(CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi strongly defended her decision to tear up the State of the Union address as completely appropriate, repeating that she considered the paper copy of President Donald Trump's speech a collection of false statements.

"I tore up a manifesto of mistruths," Pelosi said at her weekly Capitol Hill news conference Thursday. "It was necessary to get the attention of the American people to say, 'This is not true. And this is how it affects you.' And I don't need any lessons from anyone, especially the President of the United States, about dignity."

Pelosi also said Trump's address reflected a "state of mind that had no contact with reality whatsoever."

"We do not want the chamber of the House of Representatives to be used as a backdrop for one of his reality shows," she added, criticizing in particular Trump's comments about protecting Americans with pre-existing conditions as well as Trump's decision to award a medal of freedom to divisive radio host Rush Limbaugh during the speech.

Trump and Pelosi had several icy moments during Tuesday night, starting with Trump apparently ignoring an offered handshake from Pelosi and ending with Pelosi immediately tearing up a paper copy of Trump's remarks after he concluded speaking.

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