唐纳德·特朗普总统周二晚上的国情咨文被民主党人打上了竞选集会特征的烙印，减去了他在进出时播放的响亮的音乐。他的民粹主义政治言论得到了共和党支持者的热烈欢呼和掌声。

但这一次，其他因素对总统也有影响，比如一个半满是愤怒的民主党人的房间，在他大约90分钟的演讲中，可以从上面的记者团听到他们哀叹特朗普的言论或做他们自己的圣歌。更重要的是，在他的左肩上有一位众议院议长，他在不到两个月前领导通过了针对他的两项弹劾条款。

结果是数百万美国人公开展示了特朗普和南希·佩洛西之间的不和基本上是在关起门来玩的这些年来，它比她对特朗普臭名昭著的反击在去年的国情咨文中。

今年对国会的年度演讲始于特朗普冷落了佩洛西的握手结束于加州民主党人将总统演讲的副本撕成碎片。在活动的最后时刻，她的蔑视行为似乎让特朗普失去了一些关注。

“这是一份误传的宣言，”佩洛西在谈到特朗普的言论后告诉记者。“我们总是伸出友谊之手。如果他拒绝，这取决于他。”

佩洛西补充说，他“希望不会”在明年给另一个国家的联盟。“九个月后，我们将迎来另一位总统，”她说。

据房间里的一名民主党助手说，在周三上午的闭门会议上，佩洛西受到了起立鼓掌。

据这位助手说，“我试图找到一页我能抽出的没有谎言的纸”。“大概过了四分之一的时候，我想，‘你知道，他像卖蛇油的推销员一样卖商品。我们不能让这种情况持续下去。所以，在途中的某个地方，意识到将要发生的事情，我开始以一种可以撕掉的方式堆叠我的文件。"

民主党人，像宾夕法尼亚州的众议员马德琳·迪恩，为议长辩护。她认为这“反映了[·佩洛西对他的话的看法:这些话是空洞的，听起来不真实，而且很伤人。”

共和党人，像路易斯安那州的众议院少数党党鞭史蒂夫·斯卡利斯，认为佩洛西的行为“可耻”，而众议员迈克·约翰逊(共和党人)。)称之为“可耻的奇观”

众议员黛比·莱斯科(亚利桑那州)说，“你在开玩笑吗？这太幼稚了，我认为这有失那个办公室的尊严。也许她想进入新闻圈，而不是总统的信息圈。”莱斯科和约翰逊一样，是特朗普弹劾审判公共关系辩护小组的成员。

美国众议院议长南希·佩洛西2月4日在DC首都华盛顿发表国情咨文后，副总统迈克·彭斯拍手称是，她似乎撕掉了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的演讲稿。

一些民主党人表示，他们错过了特朗普结束讲话的那一刻，当时佩洛西撕掉了一份他的讲话，而一些共和党人表示，他们没有注意到他拒绝与她握手。

众议院多数党领袖斯坦尼·霍耶(民主党)说:“也许她刚刚完成了这件事。”。“但很明显他不想和她握手。这不是个人关系。这是关于责任。”

约翰逊说，他没有看到特朗普的怠慢。“我们有点心烦意乱。也许总统也是。我甚至不确定这是不是他故意的。”

“右翼真人秀”

充斥着不准确的信息，比如他声称在他的政府执政期间要保护已经存在的医疗条件在法庭上主张推翻他们或者民主党人希望如何为“数百万非法移民”提供免费的、由纳税人出资的医疗保健，民主党人将特朗普的信息描绘成一个分裂的信息，意在扩大他的基础。

众议员杰米·拉斯金(医学博士)说:“我认为这就像是一个右翼真人秀。”他引用了特朗普迈出不寻常的一步，让第一夫人梅兰妮·特朗普授予备受争议的极右翼电台主持人拉什·林堡总统自由勋章的时刻。这位69岁的老人在本周的节目中透露，他已经晚期肺癌。

“他是你见过的最伟大的斗士和胜利者，”特朗普说。授予林堡最高平民荣誉的决定遭到了民主党人的抱怨和抱怨。

2月4日，电台名人拉什·林堡在DC首都华盛顿发表国情咨文时，获得美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的认可，并被第一夫人梅兰妮·特朗普授予自由勋章。

