WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has snubbed the US House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi ahead of his State of the Union address.
He refused to shake hands with the top Democrat, who is one of his fiercest critics.
President Trump declines to shake Speaker Pelosi’s outstretched hand at #SOTU2020 pic.twitter.com/oB7suIxNPT
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 5, 2020
Later, Nancy tore apart the copy of his speech that he had handed to her, international media reports have said.
As Nancy stretched out her hand to greet Trump, the President gave her a copy of his speech refusing to shake her hand.
#WATCH US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore a copy of US President Donald Trump’s speech at the end of his third State of the Union Address, in Washington DC. pic.twitter.com/TY4L5dAme7
— ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2020
This left Nancy in shock.
Reports said President Trump emerged from the shadow of impeachment, on Tuesday, had stared down Democratic lawmakers. (With inputs from Agencies)
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