In Pictures: Trump’s third State of the Union address
US president uses occasion to drum up support among his base on eve of vote expected to acquit him of impeachment.
US President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union on the eve of his expected impeachment acquittal. [Leah Millis/Reuters]
Published On 5 Feb 20205 Feb 2020
Trump turns away as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi reaches out to shake his hand as he arrives to deliver his address. [Leah Millis/Reuters]
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Speaker of the House Nancy tore up her copy of the remarks when Trump's speech ended, later telling reporters it was 'the courteous thing to do, considering the alternative'. [Joshua Roberts/Reuters]
Many House Democratic women wore white for a second year in a row, a sign of the suffrage movement that won women the right to vote 100 years ago. Several Democratic politicians including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez refused to attend the annual speech to protest against Trump. [Joshua Roberts/Reuters]
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's Brexit Party, was in attendance. [Joshua Roberts/Reuters]
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido also attended as a guest of the White House. [Leah Millis/Reuters]
US House impeachment managers listen as Trump delivers his address. The president chose not to directly mention impeachment in his speech. [Leah Millis/Reuters]
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A Republican member of Congress with a copy of Ann Coulter's book, Resistance Is Futile!: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind, in his lap. [Leah Millis/Reuters]
Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by First Lady Melania Trump. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]
Fred Guttenberg, father of Parkland school shooting victim Jaime Guttenberg, is ejected after shouting during Trump's remarks on gun control. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]