Senator has the perfect response to charge that she fell asleep at the State of the Union
Setting the record straight has never been so satisfying.
During Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow was one of several legislators caught with their eyes closed, leading to suggestions that she'd fallen asleep — much like Melania Trump's guest Joshua Trump.
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) February 6, 2019
The tweet, from The Atlantic's Edward-Isaac Dovere, was part of a humorous Twitter thread displaying various Democrats' facial expressions in reaction to Trump.
Except Sen. Stabenow took umbrage with the implication that she was sleeping, and she delivered a perfectly fiery reply.
I wasn’t sleeping. I was trying not to scream. https://t.co/NjIZbzoDim
— Sen. Debbie Stabenow (@SenStabenow) February 6, 2019
Stabenow has sparred with Trump in the past, notably in the fall of 2018 over a bipartisan farm bill, a bill that Trump would eventually sign into law in December 2018.
Her reply comes in the wake of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to conservative commentator Peggy Noonan's critique that she looked "sullen" during the speech.
Why should I be “spirited and warm” for this embarrassment of a #SOTU?
Tonight was an unsettling night for our country. The president failed to offer any plan, any vision at all, for our future.
We’re flying without a pilot. And I‘m not here to comfort anyone about that fact. https://t.co/7bu3QXFMnC— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 6, 2019
All in all, a couple of great, righteous responses to unfair criticism that pairs perfectly with Rep. Nancy Pelosi's literal clap back of Trump.
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