Trump Revels in His Acquittal as He Holds up ‘Acquitted’ Newspapers at National Prayer Breakfast
President Donald Trump seems pretty content with how the Senate impeachment trial concluded on Wednesday, as senators voted mostly along party lines to acquit him . At the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington…
President Donald Trump seems pretty content with how the Senate Impeachment trial concluded on Wednesday, as senators voted mostly along party lines to acquit him.
At the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Trump was seen holding up newspapers provided at the event with the headlines about his acquittal.
“ACQUITTED,” the USA Today headline read. Another, the president held up The Washington Post newspaper with the front-page reading, “Trump acquitted.”
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The Impeachment tensions were seemingly felt at the event, as Trump shook hands with his side of the platform — which was not the side House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was on.
As CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller earlier noted, “The President usually shakes everyone’s hand as he takes his seat.”
Pelosi, however, stood in joining in applause