To say that Democrats are unhappy with Trump's presidency would be an understatement. Whether it's tax cuts during a time of record national debt, enforcing legal immigration standards, or creating manufacturing jobs instead of pushing for climate change initiatives, the "donkey party" has been triggered at levels previously never foreseen by humanity.
While it was clear that Democrats inside the U.S. Capitol weren't going to stand or clap for most of the things Trump was talking about during this week's State of the Union Address, one congresswoman decided to distance herself one step further by entertaining herself for the full one hour and 20 minutes. And not by watching Netflix, either. Instead, she played Candy Crush on her iPhone, aiming for high scores instead of listening to DJ Trump talk about what his administration has done for the past 12 months, and where it's headed.
Her name is Michigan Representative Brenda Lawrence, and she's served in office since the first Shrek movie and iPod came out (2001).
Snapshots of her phone screen were grabbed by a photographer showing some impressively high scores. It doesn't appear to be the first time she's spent her time at work (she makes $174,000/year) matching teardrop and sausage candies in sets of three.
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Several other Democrats could be seen checking their e-mails and tweeting throughout the event, while the Republicans on the other side of the room roared with applause at every opportunity. Below is one of the tweets send by fellow representative Bonnie Watson Coleman, who hails from New Jersey.
I do not share the same heart as @realDonaldTrump and the white nationalists he surrounds himself with. Don't be fooled by the words that were written for him. We know what is really in his heart. #SOTU
— Bonnie WatsonColeman (@RepBonnie) January 31, 2018
Despite the divisive reception around Trump's presidency, 75% of pollsters approved of his State of the Union Address according to CBS News' YouGov poll.
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