House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped up her printed copy of President Donald Trump’s speech at the conclusion of his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

The dramatic moment showed her tear and then toss the pages behind Trump’s back as he embraced a standing ovation at the conclusion of his address.

“It was the courteous thing to do, considering the alternatives,” Pelosi told a reporter who questioned her destruction.

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