Nancy Pelosi turns applause into a viral art form while she trolls Trump | American News

Nancy Pelosi is known to be a savvy political strategist and a tireless public servant, but after the State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, she can add a world-clbad mime to her resume.

Throughout the speech, the speaker in the House managed to undermine Trump without uttering a word, without subtle glances or apparently ignoring him by reading papers to show his disapproval.

His piece of resistance came when Trump, who repeatedly attacked Democrats in the most slanderous terms and engaged in a mean-spirited relationship with Pelosi during the partial closure of the government last month, called on Washington reject the policies of revenge, resistance and retaliation and embrace the unlimited potential of cooperation, compromise and the common good ". She stood up and began to applaud Trump with her arms outstretched, so sarcastically that she could have her expelled during a football match.

It's quickly become the same of the evening, with Twitter users, one of them described it as a "walrus shot", reinventing applause as a simple feminist smile or a new way to curse.

When Pelosi commented on the address with a more conventional statement (with words), she was only slightly more optimistic, criticizing Trump for her "alarmism" and her threat of Congressional control, while praising Stacey Abrams' response. in the name of the Democrats.

It has unfortunately made no reference to what is now called the #PelosiClap.

However, this has already been turned into a reaction on Twitter, which means that long after the speech has been forgotten, people will still be able to use Pelosi as a means of showing disapproval of anything that goes to Piers. Morgan at Trump's Night Madness. missives.