WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is accusing Democrats of being “un-American” and maybe even treasonous for failing to applaud him during his State of the Union speech.
Trump says during a speech in Blue Ash, Ohio, that the Democrats last week gave off “bad energy” as he delivered his first State of the Union, failing to clap even at positive economic news.
Trump is calling their reception “un-American” and asks: “Shall we call that treason? Why not?”
He adds that, “they certainly didn’t seem to love our country very much.”
It has become standard for members of the opposing party to give the president a chilly reception as he updates the nation on the State of the Union.
Trump says Democrats would rather see him do poorly than to see the country do well.
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US Vice President Mike Pence (L) and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan listen as US President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Jan. 30, 2018.
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U.S. President Donald J. Trump claps during the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the first State of the Union address given by U.S. President Donald Trump and his second joint-session address to Congress.
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President Donald J. Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington, D.C. This is the first State of the Union address given by U.S. President Donald Trump and his second joint-session address to Congress.
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President Donald Trump gestures at the end of his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.
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President Donald Trump gestures as delivers his first State of the Union address Tuesday night before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol.
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President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address before members of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night, Jan. 30, 2018.
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US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 30, 2018.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center seated, with other House members wearing black in support the metoo and timesup movement, ahead of tonight's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.
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President Donald Trump greets Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford after delivering his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington.
President Donald Trump prepares to deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday evening.