Pelosi over his shoulder: Trump faces empowered Dems at SOTU

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON — Democrats now own a stake in the state of the union.

Members of the new House majority get to show off their new clout Tuesday night when President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address under divided government. Evidence of the changes afoot will be firmly in the television frame, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sitting above and behind Trump, her status strengthened by his capitulation to her terms for reopening the government.

"In some ways, Nancy Pelosi is the bigger star of the evening than the president," said University of Michigan's Aaron Kall, an author of a book about memorable presidential addresses.

The tableau, beamed to more than 40 million people, will tell the story of the 2018 midterm elections, which made Democrats more than just observers and critics of one-government rule. The party controls the House, with Pelosi second in the line of presidential succession.

"We are a co-equal branch of government. He is about to come face-to-face with that lesson," said Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., who serves in House leadership.

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I'd love to see Speaker Pelosi do the bunny-ears thing with her fingers

behind Trump's head, like this guy did to David Cameron:

[dflprincess]

2. I hope she clears her throat every so often,

just to remind him she's back there.

I'm hoping it would drive him to a full blown Adderall melt down.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Or, just loudly enough for him to hear: "*cough* Bullshit! *cough*"

[dflprincess]

4. LOL!

[DeminPennswoods]

5. It will be interesting to see what signals she sends

to her caucus by standing and applauding the speech's "applause lines" or not and how she does it, with enthusiasm or not. Will she keep a deadpan expression or not when Trump inevitably reads the many whoppers written for him? Will she write reminder notes to herself during the speech? Body language experts should have a field day!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. I hope they show an occasional close-up of her eye-rolls.

[DeminPennswoods]

8. It's fun to speculate, but I think she will be very professional

and show respect for the Office of the President, which is different from showing respect to the current occupant.

[Cha]

6. Kick!