Simpering selfies, pathetic protests... and the devious State of the Union cameraman Dems must detest: KENNEDY batters Congress in her most excoriating review yet
By Kennedy
Daily Mail
Feb 25, 2026
Kennedy
As President Donald Trump marched triumphantly down the center aisle of the House Chamber on Tuesday evening to deliver the longest State of the Union speech ever… the mortifying theatrics started almost immediately.
Now, I typically reserve my gongs for the simpering celebrities at awards shows, but you know what they say: Washington is Hollywood for ugly people.
So, away we go…
Biggest fangirls
There's a long history of pols from both parties clumsily clamoring to get five seconds of face time with the most powerful man in the world as he walks to the rostrum. But as evidenced last night, this cutesy tradition has been replaced by preening idiots craning to snapping selfies.
Note to elected officials: you are not 15-year-old girls loading up the Gram.
Dignity and decorum always make for House wins.
Note to elected officials: you are not 15-year-old girls loading up the Gram
Protesteth too much
Speaking of blowhards: perennial protester, Democratic Texas Congressman Al Greene, was booted from the chamber after his one-man protest fizzled.
Just minutes after Trump started speaking, Greene, infamous for waving his cane and shouting during the President's 2025 Joint Address to Congress, wandered into the aisle to unfurl a banner that read 'black people aren't apes.'
Indeed. But you, sir, are an attention hog.
Scoreboard!
While our neighbors to the north are still grousing about America's Olympic hockey, puck-lovers and patriots alike can't get enough of the victorious US men's team, which filed into the press gallery to ravenous applause.
Their appearance could very well be the night's most impressive feat, considering how hungover they likely were from partying at Miami bars and strip clubs the night before. The crowd went wild, except for the Democrats, of course.
Why the sourpuss, Senator Elizabeth Warren? Oh, that's right, Native Americans are lacrosse fans.
Puck-lovers and patriots alike can't get enough of the victorious US men's team, which filed into the press gallery to ravenous applause
Perennial protester, Democratic Texas Congressman Al Greene, was booted from the chamber after his one-man protest fizzled
Sleepy Joe Award
Cameras caught two House members apparently napping on the job. New York's Tom Suozzi and Georgia's David Scott were shown nodding off during the nearly two-hour speech.
They might've been dreaming about winning the midterms, but unlike insufferable Adam Schiff, AOC and about 50 other Democrats who boycotted the speech entirely, at least they were there.
Kind of.
Clap trap
Doozy Democrats walked right into Trump's trap after he introduced a young detransitioners named Sage who was removed from her parents' home and sent to an all-boys facility because mom and dad wouldn't call her by her then-preferred pronouns.
Sage's tale has led to proposals to bar states from allowing kids to transition without their parents' approval. Republicans cheered and Democrats silently sneered; leading Trump to marvel, 'These people are crazy. I'm telling you, they're crazy.'
You get a medal… and you get a medal
Trump keep the hardware flowing all night, recognizing everything from Team USA goalie Connor Hellebuyck the Congressional Medal of Freedom to wounded National Guard soldiers to 110-year-old Korean War pilot Navy Captain Royce Williams.
My favorite was US Coast Guard swimmer Scott Ruskan who was given the Legion of Merit for Extraordinary Heroism after saving 165 people during the deadly Texas floods last July that killed 135 people, including 27 girls.
What a hero… and a hunk!
My favorite was US Coast Guard swimmer Scott Ruskan who was given the Legion of Merit for Extraordinary Heroism
Cameras caught two House members apparently napping on the job. New York's Tom Suozzi (above) and Georgia's David Scott were shown nodding off during the nearly two-hour speech
Most Awwwkwaaard
Only four Supreme Court justices made it to the speech, three of whom sided with the majority earlier this month, when they knock down President Trump's sweeping tariff powers.
Only beer-loving Trump appointee Brett Kavanaugh – who sided with the conservative, dissenting justices last week – managed to crack a smile.
Meanwhile, stone faced Amy Coney Barrett and John Roberts took their lumps from leaders of our great nation's other branches of government who just last week called them an 'embarrassment to their families.'
Dishonorable mention
Squawking Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib couldn't help but chirp from the peanut gallery as Trump sought to reframe his immigration troubles by targetting 'Somali pirates' who 'ransacked' Minnesota to the tune of billions of dollars.
These bitter chicks went back and forth with Trump trading allegations of, 'You should be ashamed!'
Believe me, America is ashamed of it all.
Squawking Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (left) and Rashida Tlaib (right) couldn't help but chirp from the peanut gallery
Only four Supreme Court justices made it to the speech, three of whom sided with the majority earlier this month
Wisest wisecrack
Trump's proposal to bar Congress from profiting off insider stock trades, unlike those hockey heroes, received a surprising amount of Democratic applause.
Trump quickly quipped, 'Did Nancy Pelosi stand up? Doubt it.'
The crowd may have giggled, but Nancy doesn't really care what happens at this point.
She's been laughing all the way to the bank for decades!
Marco up, Noem down
The SOTU attendees, including many Democrats, went wild for Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he got a shout-out for his success at Foggy Bottom.
Trump predicted that he'll ultimately go down as the 'greatest Secretary of State in the history of the United States.' Take that, Rex Tillerson!
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, meanwhile, received a slightly less enthusiastic smattering of praise for her work on immigration enforcement.
I looked for her DHS rival Tom Homan, but he wasn't there last night. He's probably still busy cleaning up her mess in Minneapolis.
The SOTU attendees, including many Democrats, went wild for Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he got a shout-out for his success at Foggy Bottom
Most devious cameraman
A camera operator is being hailed as the 'biggest troll in America' for zooming in on all the right people, at the wrong times.
This sneaky shooter panned to transgender Congresswoman Sarah McBride when Trump spoke about the horrors of gender affirming care, and the photog found Representative Ilhan Omar, as Trump ripped into Somali fraudsters.
To that I say, 'thank you,' anonymous camera prankster. You can and all these elected egomaniacs made the night just a bit more enjoyable.
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