House Speaker Nancy Pelosi showed her contempt for President Trump in the starkest of terms Tuesday night when she promptly ripped up his speech the moment he finished—and as the cameras were still focused on the dais.

While social media users roasted Pelosi for the move, saying it was a disgrace, petty, and disgusting, the White House took to Twitter to point out that it is “her legacy”:

“Speaker Pelosi just ripped up:



"One of our last surviving Tuskegee Airmen.



"The survival of a child born at 21 weeks.



"The mourning families of Rocky Jones and Kayla Mueller.



"A service member's reunion with his family.”

The WH reacts to @SpeakerPelosi ripping up the President’s speech.



White House officials tell @finnygo they found it “petty,” “surprising,” and “classless” https://t.co/IHb3yHgZXR — Sara Cook (@saraecook) February 5, 2020

In explaining her decision to reporters afterward, Pelosi said "It was the courteous thing to do considering the alternative."

"And what were the other alternatives? A flamethrower?" https://t.co/VkaDjIhjG1 — Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) February 5, 2020

The Speaker called Trump's speech a "manifesto of mistruths" in a statement afterward, saying it "should be a call to action for everyone who expects truth from the President and policies worthy of his office and the American people."

While her decision to shred the speech may have gone over well among the Democratic base, not all members of the party were applauding.

I was a democrat 6 hours ago. @SpeakerPelosi, not @realDonaldTrump, changed my mind tonight. #SOTU — Shanice Brown (@ShaniceBrown86) February 5, 2020

WOW! After the State Of The Union DEMOCRAT callers into C-SPAN completely destroyed Pelosi, saying they will NEVER vote for the Democrat Party again!?? @realDonaldTrump #sotu #StateOfTheUnion #NancyPelosi pic.twitter.com/mB3ExhXWdr — Maggie VandenBerghe ???? (@FogCityMidge) February 5, 2020

At the time of writing President Trump hasn't commented on Pelosi's move but he has retweeted a number of posts criticizing it.

Below is Pelosi's statement in full: