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31 Times Republicans Applauded Obama During the SOTU (Video)

Republicans applauded Obama 31 times during the 2015 State of the Union address. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Republicans applauded Obama 31 times during the 2015 State of the Union address. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Republicans applauded President Barack Obama some 31 times over the course of the 2015 State of the Union address, and we’ve helpfully clipped them into a three-minute video.  

It’s worth noting the occasional delay before Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, claps his hands and the varying degrees of enthusiasm he shows throughout a speech he later slammed as providing “nothing new.”  


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