What was Nancy Pelosi reading during Trump's State of the Union?

Nancy Pelosi was reading something during Trump's State of the Union address, and Twitter users had questions. Nancy Pelosi was reading something during Trump's State of the Union address, and Twitter users had questions. Photo: Twitter Photo: Twitter Image 1 of / 19 Caption Close What was Nancy Pelosi reading during Trump's State of the Union? 1 / 19 Back to Gallery

During President Donald Trump's State of the Union Speech on Tuesday night, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could be seen reading something on multiple occasions while sitting behind the president.

A number of Twitter users watching the speech were curious to know what the San Francisco Democrat was reading. The most common theory was that she was reading a transcript of the president's speech, and it was later confirmed that this was the case.

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"Pelosi's just...reading the speech?" Bloomberg News reporter Steven Dennis asked.

"I... do not recall past Speakers holding up the printed text of the speech during the address," conservative commentator Jim Geraghty tweeted.

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Transcripts of the speech are often released just prior to the State of the Union address.

Other people jokingly speculated that Pelosi could be reading the Robert Mueller report, or a menu for dinner.

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Eric Ting is an SFGATE staff writer. Email him at eting@sfchronicle.com and follow him on Twitter

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