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@Mike_Iserman It’s beautiful!! Thanks so much for watching! — PolitiTweet.org

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Sign of the times — police and Guard in full chemical protective suits There are often more intense security forces in the Capitol during these addresses but the moon suits are jarring https://t.co/CIZrM5edrv — PolitiTweet.org

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.@tedcruz calls President Biden’s speech “boring but radical” per @JulieNBCNews — PolitiTweet.org

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I think it’s going to take Joe Biden awhile to get out of this chamber — PolitiTweet.org

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The contrast between this address and last year's could not be more stunning Then-President Trump essentially put on a made-for-TV show that included giving Rush Limbaugh the Medal of Freedom. Raucous. Loud. Lots of booing Trump said he was working with China on coronavirus — PolitiTweet.org

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First "boos" of the evening come as President Biden talks about HR1. Couldn't tell from my vantage point where they were coming from (masks make it harder) — PolitiTweet.org

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"Don't tell me it can't be done. We did it before and it worked," @POTUS says of reinstating the assault weapons ban — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LACaldwellDC: This is very likely one of the most significant lines of Biden's speech: To transgender youth: "the president has your b… — PolitiTweet.org

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Someone else's iPhone made the noise that I only use for alarms, cannot confirm if it was in fact an alarm or whose phone it was — PolitiTweet.org

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.@laurenboebert opened a Mylar blanket on the floor, crinkling and making noise as it opened It was warmer than usual in the chamber when this speech started, but they have definitely cranked the AC since — PolitiTweet.org

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Senator working on bill aimed at competing with China encouraged by bipartisan applause for the issue when President Biden mentioned it — PolitiTweet.org

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Ted Cruz clapped for ending the war in Afghanistan. Liz Cheney did not — PolitiTweet.org

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(Members of Congress all lucky they got a reminder to silence theirs.) — PolitiTweet.org

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Phone that rang belonged to a TV tech who apparently accidentally forgot it in the chamber after working on the setup — PolitiTweet.org

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@rorycooper Boys too — PolitiTweet.org

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@DougHeye She’s up in a gallery like us this year — PolitiTweet.org

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Normal. — PolitiTweet.org

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(Above tweet is intended to demonstrate contrast with previous years, where the roar of the crowd sort of swells up all together.) — PolitiTweet.org

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(It's that kind of atmosphere, where if one person starts clapping it sticks out and people start doing it too so it seems less awkward.) — PolitiTweet.org

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At least twice, FLOTUS Jill Biden has seemed to singlehandedly prompt Democrats to clap — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin is sitting a few seats down from Chris Coons, who's close to President Biden and sits in his old Senate seat — PolitiTweet.org

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(Now Joe Manchin is on his phone.) — PolitiTweet.org

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One of the quirks of covering things in person is you actually sometimes miss major TV moments that Americans see -- like the view of Speaker Pelosi and VP Kamala Harris on the dais. I can't see it from where I sit -- reporters in the chamber sit behind & above it — PolitiTweet.org

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It's much harder to tell where the applause lines are supposed to be. It seems to me that this speech is going to feel way, way longer than most of these addresses, even if it actually comes in shorter than most — PolitiTweet.org

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The whole place feels more like it does on your average Tuesday than a piece of history — PolitiTweet.org

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Shelley Moore Capito had kicked her shoes off (they're back on now) — PolitiTweet.org

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Joe Manchin has his foot up on the seat in front of him as he takes notes from one of the galleries — PolitiTweet.org

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I've been in this chamber for Joint Addresses/States of the Union from 4 presidents, at least 7 times total The experience of being here for a pandemic address with just 200 people is beyond surreal The casual atmosphere is visible in small ways — PolitiTweet.org

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She was tweeting — PolitiTweet.org

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(She's still typing on her phone.) — PolitiTweet.org