Sarah Silbiger, Getty ImagesU.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Vice President Mike Pence walk through Statuary Hall to the House Chamber for the State of the Union on Feb. 4, 2020, in Washington, DC.
Drew Angerer, Getty ImagesHouse Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., greets Vice President Mike Pence ahead of the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 04, 2020.
Mandel Ngan, AFP via Getty ImagesFemale members of Congress dressed in white pose for a photo ahead of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2020.
Leah Millis, Pool via APHouse Impeachment Manager Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, types on a device, as House Impeachment Manager and Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., right, reads a pocket copy of the U.S. Constitution as they wait for President Donald Trump to arrive and deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
Sarah Silbiger, Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 04, 2020.
Brendan Smialowski , AFPPresident Donald Trump arrives for the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2020.
Leah Millis, Getty ImagesU.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts awaits the arrival to hear President Donald Trump deliver the State of the Union address in the House chamber on Feb. 4, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Leah Millis, Pool via APPresident Donald Trump arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
Olivier Douliery, AFP via Getty ImagesMembers from the House of Representatives with most Democratic ladies wearing white, listen to President Donald Trump deliver the State of the Union address at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb. 4, 2020.
Leah Millis, Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump turns away as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reaches out to shake his hand before the State of the Union address in the House chamber on Feb. 4, 2020, in Washington, DC. Trump is delivering his third State of the Union address on the night before the Senate is set to vote in his impeachment trial.
Leah Millis, Pool via APPresident Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, as Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker Nancy Pelosi look on.
Doug Mills, The New York Times via APPresident Donald Trump hands copies of his speech to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and Vice President Mike Pence before the president delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
Mark Wilson, Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence look on in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 04, 2020.
Olivier Douliery, AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2020.
Leah Mills, AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2020.
Patrick Semansky, The Associated PressTuskegee airman Charles McGee, 100, salutes as his grandson Iain Lanphier looks as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
J. Scott Applewhite, The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
Olivier Douliery, AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2020.
Mandel Ngan, AFP via Getty ImagesVenezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, center, waves as he is acknowledged by U.S. President Donald Trump during his the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb. 4, 2020.
Olivier Douliery, AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2020.
Leah Millis, Getty ImagesVice President Mike Pence applauds President Donald Trump as he delivers the State of the Union address in the House chamber on Feb. 4, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Leah Millis, Pool via APPresident Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, as Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker Nancy Pelosi look on.
Patrick Semansky, The Associated PressRush Limbaugh reacts after first Lady Melania Trump presented him with the the Presidential Medal of Freedom as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. Second lady Karen Pence is at left and Kathryn Limbaugh is partially hidden.
Mark Wilson, Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence look on in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 04, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Brendan Smialowski, AFP via Getty ImagesSgt Townsend Williams, right, holds his children after returning from deployment in Afghanistan as his wife Amy, center, looks on during the State of the Union address at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb. 4, 2020.
Olivier Douliery, AFP via Getty ImagesMembers of the Congress clap during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb. 4, 2020.
Mandel Ngan, AFP via Getty ImagesKelli Hake, whose husband was killed in Iraq, wipes her tears next to her son Gage Hake while President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2020.
Olivier Douliery, AFP via Getty ImagesSpeaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi rips a copy of President Donald Trumps speech after he delivered the State of the Union address at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb. 4, 2020.
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Vice President Mike Pence walk through Statuary Hall to the House Chamber for the State of the Union on Feb. 4, 2020, in Washington, DC.
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By Katie Rausch | krausch@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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U.S. President Donald Trump delivered the annual State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The address, the president’s third, comes the night before the Senate votes whether to convict or acquit the president on two articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
