White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday slammed House and Senate Democrats for failing to applaud for the families of deceased Americans during President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress.
Less than 10 minutes into Trump’s speech Tuesday night, House Speaker Mike Johnson had to order the removal of Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who repeatedly interrupted Trump and waved his cane in the air. Democrats held up signs with messages such as “That’s a lie,” “False,” and “That’s Not Normal.”
According to Leavitt, the only thing Democrats clapped for during Trump’s historically long speech was funding of Ukraine in its war with Russia.
“It was the most shameful moment in the history of presidential addresses in that beautiful chamber, and what was supposed to be a unifying moment for our country, Democrat…
