Dozens of Democrats skipped the event altogether, and those in attendance largely stayed seated except on rare occasions.
Several wore white to pay homage to the suffragette movement celebrating women’s right to vote, or donned pins demanding accountability over those named in the files released on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In one notable act of resistance, Democratic lawmaker Al Green was expelled after holding up a sign reading “Black people aren’t apes!” in response to a racist video of the Obamas shared by Trump.
Ilhan Omar heckles Trump