Vice President Mike Pence and President Trump are both ripping on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for ripping up the State of the Union address.
Pence criticized Pelosi during a Wednesday appearance on Fox & Friends for ripping up a copy of his speech in clear view at the end of Trump's Tuesday address.
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Meanwhile, Trump sure isn't taking it lightly, having fired off more than 20 retweets about the subject on Wednesday morning from supporters calling Pelosi a "complete failure" and a "bitter drama queen." Meanwhile, Pelosi has defended the move, saying Tuesday that ripping up the speech was the "courteous thing to do given the alternative." Brendan Morrow
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