Trump's speech to the last show of the Nation Polarization Congress.

Washington – The presidential addresses to the Nation, whether joint sessions of the Congress or the speeches of the State of the Union, were historically an opportunity to promote national unity while highlighting policy differences.

That ship has sailed for a long time, but the speech of President Trump in the Capitol on Tuesday night, and the response of the legislators of both parties, was remarkable and ardent from the moment it began, and the most controversial in recent memory.

When Trump entered the camera, representative Lance Gooden (R-Texas) started a signal that said “this is not normal” from the hands of representative Melanie Stansbury (Dn.m.) while walking next to her.

As soon as Trump took the stand, Democratic legislators built small black signs that said “except Medicaid”, “Musks steals” and “protects veterans.” After Trump described his victory on November 5 as an unprecedented mandate, the representative to Green (D-Texas) stood up and shouted: “You don't have a mandate!” While pointing his cane to the president.

The speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) Warned that he would instruct the sergeant in the weapons that restored the order if the senators and representatives did not observe the decorum. When Green continued standing and speaking, Johnson said: “Eliminates this camera from the camera.” Green was taken to Republican legislators sing: “United States! USA!”

Democrats's protests continued throughout the speech, while they laughed at the president's conversation points and complained out loud. Others stood up to exhibit t -shirts that said “resist.” Several left the room, turning their backs on the president to climb the hall while he was still talking.

Just before the president finished his speech, the Democrats sang, “January 6”, a reminder of the violent multitude of Trump supporters who broke into the United States Capitol four years ago.

It is not unusual for presidents to promote their achievements during such directions, something Trump did repeatedly, and rarely mentions their predecessors. But in an unusually hard language in the Chamber of the Chamber, Trump attacked former President Biden again and again, referring to him as “the worst president in the history of the United States.”

Trump also pointed out how he won the popular vote, together with the Electoral College, and mentioned the name of the candidate he defeated, former vice president Kamala Harris. Again, this was unusual for a speech before the Chamber and the Senate.

Historically, the addresses in these venerated environments sought to reach a tone of unity and cohesion among Americans, personified by President's comments in such places.

But they occurred at different times, before the existence of social networks and the multitude of media that allow viewers to choose stations and writers whose opinions are aligned with their own.

One of the first notable outbreak occurred in 2009, when representative Joe Wilson (RS.C.) shouted: “Very!” In President Obama during a speech he focused on the Law of Health Care at Low Price to both Congress Chambers. At that time, the outbreak was a shocking break of tradition. Shortly after, his colleagues in the camera rebuked him in a vote that was largely in the lines of the game.

Republican representatives Lauren Boebert of Colorado, on the left, and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, on the right, shout: “Build the wall!” while President Biden delivers his speech from the State of the Union in 2022. Among them is representative Byron Donalds (R-Fla.).

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Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-G.) And Lauren Bobert (R-Colo.) Also frequently interrupted former President Biden during their directions in the State of the Union.

But the change in behavior is not limited to one side of the partisan corridor.

After Trump finished his speech on the state of the Union in 2020, the then speaker of the Nancy Pelosi Casa (D-San Francisco) laughed his copy regarding his speech.