Viewers noticed, and video of Pelosi tearing up Trump’s speech quickly went viral online.
She went about her protest calmly, but she made her point. But it was Pelosi’s small gesture that cut deepest. Other Democrats had also protested Trump’s address, with many opting not to attend and some walking out mid-speech. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesĪfter Trump wrapped up his address on Tuesday, Pelosi, who alongside Vice President Mike Pence was seated behind the president during his speech, stood and tore in half the copy of his speech he had handed her at the outset of the evening. Nancy Pelosi begins to rip a copy of President Trump’s State of the Union address.