

 

Trump noted there are more women in the workforce and more women in Congress. He is literally the reason there are more Dem women in Congress. His presidency is what prompted these women - many of whom were never involved in politics - to run for office.

While many suggested that Mr Trump didn't intend for his comments on female employment to be associated with the electoral success of Democratic congresswomen, the president did go on to praise the influx of female lawmakers.

 

JOSHUA TRUMP RULES

 

President Trump and First Lady Melania invited 11-year-old Joshua Trump from Wilmington, Delaware, who has been bullied at school because of his surname. Photos appearing to show the boy, who is not related to President Trump, dozing off during the speech earned him some fans on Twitter.

His parents pulled him out of school as they said his classmates had called him an "idiot" and "stupid" for sharing the same name as the president.

Eline, the girl sitting next to him, has been treated for brain cancer. She seemed to enjoy the evening a lot more.

 

Not everyone was exactly gripped by the speech

 

Wonky neckwear

The State of the Union is an opportunity for the president to inform the nation of his goals for the year ahead. But some were distracted by less weighty issues - the position of his tie. Many took to social media to point out that the president's trademark red tie was off-centre.
 

 

What is Pelosi Reading? 

During the almost 90-minute address, the longest SOTU in 17 years, many social media users seemed preoccupied by trying to guess what Nancy Pelosi was reading. The pages do look kinda blank. 

 

 

Yes, he was long winded and congratulated himself  for a  list of things he had no right to claim he was responsible for. The economy has been steadily rising for the last eight years and so has employment. The programs Obama put in place took root and just kept growing.

 

What Trump is responsible for:

 -Wrecking NAFTA

-Pissing off China

-Pissing off all USA's allies

-Pulling out of Climate Accord

-Pissing off NATO

-Starting trade wars

-F*****g up Iran Nuclear Agreement

-Trying to pull troops from Syria and Afghanistan on the lie that ISIS is beaten

-Giving tax breaks to billionaires

-Winning election by collusion and obstruction

-Making deals with enemy ( Russia)
-Pulling out of a Cold War-era nuclear treaty with Russia, triggering fears of a new arms race between Washington and Moscow.
-Appointing would-be rapists to Supreme Court

-lying, lying, lying

-and so much more

Take another bow Mr. Trump!