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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to rip up pages of Trump's State of the Union address after he finished speaking

Grace PanettaFeb 5, 2020, 09:08 IST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to rip up pages of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address once he finished delivering it Tuesday night.
Before the speech, Trump appeared to reject a handshake from Pelosi.
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At the end of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to rip up the pages of the speech as Trump left the lectern to applause from the rest of the chamber.

The stunning gesture of rebuke from Pelosi came after Trump appeared to snub the House Speaker when she attempted to shake his hand before his speech as he handed copies to Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence.

The open displays of contempt between the two leaders comes nearly two months after Pelosi spearheaded Trump's impeachment on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.