”我不禁想到他是如何对待约翰·麦凯恩的。然后他将在国情咨文演说中授予拉什·林堡总统奖章，”一位沮丧的众议员吉姆·麦戈文(民主党)说。)“总统没有课。出于尊重，他应该握住演讲者的手。但在发表了一篇本质上是竞选集会的演讲后，我认为演讲者做了正确的事情，把演讲撕掉了。”

康涅狄格州参议员克里斯·墨菲(Chris Murphy)对自己的出席表示遗憾。“那是一种耻辱。我不应该去的。他在推特上写道:“这是一场从头到尾的竞选动员大会，充斥着政治噱头和一个又一个可证实的谎言。“我明白了——总统们用他们最后的SOTU来证明连任的理由。但这越界了。”

特朗普演讲的早期，“还有四年！再过四年！”来自共和党令人想起竞选集会的人，霍伊尔说的话并不代表一个想要表达两党合作意愿的总统。

他说:“这是一个旨在吸引基地的国情咨文，而不是把我们的国家团结在一起。”。"事实核查人员将会有一个大日子."

民主党人说，在政策方面，总统差得很远，理由是特朗普缺乏细节。他们对他没有提及气候变化和枪支暴力预防等话题感到失望。

“这太荒谬了。就像学徒“去了白宫，”拉斯金说我们所有人都必须抵制住进入特朗普政府的独裁真人秀的诱惑。这是一个完全虚假的真人秀总统。"

特朗普确实注意到了共和党人建议避免使用“弹劾”一词共和党领导的参议院预计将在周三下午宣布总统无罪，主要依据政党路线。

共和党议员说，他们发现总统的信息是“乐观的”，正如Lekso所说，他通过避免弹劾的言论保持“乐观”。他们发现特朗普的言论和举止是“里根式的”，指的是前总统罗纳德·里根。

“这实际上是非常里根式的，”众议员杰夫·范·德鲁说将他的政党成员从民主党改为共和党去年，在特朗普反对弹劾时，他承诺“永远支持”特朗普。“对任何一位美国总统都应该有一点尊重。”

“对我来说，这是里根式的，”约翰逊同意道。“我认为这是一次团结的演讲，非常乐观，提醒这个国家在过去三年里取得的巨大进步。这是值得称赞的事情，不应该变成党派之争。”

PELOSI SAYS SHE TORE UP TRUMP'S 'MANIFESTO OF MISTRUTHS' AS DEMS LABEL HIS SPEECH A 'RIGHT-WING REALITY SHOW'

President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night was branded by Democrats as having the characteristics of a campaign rally, minus the loud music he deploys upon entry and exit. His populist political rhetoric was met with boisterous chanting and applause from his Republican supporters.

But this time, other factors were at play for the president, such as a room half-filled with angry Democrats, who throughout his roughly 90-minute speech could be heard from the press gallery above bemoaning Trump's remarks or doing chants of their own. More importantly, there was a speaker of the House over his left shoulder, who less than two months ago led the effort to pass two articles of impeachment against him.

The result was a public display for millions of Americans to bear witness the feud between Trump and Nancy Pelosi that's played out largely behind closed doors over the years, and it was far more significant than her infamous clap-back to Trump at last year's State of the Union.

This year's annual address to Congress began with Trump snubbing Pelosi's handshake and ended with the California Democrat ripping a copy of the president's speech to shreds. Her act of disdain seemingly took some of the spotlight away from Trump in the closing moments of the event.

"It was a manifesto of mistruths," Pelosi told reporters afterward of Trump's remarks. "We always extend a hand of friendship. If he rejects it, that's up to him."

Pelosi added that he would "hopefully not" be giving another State of the Union come next year. "We're expecting another president, nine months from today," she said.

In a closed-door caucus meeting Wednesday morning, Pelosi received a standing ovation, according to a Democratic aide in the room.

"I tried to find one page I could spare that didn't have a lie on it," she said, according to the aide. "About a quarter through it, I thought, 'You know, he's selling a bill of goods like a snake oil salesman. We cannot let this stand.' So, somewhere along the way, realizing what was coming, I started to stack my papers in a way that were tear-able."

