Re: 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:56 pm
Joe Biden will be making his State of the Union speech tonight. In a typical speech, the President's party (in this case Democratic) will clap and applaud after every statement, while the opposition (Republican) usually will not.
The two people seated behind the President are the Vice President and the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Obviously, the Vice President will always be in the same party pas the President, while usually but not always the Speaker of the House is in the same party as well.
Last year, there was the exception in that the then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy was Republican and all television stations would get a clear look at him to see to what extent would he applaud. And surprisingly, he did clap on a few occasions. It would be interesting to see this year in which the current Speaker of the House Mike Johnson who is also Republican, will react. I wonder how many times he will clap and applaud.
The two people seated behind the President are the Vice President and the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Obviously, the Vice President will always be in the same party pas the President, while usually but not always the Speaker of the House is in the same party as well.
Last year, there was the exception in that the then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy was Republican and all television stations would get a clear look at him to see to what extent would he applaud. And surprisingly, he did clap on a few occasions. It would be interesting to see this year in which the current Speaker of the House Mike Johnson who is also Republican, will react. I wonder how many times he will clap and applaud.