Mostly Republicans Watched Trump Last Night

[Bayard]

10. Know thy enemy

I watched it as an observer. Yes, he was a complete lying asshole, as usual. But he was boo'd a couple times (Pelosi did a subtle motion to stop). For the most part, Dems sat there stone faced, only clapping for things like honoring veterans, and fighting against childhood cancer (why did he just throw that in--more bait for his minions?). The Congresswomen in white were quite a sight, and of course, he thought their applause for women was for him.

Other Dems/Independents showed outright disgust. Kamala Harris was shaking her head a lot, Bernie Sanders' face got redder by the minute. When he talked about the military, the generals were also completely stone-faced. They didn't clap till the damn thing was over. Pelosi didn't try to hide as she checked his script a number of times, assuming either checking if he was staying on it, or to see when it would be over. She appeared to control her face with effort, especially when he was talking about the wall and investigations.