In the audience at the State of the Union
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) laughs before Biden delivers the State of the Union address. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) gives a thumbs down and yells at President Biden as he delivers his address. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is seen as the doors to the House Chamber are closed ahead of Biden’s address. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Paul Pelosi, husband of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, arrives to take his seat in the first lady's box. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy talk before the address. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) reacts to having her hand kissed by a fellow member. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) waits with colleagues before the address. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
First lady Jill Biden is applauded by all of her guests in the first lady's box. REUTERS/Leah Millis
U.S. Supreme Court Justices seated prior to the address. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
President Biden delivers his State of the Union address. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
President Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy applaud. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) laughs prior to the address. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley speaks with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as they await the arrival of President Biden. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson talk prior to the address. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Special guest Brandon Tsay, who disarmed a gunman who shot and killed 11 people in Monterey Park, California is applauded by RowVaughn Wells and Rodney Wells, mother and stepfather of Tyre Nichols, a young Black man who was killed during a traffic...more
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) left, talks with Rep. Lauren Boebert, (R-CO) before the address. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool
U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) sits prior to the address. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova puts her hand over her heart as she is recognized by President Biden. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Rodney Wells and RowVaughn Wells, the stepfather and mother of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died after being beaten by Memphis police following a traffic stop, talk with Bono, the lead singer of U2, as they arrive to take their seats in the...more
Senate pages walk through Statuary Hall ahead of the address. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Special guests Brandon Tsay, who disarmed the suspect of the Monterey Park, California, mass shooting that killed 11 people, with Bono before the address. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
From left: Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley arrive. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool
RowVaughn Wells and Rodney Wells, mother and stepfather of Tyre Nichols, are applauded by other special guests seated in the first lady's box. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) yells at President Biden as he delivers his address. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, a young Black man who was killed during a traffic stop by Memphis police officers, applauds as President Biden delivers his address. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) talks next to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), as members arrive before the address. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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