"You have no mandate!": Congressional Democrats protest Trump's speech

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : During the opening moments of the president's speech, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), stood and shook his cane at Trump.
53% : Cameras panned to a group of several Democrats -- including Rep. Rashida Talib (D-Mich.), Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) -- holding up signs that said "false," "Musk steals," and "save Medicaid."
51% : "My shirt showed Trump an important message: NO KINGS LIVE HERE," Frost wrote in a post on Bluesky.
47% : "Women can't afford Trump," Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) posted on X before the speech.
42% : Frost and several other Democrats, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), left the chamber before Trump finished speaking.
42% : Members of the Democratic Women's Caucus, for instance, wore pink, with several saying they were doing so to draw attention to how Trump's policies -- including potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP and the imposition of tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China on Tuesday, which economists say will raise prices for consumers -- were harming women and families.
37% : Green yelled at Trump, pointing his cane at the president, before being removed.
36% : "You have no mandate to cut Medicaid!"
22% : " Some lawmakers -- including Pressley, Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-Md.), Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), and several others -- brought federal workers who lost their jobs due to mass firings enacted by unelected billionaire Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
9% : when Trump reiterated false claims about massive fraud within Social Security.
6% : At times, Democrats also vocally protested Trump's lies or mischaracterizations -- some shouted "January 6" when Trump talked about law and order, and others yelled out "lies!"

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