The five most memorable moments of Donald Trump's speech

Two years after the start of his term, Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address at a time of intense tension between the ruling party and the opposition. The President has therefore relied on moments of emotion that have helped to relax the atmosphere and even laugh to tears in Congress.

The first moment of union

Trump scored on Capitol Hill one of his most engaged messages with the Union of Political Forces in Washington, with much less aggressive rhetoric than on other occasions. It would not be easy to convince the opposition, which received it with sinister gestures.

The mention of the astronaut Buzz Aldrin, present in the speech and which was part of the NASA expedition that reached the moon 50 years ago, was the first time that all politicians held a closed ovation. The recognition was unanimous.

"We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the brave young pilots who have traveled the 250-kilometer space to place the American flag on the moon's face," he said.

It is currently the main "enemy" of Donald Trump. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is the one who leads the democratic opposition in this forum, which explains why each interaction maintained was closely watched by the badysts.

"We must reject the policies of revenge, resistance and retaliation and embrace the vast potential for cooperation, commitment and common good," said Trump, building bridges for dialogue. In response, Pelosi applauded with gestures that drew the attention of manyeven those who think it was an ironic ovation because of the tensions they had with the recent government shutdown. It did not take long to become the target of the memes in the networks.

"The power of women!"

Throughout the speech, the female Democratic Bloc remained unresponsive to Trump's arguments. However, there was a time when they applauded standing and even dancing.

That's when the president pointed out that most of the new jobs in the country were occupied by women. The group of Democratic women, striking for its white dress commemorating the movement that won the women's vote a century ago, rose with a big celebration smile.

"They did not have to do it. Thank you, thank you very much"the president joked, adding:"They do not feel yet. You will like that"Then he recalled that he" now has more women than ever in Congress, "generating a new ovation and shouting" The power of women! " "(The power of women!).

The solemn speech was interrupted by a "happy birthday": Trump introduced Judah Samet, a survivor of the Pittsburgh Synagogue mbadacre in late October, in which 11 people died. Samet's life is further marked by his stint in a Nazi concentration camp, from which he left alive after the intervention of American troops.

When Trump said it was his birthday, the audience began to sing him in tribute to the date. The president, smiling, jokingly admitted, "They would not do that for me."

An African-American woman, formerly detained, was also invited by Donald Trump in her speech. "Last year, I heard Alice Johnson's story and I was very touched." In 1997, Alice was sentenced to life imprisonment for a first non-violent drug offense. Minister and inspiring others to choose a better way, Alice's story highlights the disparities and injustices that may exist in a criminal conviction, as well as the need to remedy this injustice, "said the US President , highlighting the prison reform carried out for your administration.

Johnson, without a history or acts of violence, could not access parole benefits because it was a federal crime. In the current legal framework, without Trump's forgiveness, he could never have been released from prison.

In June 2018, Trump commuted his sentence to life imprisonment, a week after businesswoman Kim Kardashian visited him at the White House and asked for clemency from that prison.