Overview
- Speaking on CNN after the nearly two-hour address, Nancy Pelosi said Trump’s speech lacked substance and overrelied on feel‑good tributes.
- Pelosi argued Trump’s touted “Big Beautiful Bill” stripped roughly half a trillion dollars from Medicare and about a trillion from Medicaid.
- She criticized Republicans for cheering reductions to SNAP participation, framing them as trade‑offs for tax cuts benefiting the wealthy.
- Pelosi said Trump gave Ukraine only a brief mention on the invasion’s four‑year anniversary, calling it an inadequate response to a fight for democracy.
- After Trump quipped, “Did Nancy Pelosi stand up? Doubt it,” Pelosi did rise and later called the mention a deflection from his finances while reaffirming support for a ban on congressional stock trading that drew bipartisan praise in the chamber.