During the State of the Union address, President Joe Biden criticized his predecessor, Donald Trump, for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that Trump failed in his presidential duty to care for the American people. This remark led to visible unrest among some members of the Republican party, with Speaker Johnson visibly shaking his head in disgust and other Republicans shouting 'liar' in response to Biden's accusations. The tension in the room was palpable, with at least one instance of a Republican member of Congress shouting 'Lie!' and another interruption where someone yelled 'LIES' as Biden spoke.
Joe Biden gets into it with Republicans during his State of the Union Speech. Members of the GOP shout back that he's a "liar!" https://t.co/xkSDSROVh1
Biden slammed Trump over his handling of the Covid pandemic, claiming Trump “failed the most basic presidential duty that he owes to the American people: the duty to care.” Someone in the crowd yelled: “Lies!” Live State of the Union updates: https://t.co/b7CYerh9vv https://t.co/selINb4WmA
President Biden again slams Donald Trump, this time for his response to COVID-19, saying he “failed in the most basic presidential duty that he owes to the American people: the duty to care.” A Republican member of Congress shouts out, “Lie!” https://t.co/y6OspZTS8o
Speaker Johnson shakes his head in disgust and Republicans yell "liar" as Joe Biden attacks President Trump. https://t.co/CohRFgXeMe
Someone has interrupted President Biden during the State of the Union, while Biden said: "My predecessor failed the presidential duty of caring". Someone yelled, "LIES".
Joe Biden bout to lie to the whole world #SOTU
Joe Biden is a liar! If he lies to the American people tonight during the State of the Union, I think it’s fully appropriate to call him out. #SOTU https://t.co/PsBMAY52IA