Pelosi rips up copy of Trump's State of the Union speech following divisive address

At the end of the State of the Union address, house speaker Pelosi ripped Trump's speech on the dais behind him.

Washington: Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi tore Trump's speech after State of the Union speech.

No sooner did President Donald Trump finish his State of the Union address then-House Speaker Pelosi ripped it in two.

Right there, on the dais behind him.

Trump was barely done, turning to greet the crowd of lawmakers Tuesday night, when Pelosi, without a moment's delay, turned the papers in her hand.

And she ripped. And then she took some more pages.

And she ripped again.

Asked afterward in the halls of the Capitol why she did it, Pelosi responded: “It was the courteous thing to do.” She added: “It was the courteous thing to do considering the alternative.”