5 strange moments in the history of presidential addresses to the US Congress

On February 4, US President Donald Trump will appeal to Congress, and on February 5, Congress will decide the fate of the president and vote on his impeachment case. Writes about this Fox News.

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The current situation is rather strange, since the next day the same Congress will decide the fate of Trump's presidency. But there were strange situations during appeals before. As this event became more and more political, some incidents during an appeal to Congress overshadowed even the president’s speech.

Here are some of the strangest moments from the past.

Pelosi took attention

The strange applause of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during President Trump's speech on the situation in 2019 made her the most talked about figure.

Many Democrats praised her for what some called a condescending reaction to the president, which quickly became viral and became an instant meme on the Internet.

One reporter claimed that "the applause had a special atmosphere."

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The New York Times wrote a round of applause with the headline: "When Pelosi applauds Trump, the Internet sees the opposite."

Pelosi also drew attention to what she seemed to read during Trump's speech. She turned her attention several times from Trump to a few sheets of paper. In social networks, they were actively thinking about what Pelosi was studying.

A spokeswoman for her office confirmed that this was a copy of Trump's speech. Others jokingly said that this was the report of Special Advisor Robert Muller about Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Obama was interrupted

In violation of decency, in the midst of President Barack Obama's 2009 congressional speech, Rep. Joe Wilson shouted, “You're lying!”

The incident occurred after Obama said: “There are also those who claim that our reform efforts will insure illegal immigrants. This is also false. The reforms that I propose will not apply to those who are here illegally. ”

“You’re lying!” Wilson shouted from his seat. The interruption drew condemnation from both sides, with many calling it disrespectful and rude. He eventually apologized.

Obama denounced Supreme Court

In his appeal in 2010, Obama condemned the Supreme Court because nine judges passed a rule that removed legal barriers to banning unlimited spending on political campaigns for corporations and unions.

“With all due respect to the separation of powers, the Supreme Court has struck down a century-old law that I believe will open the floodgates to special interests — including foreign corporations,” Obama told Congress. “I don’t think American elections should be financed by the most powerful people in America, or, worse, by foreign organizations.” They must be decided by the American people. And I urge Democrats and Republicans to pass legislation that will help correct some of these problems.”

Judge Samuel Alito, a member of the conservative majority in the Supreme Court, frowned and pronounced "untruth." The answer was a break from the court, which is considered apolitical. Some judges refused to attend the president’s past speeches, as the event has become more political in recent years.

Nixon said

President Richard Nixon was marked by the Watergate scandal when he climbed the podium to address Congressional legislators in 1974. During his speech, he mentioned a little when he intended to say: "We must replace the discredited social security system." Instead, he said: "We must replace the discredited president."

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The Chamber voted two weeks later to authorize the Judicial Committee to investigate the impeachment charges against him.

Catastrophe delay

The tragic moment recorded live, postponed the speech of President Ronald Reagan for a week.

Reagan was due to speak before Congress on January 28, 1986, the same day that the Challenger space shuttle crash occurred.

The spacecraft took off from Cape Canaveral (Florida) and exploded 73 seconds after launch, killing 7 astronauts on board.

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