Twitter Is Obsessed With Nancy Pelosi Sarcastically Applauding Donald Trump At His SOTU Address!

Nancy Pelosi had Twitter applauding when she dramatically clapped for Donald Trump during his State of the Union address Tuesday night.
After the president called for an end to “the politics of revenge,” the Speaker of the House sat up from her seat and pointedly clapped her hands together — a meme-able moment that instantly went viral:

The internet applauded Nancy Pelosi's clapping moment at the State of the Union #SOTU https://t.co/OwwwiZ7uBA pic.twitter.com/qtVkKWbcGb

— TIME (@TIME) February 6, 2019

Ha!
But was it genuine appreciation or a facetious, literal clapback?
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A statement Pelosi shared on Twitter after the address suggests the latter, as it expectedly tore Trump’s speech to shreds.
Writing that it “will take days to fact-check all the misrepresentations that the President made tonight,” Pelosi criticized the president for “manufacturing a crisis at the border” and “completely ignor(ing) the gun violence epidemic that is claiming lives across the country.” She shared:

It will take days to fact-check all the misrepresentations that @realDonaldTrump made during tonight’s #StateOfTheUnion address. #SOTU https://t.co/m7UbKmzzRG pic.twitter.com/oKGdJUsVk3

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 6, 2019

The statement confirmed what many had already tweeted: that not only did Pelosi’s sardonic gesture make a statement, but that Trump didn’t even notice — he actually thanked her!

Congrats to @SpeakerPelosi for inventing the “fuck you” clap. #sotu pic.twitter.com/eueoUf9IBT

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) February 6, 2019

Most forget that Speaker Pelosi has had what, half a century worth of legislative experience. She is no novice. And she has spent most of those years in a male chauvinist environment. Don’t mess with her!

— Jack Mandora⚖️ (@Zemi66) February 6, 2019

An Oscar for @SpeakerPelosi for having to keep smiling through that whole speech with such dignity, face muscle & eye roll control. That takes endurance & skill.

— Kim K (@Contakk) February 6, 2019