"Who knew clapping could convey rage, disdain and threats of revenge...

[mia]

We Italians knew this for centuries. It’s how Italian mothers convey many things. Trump doesn’t know it, but Pelosi’s clap and smile told him that he will be destroyed soon."

Link to tweet

[PatSeg]

1. This image is an overnight classic!

[WheelWalker]

2. +1000

[mia]

4. Loved the little kiss she aimed at him.

He looked up to her as if for approval, then she gave it to him. His face was extra-orange when he turned around. I think he was blushing.

[PatSeg]

6. Ha, ha, ha!!!

So that's what an orange blush looks like!!!

[malaise]

5. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Loved it!

[George II]

11. Three million views already.

[Sneederbunk]

3. Il Deuce not pleased.

[3catwoman3]

30. He certainly has the Mussolini chin thrust...

...pose going on.

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Just think of the

message Miss Nancy is telling dumpy Don. You just broke Prototypical Norms as to the State of the Union,and with her hand gestures,telling him,go ahead you spiteful clueless jerk,give your clap trap lying speech.

She so schooled Trump in Decorum.

[DownriverDem]

19. trump insulted her first.

Tradition means nothing to trump. As Speaker, Pelosi was to introduce trump after he got to the podium. Instead he just charged ahead.

[Wellstone ruled]

21. Trump did more damage to himself

that is unrepairable for the rest of his days. And he is nailing the Rethug Coffin shut. And today we see and hear the Media working overtime trying to put a positive spin on Trump's speech.


Still all about the Bottom Line revenue . Got to sell all that soap.

[SWBTATTReg]

25. Go go go!! Nancy the 'terminator' Pelosi...she's got him all up in a tizzy, and it's only going ...

to get worse. Little snot/rump has got his nose so high in the air, I'm surprised that he doesn't have ice on it (besides the crushed up pills)!

[Wellstone ruled]

27. That white stuff in Blow.

[3catwoman3]

31. I am actually glad he did that - spared her from...

...the agony of having to utter the traditional "high honor and distinct privilege" (or whatever the exact words are) BS. Those words would have gotten stuck in my throat and been left unsaid.

Maybe he barreled ahead because he was afraid she wasn't going to say them.

[lpbk2713]

33. He heard an ugly rumor ...

that she was going to say ...

"Put your hip boots on. The shit's about to get deep."

[Thomas Hurt]

8. Clapping his demise and Trump is aroused by the attention.

[warmfeet]

9. His demise cannot come

soon enough for me.

[gordianot]

10. While Trump poses a Mussolini jutting jaw.

[grantcart]

12. + 1000 made me nauseous

[smirkymonkey]

34. I only he ends up the same way that Il Duce ended up.

I won't say anymore.

[czarjak]

13. How dare she not show proper respect to the guy who's told 8,000+ lies!

[erronis]

29. She showed precisely the proper respect for trumpolini - negative 90%.

Keeping an extra -10% in reserve as his balloon loses hot air and plummets to the hard, cold, reality.

[lpbk2713]

14. ... but keep your enemies closer.

[pdsimdars]

15. And look at that smug look on his face. . . . .

[lunatica]

16. That's his go to face when he doesn't have a clue

[lunatica]

17. The Godmother

[TygrBright]

18. Very important to remember that Nancy was born a Baltimore d'Alesandro

There isn't much about American Italian urban culture that she doesn't thoroughly understand and use to maximum effect.

The most effective investigators, prosecutors, jurists and other fighters against those crime "families" with Italian names included lots and LOTS of smart American Italians who didn't want to see that model succeed here.

Our gangster capitalist figurehead has no IDEA how far out of his league he's playing.

amusedly,
Bright

[tiptonic]

20. Didn't watch

Had no intention of wasting my time, watching that idiot, lie more that he already has. I see his handler and their 2 kids were there.

[ZeroSomeBrains]

22. That was definently a go to hell clap

Loved it.

[Politicub]

23. Picture of the year!

I told my husband, “she’s clapping in his fucking ear!” during the SOTU last night.

Fantastic that it has become a meme.

[brandnewday2009]

24. Speaking from experience...

NEVER f**k with an Italian gramma!

[BlueJac]

26. Bravo!

[Javaman]

28. Yup!

there is also the the one loud clap. That means it's done and not to be spoken about again.

I had completely forgotten about this until now.

so many other things as well. slight head nods or a certain very slight facial expression. so many very subtle things.

the best example of these things are in the Godfather movies. (1 and 2 specifically) Coppella really captured that aspect to a T.

[samnsara]

32. and donnies thanking her...

[mokawanis]

35. Fuckface Trump standing there with his chin out and nodding his head

reminds me of Mussolini.