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President Trump declined to shake hands with House

Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the start of his State of the Union


address Tuesday, less than two months after Democrats in the
same House chamber voted to impeach him.
As he ascended the podium, Trump handed a copy of his
speech to Vice President Mike Pence and another to Pelosi,
who extended her hand to the president. Trump turned away
without shaking it.
Then Pelosi introduced Trump by saying simply: “Ladies and
gentlemen, the president of the United States.” The custom
has been for the speaker to intone: “Members of Congress, I
have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to
you the president of the United States.”

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
Pelosi and many other Democratic congresswomen were
dressed in white in tribute to the 19th Amendment to the
Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. The
speaker also wore a gold pin on her lapel that she also wore
on the day Trump was impeached.
“That pin is the mace of the United States House of
Representatives. It’s 13 bundled rods with a globe on top of
them and with an American bald eagle,” Pelosi explained at
the time.
Republicans gave Trump a rousing welcome, while
Democrats held their applause through much of the early
portions of his speech.

Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images


Minutes after the speech had concluded, and Pelosi had made
a display of ripping it up, the House Speaker returned to the
handshake.
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