Moment President Trump refuses to shake Nancy Pelosi’s hand at State of the Union after impeachment ‘witch hunt’
PRESIDENT Donald Trump kicked off his State of the Union address on Tuesday night by refusing to shake the hand of Representative Nancy Pelosi (D – CA).
This very public display comes a month after he was impeached by the House of Representatives on articles that were drawn up by Rep. Pelosi.
Pelosi and the President have been at odds since he took office back in 2017.
It was not just Pelosi who was left hanging either, with President Trump also choosing not to shake the hand of his running mate,. Vice President Mike Pence.
There is a chance that President Trump did not see Pelosi, who extended her hands as he was walking past her.
Prior to that, Pelosi and Pence shared what read on camera as incredibly awkward and stunted small talk.
Pelosi once again smiled through it all while a visibly uncomfortable Pence could be seen scanning the crowd for a familiar face.
That all changed however when President Trump entered the chamber on Tuesday.
Pence could be seen smiling and in a notably better mood while Pelosi began to nervously arrange papers from her perch behind the President.
Pelosi’s mood began to sour as she started to read the President’s prepared remarks.
The Speaker of the House made no secret of her shock, disdain and disgust for what President Trump planned to say on Tuesday.
She contorted her face, stuck out her tongue and rolled her eyes as she read Trump’s notes just over her left shoulder.
One video even appears to show her responding to one of Trump’s comments by mouthing “wacko.”