US President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address resulted in two dramatic encounters with the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi.
It began with Trump appearing to reject her handshake and ending with Pelosi ripping up a copy of his speech.
The night got off to an awkward start when Pelosi – who was seated along with the vice-president, Mike Pence, behind Trump’s podium in the House chamber – extended her hand as the President approached.
But Trump turned away without accepting it.
After the president concluded his nearly 90-minute address, Pelosi ripped up the paper copy of his speech she had in front of her with a pointed flourish.
Asked by reporters why she tore up the speech, she responded: “It was the courteous thing to do, considering the alternative.”
[Source:NBC]
