By Lauren Heskin
01st Mar 2017
01st Mar 2017
Trump took the stage yesterday for his first Presidential address at a joint session of Congress and, well, it didn’t quite go as planned.
Trump took the podium to state, among other things,?that “the time for trivial fights is behind us”, but you have to question?what he considers “trivial”. Certainly, Democratic Congresswomen let him know that, in the face of his pledges to defund Planned Parenthood and reverse?the Roe v. Wade ruling (which legalises abortion in the US), they don’t consider women’s rights a trivial topic.
Dozens donned white for the occasion, a ode?to the Suffragette movement which?eventually won women the right to vote after decades of campaigning. White, purple and green were the official suffragette colours and white has become a colour that celebrates women in politics – Hillary Clinton wore white at the 2016 National Democratic Convention when she became the first woman in history to accept the Presidential nomination from a major party.
Not the white power Trump intended.#JointSession pic.twitter.com/tQtDfLVboZ
? The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) March 1, 2017
“We wear white to unite against any attempts by the Trump administration to roll back the incredible progress women have made in the last century, and we will continue to support the advancement of all women,” Florida Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel, said in a statement.
The women didn’t simply sit silently either, booing as Trump called the Affordable Care Act “a disaster”, and – my heart honestly breaks a little bit writing this – announced a new office in the Department of Homeland Security called, VOICE, ?Victims Of Immigration Crime Engagement. It’s not yet clear whether it’ll look at all crimes by immigrants or just?illegal immigrants but it sounds like they’ll soon going be one of the same. It has a creepy?ring of Professor Umbridge about it, doesn’t it? Just swap the sickly pink for orange.
Only seeing a sea of white in the crowd could have lifted our spirits and it seems Twitter was?equally impressed by the simple show of solidarity. Check out the best tweets from the evening.
Keep your eye out tonight as Democratic #WomenWearWhite in support of women’s rights during the #JointSession! pic.twitter.com/4l4TUc79RQ
? Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) February 28, 2017
“We are witnessing a renewal of the American spirit.” – Trump
Yes we are. pic.twitter.com/gHvQBgy7Se
? Lily Adams (@adamslily) March 1, 2017
And here we were thinking the Best Picture fiasco would be the biggest mistake we’d see in front of a live audience this week. #JointAddress
? Half An Onion (@HalfOnionInABag) March 1, 2017
When you’re not sure whether to clap or not pic.twitter.com/gwQmBrtbZZ
? Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) March 1, 2017
#Trump is practicing his speech “I do not like them Sam I Am, I do not like green eggs and ham!” #JointAddress pic.twitter.com/B8re94A1Mo
? Kay Anderson (@kaystyling) March 1, 2017
me when Donald Trump says “women’s health” pic.twitter.com/hbpJQrePAU
? Emmy Bengtson (@EmmyA2) March 1, 2017
REPLACE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY WITH A MONSTER TRUCK
? billy eichner (@billyeichner) March 1, 2017
Can I leave? #jointAddress pic.twitter.com/9rznUlXUGS
? Talia (@2020fight) March 1, 2017
Btw show us your taxes @realDonaldTrump #Jointsession
? Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) March 1, 2017
? Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 1, 2017
Oops. I fainted for a moment when Trump hailed himself as a leader of women’s empowerment. Did I miss much?
? Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) March 1, 2017
Trump got a thumbs-down from some Democrats when he called on Congress to repeal and replace Obamacare https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/28/politics/trump-congress-speech-live/index.html #JointAddress pic.twitter.com/O07meoV0V2
? CNN (@CNN) March 1, 2017
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