The relationship between two of the most powerful people in Washington hit an epic new low at the State of the Union address.
It was the snub seen around the country — and in Democrats’ view, President Donald Trump’s State of the Union only went downhill from there.
As Speaker Nancy Pelosi extended her hand just before the start of Trump’s address, the president quickly pivoted and turned his back, leaving the speaker hanging.
Not to be outdone, the normally restrained Pelosi put on a show herself as Trump’s speech wrapped. Standing behind the president, she meticulouslyripped up page after page of the speech, while Trump and other Republicans cheered the end of an address that mostly catered to hardcore GOP partisans. Continue reading.