President Trump delivered the State of the Union address to Congress with a positive tone and closing with “the best is yet to come.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) has received much attention for ripping up Trump’s speech in half.

As soon as President Trump finished, Pelosi took the dramatic action as Vice President Mike Pence stood next to her still clapping in approval of the address.

Pelosi’s conduct may not have been spontaneous as another camera angle showed Pelosi pre-ripping the speech during Trump’s address.

It was noticed as President Trump gave a touching tribute to conservative radio icon Rush Limbaugh who was recently diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.

At that point, Pelosi gave a slight tear to her copy of the speech, trying to keep it out of view.

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It’s not like Pelosi couldn’t have known this — the very thing she ripped up was Trump’s speech highlighting these Americans. Pictures taken after the move only confirm the small tears. The pre-ripped paper can be seen waiting for Pelosi’s big moment in photographs taken from behind the House speaker. Of course, we all know what happened after Trump’s speech was finished. — Advertisement —

As soon as it was over, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) ripped up the speech in two.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich reacted by suggesting that Pelosi should be censured for the act.

Gingrich wrote “As Speaker of the House for four State of the Unions by a President of the other party I am disgusted and insulted by the viciously partisan action of Nancy Pelosi tearing up the speech. She isn’t clever or cute her childishness insults our American traditions -should be censured.”

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