Before giving his speech, realDonaldTrump declined to shake SpeakerPelosi's hand, reflecting the growing enmity between the pair since she launched the impeachment inquiry against him last September. Read more:
Upon entering, Republican congressmembers exuded a boisterous and positive energy, chanting "four more years" as Trump began to speak.
The US President's annual address to Congress comes on the eve of Trump's inevitable acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial and with a respected poll showing his approval rating soaring to an all-time high. "Since my election, the net worth of the bottom half of wage earners has increased by 47 per cent, three times faster than the increase for the top 1 per cent," Trump said.The address comes just a day after the Democratic Party's Iowa caucus fiasco that saw the results delayed by almost 24 hours. The progressive side of politics has yet to settle on a candidate they believe can take Trump on in November.
The President's daughter Ivanka Trump is here shaking hands with members of Congress alongside her husband and fellow senior White House advisor Jared Kushner.
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