Decorum hits new lows during Trump's address to Congress in a sign of the nation's polarization

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : After Trump described his Nov. 5 victory as an unprecedented mandate, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) stood and shouted, "You don't have a mandate!"
59% : at President Obama during an address focused on the Affordable Care Act to both chambers of Congress.
48% : It's not unusual for presidents to tout their accomplishments during such addresses -- something Trump did repeatedly -- and rarely mention their predecessors.
32% : After Trump finished his State of the Union address in 2020, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) purposefully ripped her copy of his speech.
31% : Just before the president finished his speech, Democrats chanted, "January 6th," a reminder of the violent mob of Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol four years ago.
29% : As Trump entered the chamber, Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) ripped a sign that read "This is not normal" out of the hands of Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) as he walked by her.
27% : As soon as Trump took the dais, Democratic lawmakers raised small black signs saying "Save Medicaid," "Musk steals" and "Protect veterans."
24% : " Trump also noted how he won the popular vote, along with the electoral college, and mentioned the name of the candidate he defeated, former Vice President Kamala Harris.
6% : But in unusually harsh language in the House chamber, Trump attacked former President Biden again and again, referring to him as "the worst president in American history.

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