Democrats, like Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania, defended the speaker. She thought it "was a reflection of what [Pelosi] thought of his words: they were hollow, they rang untrue and they were hurtful."

Republicans, like House Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, labeled Pelosi's act "disgraceful," while Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) called it "a shameful spectacle."

Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) said, "Are you kidding me? That was so juvenile, and I think beneath the dignity of that office. Maybe she wanted to be in the news cycle instead of the president's message." Lesko, like Johnson, was a member of Trump's impeachment trial public relations defense team.

Vice President Mike Pence claps as Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi appears to rip a copy of US President Donald Trumps speech after he delivers the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 4.

Some Democrats suggested they missed the moment right after Trump concluded his remarks when Pelosi tore up a copy of his speech, while some Republicans said they failed to notice him rejecting her handshake.

"Maybe she was just through with it," said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). "But it was obvious he didn't want to shake hands with her. This is not about personal relationships. This is about responsibility."

Johnson said he did not see Trump's snub. "We were sort of distracted. Perhaps the president was as well. I'm not even sure if that was intentional on his part."

A "right-wing reality show"

Peppered with inaccuracies, such as his claim to protect pre-existing medical conditions while his administration is advocating in court to strike them down, or how Democrats want to provide "millions of illegal aliens" with free, taxpayer-funded health care, Democrats portrayed Trump's message as one that was divisive and meant to fuel his base.

"I thought it was like a right-wing reality show," Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said, citing the moment Trump took the unusual step to have First Lady Melania Trump award the controversial and far-right radio host Rush Limbaugh with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The 69-year-old revealed on his show this week that he has advanced lung cancer.

"He is the greatest fighter and winner that you will ever meet," Trump said. The decision to award Limbaugh with the highest civilian honor was met with audible moans and groans from Democrats.

Radio personality Rush Limbaugh pumps thumb after being awarded the Medal of Freedom by First Lady Melania Trump after being acknowledged by US President Donald Trump as he delivers the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 4.

"I couldn't help but think how he treated John McCain. And then he's giving a Presidential Medal to Rush Limbaugh at a State of the Union address," said a frustrated Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) "The president has no class. He should have, out of respect, taken the speaker's hand. But after delivering what essentially was a campaign rally speech that was terribly dark and divisive, I think the speaker did the right thing ripping the speech up."

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) expressed regret for even attending. "That was a disgrace. I should not have gone. It was a re-election pep rally from beginning to end, filled with political stunts and verifiable lie after verifiable lie," he wrote on Twitter. "I get it - presidents use their last SOTU to make the case for re-election. But that crossed a line."

Early into Trump's speech, chants of "Four more years! Four more years!" from Republicans were reminiscent of campaign rally-goers, something Hoyer said was not representative of a president who wants to express a willingness for bipartisanship.

"It was a State of the Union designed to appeal to the base, not to bring our country together," he said. "The fact-checkers are going to have a field day."

Concerning policy, the president fell far short, Democrats said, citing Trump's lack of specifics. They were disappointed he did not mention topics such as climate change and gun violence prevention.

"It was absurd. It's like The Apprentice gone to the White House," Raskin said. "All of us have to resist the temptation to get into the authoritarian reality show that is the Trump administration. This is a totally fake reality show presidency."

Trump did manage to heed the advice from Republicans to avoid uttering the term "impeachment."The GOP-led Senate is expected to acquit the president along mostly party lines Wednesday afternoon.

Republican lawmakers said they found the president's message to be an "optimistic" one, as Lekso said, and that he remained "upbeat" by averting talk of impeachment. They found Trump's speech and demeanor to be "Reaganesque," referring to former President Ronald Reagan.

"It was actually very Reaganesque," said Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who changed his party affiliate from Democrat to Republican last year and pledged his "undying support" to Trump amid his opposition to impeachment. "There should always be a modicum of respect for anyone who is the president of the United States."

"To me, it was Reaganesque," agreed Johnson. "I thought it was a unifying speech and was very optimistic, reminding the country of the great strides that have been made over the last three years. It's something that ought to be applauded and not turned into a partisan spectacle."